If it weren't for the item number on and around the rail bridges over the Godavari at Rajahmundry right at the beginning, a fair sized chunk of the initial hour of Poramboku has the look and feel of an episode of Vyavasayadhaarula Karyakramam from the Maurya period of Telugu television that some of us are old enough to remember. With some elements of Seetharamaiahgaari Manavaraalu-type bucolic prosperity thrown in as seasoning.
All of which actually make the first half of Poramboku quite watchable. It seems like ages since a filmmaker took the trouble of shooting in "Tugo....