Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki

Introduction :

Many writers are turning into directors and testing their luck at the box office. Nandyala Ravi who had written dialogues for some films has turned a director with Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki. The film stars Avika Gor, the child artiste who hit big time with immensely popular serial Baalika Badhu, in the lead. She had debuted in Telugu with Uyyala Jampala in the past. On the other hand, the male lead is played by Naga Sourya who is extremely busy with small films. In fact, he has become the hero with maximum number of releases this year.

Story :

Sai (Naga Shaurya) falls in love with Lakshmi (Avika) who is already engaged to another guy. Sai doesn't give up on her even after he knows about her engagement. He tries to get close to her by impressing her father. But her father throws Sai out of their house after he comes to know about Sai's true colors. Sai has to do something to impress Lakshmi before it is too late.

Plus Points:

Rao Ramesh does a Prakash Raj in this. He is believable. Vennela Kishore's Software Engineer role is funny at times. Sapthagiri does the usual stuff. Vidya did an important role and she is alright. Naresh and Pavitra are natural as Shaurya's parents. Writer turned director Nandyala Ravi proves his strength as a writer. His dialogues are the biggest asset to this film. But he has relied too much on dialogues and didn't concentrate upon the script. This half baked script never engages the audience at any point. Director's failure is evident throughout the film. He failed to handle the romance track between the lead pair in a convincing way. Soundtrack composed by KM Radha Krishna is good. Same cannot be said about the background music. Cinematography is decent. Editing is too bad. There are far too many disjointed scenes in this film. Production values are

Minues Points :

LRMI has more negatives than positives about it. Despite having some funny moments and good dialogs, Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki fails to impress. Most of the damage has been done in its second hour. Good climax could have saved it from being a total disaster. LRMI's prospects turned upside down after the interval point and there was no looking back after that. Except for the lead pair and few good dialogs, there is nothing interesting about this film. Finally a lousy love story.

Conclusion :

Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki is old wine in new bottle. We have seen similar films with similar conflict points in the past. Sad part is we have seen better films with the same theme. LRMI fails on many levels due to lousy storytelling and lethargic screenplay. Love track between Shaurya and Avika is the biggest weak link of this film. It is impossible to impress the audience with a love story that has poorly written love track between the lead pair. There is thread about the past love of Rao Ramesh. Even that isn't dealt in a touching manner. LRMI has more negatives than positives about it. Despite having some funny moments and good dialogs, Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki fails to impress. Most of the damage has been done in its second hour. Good climax could have saved it from being a total disaster. LRMI's prospects turned upside down after the interval point and there was no looking back after that. Except for the lead pair and few good dialogs, there is nothing interesting about this film. Finally a lousy love story.