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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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TELUGU MANGALA
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: **1/2
Among the Telugu film heroines it is Bhoomika and Charmmee, the girls hailing
from Punjab, who, besides making Hyderabad their hometown, have made an impact
through their individual performances.
Charmmee has been able to hold her own in the male-dominated Telugu film
industry where a heroine`s demand is determined by the extent to which she
agrees to expose on screen and her willingness to play second fiddle to the lead
actor.
Charmmee made a debut in her teens in the Tamil film industry, but it was the
Telugu film industry which has given her a firm footing as a leading actress.
Though she started her career as a sex siren, Charmmee has been able to make an
impact through her performances in many films like Anaganaga Oka Roju
and others.
She has acted in many heroine-oriented films like Manthra and
others. Now Charmmee`s new film Mangala which has the whole story
focused on her character has been released, but certainly this film fails to
stand out in comparison with many of earlier films in terms of quality and
substance. As far as Charmmee`s performance is concerned, it is certainly
remarkable.
Director Osho Tulasiram focuses more on technical support for the film than
writing a credible script. The climax is utterly laughable and irritating. The
so-called comedy sequences are not only cheap but boring.
Mangala focuses more on the black magic and witch craft for creating
a horror feeling among the viewers. But most of the sequences are predictable.
A bad and cruel magician goes to the extent of killing a child to make some
money to meet the extravagant spending of his lovable child Chinna. Chinna is a
big fan of actress Mangala and wants to present a car to her.
He goes to Hyderabad to present a car to his favourite actress. But in the
process, he gets insulted by Mangala who feels that Chinna is a stalker. Mangala
humiliates Chinna and he is attacked by her assistants and followers. Unable to
bear the insult, Chinna commits suicide. An enraged father of Chinna decides to
take revenge on Mangala.
Mangala becomes a victim of witch craft and black magic organised by Chinna`s
father. How she comes out of her trauma forms the rest of story in the film.
Charmmee gives one of the best performances in her career. Pradeep Rawat is as
usual menacing. All the others have done well in their roles, while Uththej as a
harassed producer brings in some laughs.
Technically, the film is strong in cinematography and quality. But music is
ordinary and it is completely westernised. The background score is effective.
Mangala can be watched for Charmmee`s performance, but is boring at
many points. The horror flick`s script contains a lot of loopholes, but is good
for a one-time watch.
