Movie : ManaOoriRamayanam
Banner : Raj Productions, First Copy Pictures
Producer : Prakash Raj, Ramji
Story : Joy Mathew
Screenplay, Direction : Prakash Raj
Music: Ilayaraja
Casting : Prakash Raj, Priyamani, Satyadev Kancharana, Prudhvi, Raghu Babu and others
Story:
Bhujangaiah (Prakash Raj), settles in his village after earning so much Money in Dubai. He is a village head and acts like a dictator. He always values prestige. He also earns the title of Ravana for his behavior. His daughter wants to study but Bhujangaiah tries to get her married against her wishes. Auto driver Siva (Satya Dev) is a close aide of Bhujangaiah. One day, while going in Siva's auto, Bhujangaiah gets attracted to a prostitute (Priyamani). After some drama, he gets locked up in a room along with Priyamani. Siva, who locked the room, caught in drunk drive by police and landed in jail.
Who will open the door? How will Bhujangaiah save his prestige? . to find out the reasons watch Mana Oori Ramayanam in theaters.
Performances:
Prakash Raj was matured and natural as usual. He gets into the skin of his character with ease and is the pillar of the movie. He showed various emotions according to the situation. The audience will not distract from him whenever he is on the screen as he showed perfect expressions.
Priyamani looks beautiful, shares great chemistry with Prakash Raj. Prudvi is good as well and attracts with his performance. He got good dialogues. Satya Deva also delivered wonderful performance in the role of an auto driver and makes a mark.
The others including Raghubabu did their bit as required and added value.
Technical:
Production values are top class. Ilayaraja's background score elevates the scenes. Editing could have been better. Art work is first rate. Dialogues are realistic and natural. Cinematography is attractive and captured village locations beautifully.
As expected, this time too Prakash raj has come up with a different genre with a simple topic. Even through the story line is simple, the screenplay changes the game. His taking and screenplay are amazing and attract the family audiences.
Plus Points
Prakash Raj's performence
Priyamani
Prudhvi, Raghu Babu, Satyadev's comedy
Dialogues
Cinematography
Minus Points
Editing
Lack of commercial elements
Analysis:
With Manaoori Ramayanam, Prakash Raj has proved again that he is a filmmaker with a different approach.
Prakash Raj selected a simple theme which highlights the troubles of a person who values prestige but the way he took a simple story line and made it entertaining is just amazing. All the scenes in the film are spontaneous and realistic. There are no commercial trappings like unwanted songs or unnecessary buildup shots.The brilliance of Prakash Raj's acting is evident when he locked up in the room. Prakash Raj is pitch perfect as Bhujangaiah and he carries this film completely on his shoulders. Prudi, Satyadev and Raghubabu bring the much-needed comic relief.
Overall, Mana Oori Ramayanam is narrated with a lot of conviction and a sensible movie. The audience who are looking for different movies will surely love Manavoori Ramayanam.
Filmybuzz Rating - 3.25/5
