Blue Sky Films: Nandanavanam 120 km

Film : Nandanavanam 120 Km
Rating : 4/5
Banner : Blue Sky Films
Presented by : T Karuna Sri
Casting : Ajay Varma, Manasa, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Talluri Rameswari, Naresh, Gowtamraju, Surekha Vani, Kamal, Giridhar, Prabhu, Master Siddardha, Uma, Sivaram & Surya
Music : Vijay
Cinematography : PG Vinda
Art : KV Ramana
Editing : Nagi Reddy
Co - producer : Ramadevi
Executive Producer : Parvathaneni Nagendra
Story - screenplay - dialogues - direction - producer : Neelakanta
Theatrical Release : 7th July 2006

Story

Amar D’ Frederick (Ajay Varma), a petty thief lives in the city. He happens to meet Benerjee (Kota Sreenivasa Rao), who works as an Auditor for a big estate. The name of the estate is Nandanavanam, which is located at a distance of 120 Km from the city. Benerjee conspires to grab the property from the estate owners (Talluri Rameswari and family) and deploys Amar to help him. The story starts with how Benerjee uses Amar for his mission. Rest of the story has to be watched strictly on screen.

Performances

Ajay Varma:
One would wonder to know that he debuted with this film. His performance is not less than any experienced actor who is skilled in enacting the role with right expressions and apt histrionics.

Manasa:
She played well with her wide expressive eyes. Although a debutant she gave out her best.

Kota Sreenivasa Rao:
There’s lot and great to tell about his characterization and performance. He proved to be the right choice for the role that has to show intelligent villainy.

Baby Lekhita:
The girl deserves a mention for her cute appearance on screen. She has shown her ease in spelling out all the expressions.

Others:
Naresh, Talluri Rameshwari, Gowtamraju, Surekha Vani, Kamal, Giridhar, Prabhu, Uma, Sivaram & Surya are adequate in their respective roles.

Music:
Vijay Kurakula’s music proved to be the heart of the film that boosted up the adrenaline of audiences. The music sounds hysterical, rises palpitation and keeps the audiences stick on to the silver screen through out. Although there are no songs in the film, a few situational prayer lines go along with the theme with back ground music.

Camera:
PG Vinda’s cinematography (Grahanam fame) is the backbone of the film. Every frame in the film speaks high about his talent. This is one of the best camera works in recent times.

Neelakanta:
He banged his talent once again as an effective Story, dialogue and screenplay writer and efficient director. Production values also sound good and sufficient on screen. He deserves the screenplay award once again with this film.

Analysis:
It’s a wonderful mass hypnotism. It’s a shrewd game with fantastic screenplay. Breath taking, spellbinding, captivating, enthralling and any other similar adjective can be applied to Nandanavanam 120 Km. The film promises a tight hangover for a few hours after coming out from the Theater. The standards of the background score and cinematography speak very high about Telugu film in International scenario. One would recall Hitchcock and Manoj Night Shyamalan while watching the film. The concluding twist in the story recalls O. Henry way. The subsequent scene or theme cannot be assumed in the film. Audiences tend to make assumptions but all those suppositions prove wrong. What one watches on the screen is different from what he actually watches. ‘Something else’ runs in the ulterior layer of the film, which cannot be visualized on screen until climax. First half of the film concludes with tension and anxiety while the second half runs with suspense, emotion, thrill and twists. Only the climax answers all the dubious thoughts of audiences. One cannot take his sight from the screen through out the film. The film runs well in all the centers with the emotional suspense thrill involved in it. It is certainly different from routine.

To sum up, Nanandanavam 120 Km is a must watch film to float in the emotional suspense thrill. The film can entertain youth, families, ladies and masses collectively. The theme narrated on the screen is highly convincing with logic in every scene.

(SiraSri can be reached at sirasri@gmail.com)