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Shyam Prasad Reddy who produced blockbusters like Talambralu, Ahuti, Ankusam, Agraham, Ammoru is producing a film titled Arundhati with Anushka doing the title role.
Synopsis: There is a saying that the spirit of a deceased person who succumbed to untimely demise would not leave this earth. The spirit would stay on the earth to complete the unfulfilled task. Arundhati is a thriller made on the tussle between such a spirit (Anushka) and a villain (Sonu Sood). This film is not a horror film, but a thriller.
Anushka is doing two roles in the film. One role of 1920’s period and other role is of a housewife in the current year. Arundhati is born in Gadwal lineage. She takes up the mantle of crown because there are no male siblings to her. She is a powerful lady. While dying she tells the people around to name the next girl born in that lineage with her name Arundhati. After four generations, the present Arundhati is born. The story of the film is about how the present Arundhati took revenge on Sonu Sood.
Arundhati is a thriller that takes place with a runtime of 2 and half hours. There will be nice graphics as well. Sayaji Shinde is playing the role of a fakir called ‘Talla Sayibu’. It is a positive role that helps heroine. Deepak is doing the role of Anushka’s husband. Shooting of the film is complete. Producer is planning to release the film on 9 January 2009. There will be four songs in this film. All these songs are situational ones.
Cast: Anushka, Deepak, Sonu Sood, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Annapurna, Ahuti Prasad, Chalapati Rao, Subhashini, Siva Parvati, Meena (new girl) and Baby Divya.

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Fights: VijayArt: Ashok KumarCreative director: Rahul NambiarProduced by: Shyam Prasad ReddyDirected by: Kodi RamakrishnaRelease Date: Jan 16, 2008CBFC Rating: AWhat's it about?Arundhati (Anushka) is descendant of Gadwal ruling dynasty. Her marriage is settled with Rahul (Deepak). Few days before her marriage, she comes to the fort of Gadwal from Hyderabad. There she is drawn to nearby abandoned fort where an evil is lying. Cut to flashback. Three generations back, Jejemma aka Arundhati (Anushka) kill her womaniser bava Pasupathi (Sonu Sood) whose spirit vows to take revenge. Three generations later, the new Arundhati kills him again.
AnalysisArundhati can be branded as new kind of thriller as we have not seen such high-end graphical and special effects rich movie so far. This is perhaps the first movie in Telugu that has convergence of technique and content well. The graphics and special effects are on high standards. Special effects are mind-boggling. And screenplay is perfect. It never slackens. The best part of the screenplay is it doesn't deviate from the main storyline - not even in a single scene. And thankfully, there are no comedy tracks too. It sticks to its genre and storyline through out. It doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have loopholes. Yes, it has some logical problems and the theme doesn’t hold water on scientific grounds, yet on cinematic liberties, it can be excused.
First half is really superb. But the second half lacks the tempo and the climax sequences defy the logic. We are informed that villain can be killed only if he gets to human form, but the evil force doesn’t go into any human body, yet Anushka kills him. How come?
Performances
Anushka has given knockout performance in the role of Jejamma. She is backbone of the movie and she succeeds in delivering what she is asked to. All her efforts have really paid off. But she is not that effective in her latter role and also in a scene where she is required to dance, her gait and steps are amateurish. She should have taken care on that front. For the first time, she has done performance oriented role and also dual role and her tall figure is best suited for the role of bravery Jejamma.
Sonu Sood as evil force and womanizer king is exceptional. He brings venom on to the screen with his deadly looks as Satan and the dubbing given by P Ravi Shankar is another strength. Sayaji Shinde in the role of fakir has given wonderful performance. After Anushka and Sonu Sood, his character plays the major role in the movie and he has delivered it with finesse. Other cast is okay.
Technically, the film is on high standards. First and foremost, the credit should be given to the screenplay writer and then the creative director ( Rahul Nambiar). Screenplay is racy and there is a never a dull moment. Visual effects in the supervision of Rahul Nambiar are awesome. Ever dependable Senthil Kumar comes out with excellent visuals once again and provides camerawork in tune to the theme. Songs are weakest part of the movie but Koti makes it up with his good re-recording. If the songs are good, the film could have been even better. Ashok Kumar’s set work is first class. The fort set deserves special mention. Editing by Marthand K Venekatesh is also plus point. The film has less run time compared to regular Telugu films. Producer Shyam Prasad Reddy should be commended for his vision, passion and guts to make a film like this.
Best Parts
Racy screenplay, visual effects, Anushka in the role of Jejamma and Sonu Sood are strengths.
Minuses
1. Story doesn’t have emotional basis. The revenge is purely personal unlike Ammoru where ‘sentiment’ played prime part.
2. Climax is weak. And the graphics and visuals in climax look very pale and are not in quality.
3. Too much of violence and visuals of skulls and corpses.
4. Boring songs and Anushka’s awkward dance moments.
Bottom-lineArundhati provides new visual experience for Telugu audiences. A good watch for the viewers! It is racy and entertaining. Screenplay and visual graphics are superb. The best part is that it is focused on its story and doesn’t deviate from the main theme. It is really graphical extravaganza. Despite many logic-less scenes, it gives unique experience for viewers. Go for it.