Yuvaraju Review

If you love someone express it, says the slugline of the film. And our hero, Mahesh Babu, does exactly that once he decides Sakshi Sivanand is his ladylove. Then where does the problem arise, you begin to wonder, as the interval approaches and the hero and heroine fix the date to tie the knot with the approval of their parents. As if answering your doubts Red Cross sends Simran, who comes with her son sans the father, to work in the Shanti Nilayam set up by Sakshi to look after orphans.

The curiosity of the audiences is naturally aroused as to who Simran's husband is. And this especially when Mahesh Babu says that he knew her beforehand. The tale of the two Sris, Srivalli and Srinivas, (Sakshi Sivanand and Mahesh Babu respectively) and one Srimati (Simran) gets clearer and clearer as the events unfold gradually in the second half of the film.

Well, Simran was the guide of Srinivas when the latter went on a European tour, and the former gave her heart neatly wrapped in a song and dance to the latter, who, like a stupid (as they call each other), was unable to fathom it with his low IQ levels. So far, so good. But what does this have to do with the Srimati becoming pregnant? For this the director provides the answer in the form of a drinking binge the two have when they go to see the tribals as part of the tour. And under the influence of the spirits they make love to each other. Amazingly both of them didn't know that. What a tragedy! While the Srimati comes to know of it only after three months - you know how - Sri doesn't know till he is enlightened by the Srimati. Kamaal hai!

The Srimati doesn't have a grudge and lets bygones be bygones. But the hero has a guilt complex, if not for anything else, at least for the friendship that he develops with his son. And he wants to do justice to the Srimati. But for that he has to part ways with the Sri. Will he? Won't he? If he does, how does he do it and if he doesn't what happens to Srimati?

Director Y V S Choudhary has made a neat film and there is no doubt about it. But he seems to have lost focus on whether he is making a youth film, an action film or a sentimental film. And ultimately he ends up with a kichdi project for which Mahesh Babu's father, Krishna, would have been the ideal choice. Otherwise both Simran and Sakshi Sivanand are sensuous enough to make your visit to the theater worth its money.

The breathtaking locales act as a wonderful backdrop to the neatly choreographed numbers, the songs are okay and you would appreciate them better if only the lyrics were not lost in the music. And oh, I forgot to tell you, there is an absolutely unnecessary character called Venkat. God alone knows why he is in the movie. Anyway let's wish all the best for Mahesh Babu who, unlike the other Tollywood heroes, looks like a real teenage hero and has done some amazing dance numbers and and unnecessary fight sequences.