Lion Movie Review

Movie Name: Lion

Cast: Balakrishna, Trisha, Radhika Apte,Prakash Raj, Chandra Mohan,    Pradeep Rawat, Adithya Menon,Sravan, Ravi Prakash, M. S. Narayana, Ali, Posani Krishna Murali, Chalapathi Rao,Jaya Sudha, Geetha, Archana, Shiva Balaji and others

Cinematography: Venkat Prasad

Editing: Gautam Raju

Music: Manisharma

Story – Screenplay – Dialogues-Director : Satyadev

Producer: Rudrapati Ramana Rao

Banner: SLV Cinema

Censor Certificate: A

Runtime: 159 Minutes

Release date: 14th May 2015

Story:

Bose (Balakrishna) suddenly comes out of coma in Ram Manohar Hospital after 18 months, but he shocked when doctors introduce his parents (Chandra Mohan, Jayasudha). This will not end as they say his name is Godse. Bose escapes from hospital and finds out the truth behind Godse. In the process he will come to know the shocking facts. Enjoy Lion to findout the mystery of Godse and Bose. 

Performances:

Nandamuri BalaKrishna fails to  attracts in both the roles as Godse and Bose with looks. Asusual his dialogue delivery is good. He worked hard for his dancing moves and also stunts.

Trisha is good looking and Radhika Apte has no scope to perform. Both the actresses are not Upto the mark.

Prakash Raj is wasted with lack of his mark performance as State C.M. Comedy of Ali, M.S.Narayana, Posani Krishna Murali didn't work out. Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Rawat, Adithya Menon,Sravan,Ravi Prakash, Chalapathi Rao, Indraja, Geetha performed accordingly.

Analysis:

Debut director Satyadeva hasn’t succeeded in making a good movie with having a good script. He has a good script in his hands and Balakrishna must have got impressed by the way he narrated it to him. But when it came to narrating the same on screen, he failed completely. He failed in screenplay and direction. He failed to show Balayya babu in fresh look in godse role. From the start to end, director leaves many illogical scenes and test the patience of viewers. He wasted good performers as he gave very limited roles. Director fails to impress the audience with his all elements with good script.

Technical Values:

Mani Sharma’s music is just okay. Songs interrupt the pace of the film. The background score is not upto the mark as he proficient in this. Venkat R Prasad's Cinematography is good. Forest fight sequence is impressive. Editing is not up to the mark as there are many unwanted scenes. Balayya mark Dialogues are good, but most of dialogues are lengthy. The Production values of SLV Cinemas are okay.

Positives: 

- Few scenes

- Few dialogues

Negatives:

- Balayya look (Godse role)

- Screenplay

- Direction

Final Verdict:

Lion Movie starts with good tempo and then drags with bad comedy scenes and then goes interesting pace until interval. But second half narration becomes predictable and boring with unnecessary stunts and bad screenplay.

Hero Balakrishna's mistake is giving direction chance of commercial mass movie to satyadeva as he lacks of establishing main lead fresh looks and performances, direction and screenplay.

Lion movie is for only Balayya mass fans strictly. Lion movie is Director's failure with having good cast and technical support.

Rating: 2.5/5

 

Review by Manikick