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Good enough for a few laughs

LEAD PAIR: Venu Madhav and Priya Mohan in ‘Premabhishekam…Veediki Cancer Ledu’.

Film: Premabishekam… Veediki Cancer Ledu

Cast: Venu Madhav, Sunil, Ali

Direction: Vikram Gandhi

Venu Madhav turns producer with this film which is a spoof on the yesteryears hit Premabhishekam (1980) directed by Dasari Narayan Rao.

The film begins with Venu refusing to marry an obese Geeta Singh and escapes, only to land in a similar situation. He overhears from a doctor that he has cancer and tries to wriggle out from his love story but his problems don’t end. This is whe re inane limericks take over and the director runs out of ideas to take the plot ahead.

However, Srihari’s entry makes the post interval slightly interesting, he plays the same old role of a doting brother and don.

Venu Madhav throws enough gags at the Telugu actors, awards and finally himself, sinks his teeth into the job at hand with more than passing interest but the chuckle quotient remains static.

But the bright side of the film is there is no vulgarity. The glam girls provide enough oomph to keep front-benchers happy.

‘Vandanam Abhivandanam’ song has been remixed and Brahmanandam is novel this time round bugging Venu Madhav with his team of professional mourners. Naga Babu appears in a couple of scenes and his role is limited to the confrontational scenes with Srihari. The movie could have been exhausting and one point, looks a little stretched but swift editing towards the end saves the film. Music is passable. Keep your thinking caps aside if you want to pass time. Your belly won’t ache with the comedy, but it will not stop your from smiling either.

Y. SUNITA CHOWDHARY

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