They say that art does not recognize boundaries and that it is the same in any language. Why then are we still wondering if Tungabhadra is a straight Telugu movie or a dubbed Tamil one? Is it because of the bearded hero? Or his bearded cohorts? Or because of Sathyaraj? Or because of the Subramaniapuram-type atmosphere created through the movie?
Whatever the reason, we believe that Srinivas Krishna Gogineni (the director of this film) is maha-inspired by the rural films that the Tamil industry churns out. He is also someone who has visions of an artsy flick with some commercial ....