Racha

Raj is a betting addict, who takes up a dangerous bet to pay for his father's surgery and save his life. To get the money, Raj must make Chaitra, the daughter of an evil mining baron Bellary, fall in love with him. However, a flashback shows that there is more to the two young lovers than meets the eye.

Bloated budgets and expensive pre-release PR aside, today's star-studded productions seem to have little going for them. Not attempting to break this monotony, Racha, smug in its "safety net" of the old Tollywood formula, makes a flamboyant entry into our theatres, with the same sights and sounds you've seen and heard in trillions of Telugu movies so far.

It is no exaggeration to say that pretty much everything about Racha is as generic as it gets. Yes, the movie shows how one-film director Sampath Nandi (who earlier masterminded a rather forgettable project) sure displays his g....