Sarocharu

Karthik (Ravi Teja) makes an entry with the much used technique of a friend needing his help to elope or getting caught while eloping. And on go the series of familiar scenes viz. introducing the girl in bed (Sandhya - Kajal Agarwal), a disconnected gag here and there and the many desperate attempts claiming that this is a film with the 'it' factor, wish for once they try that with mediums other than the actors saying it to the camera.

After rolling in the bed for a while Sandhya makes it to college and without much delay starts talking about how beautiful she is and her kind of a guy. She doesn't believe in love at first sight, but, for the rules of our cinema falls for Karthik at first sight (contradicting her complete character usually summed up in a line when with friends at a cafeteria). She tries her best to attract Karthik who couldn't care less and when they end up in a flight together Karthik had to fulfil the B-movie flashback promise.

It's love at first sight for Karthik when he sees Vasudha (Richa Gangopadhyay) in Ooty where he works as a football coach. They eventually get married, but, are about to get divorced for reasons given out by some non-sense dialogue about love, caring, belief and a bunch of other words which all mean the same. Sandhya is sorry for the couple but all the more sorry for herself since she's so beautiful and still can't get Ravi Karthik Teja.

And now we move on to the next part of the promise - a super twist in the tale which you wouldn't guess because it doesn't really make sense. Don't think even the writer-director sorted it out yet.

This is one of those films where Ravi Teja is just killing time and earning big bucks. One of the series of films you go through before it's time again for a big ticket project, the one you need to be sober for. And in a film such as that (this), everybody just seems to be killing time.

The problem with this film is that it is so familiarly bad. Even for a film made for killing time this is haphazard writing and as usual a wasteful execution.

If you expect wit or laughs - don't bother leaving home at all. This is a disappointment . Add on a good heap of silliness and the premise that the audience is wooly headed enough to accept just about anything - the result is 'Saarochaaru'.

Director Parasuram, God bless his heart, unwittingly worked on a vague premise that the female species is one or all of the following - gullible, willful, impulsive.

The Story : Kajal Aggarwal plays Sandhya - a rich, narcisstic student studying who-knows-what in Italy. Her mother, played by Jaya Sudha, would like Sandhya to marry her corny poetry-writing, totally-smitten cousin.

But Sandhya wants to get our football loving hero Karthik (played by Ravi Teja), who is also on a visit to Italy, to fall for her. One now forgets why she goes all out of her way to do that. Was it love at first sight or......... whatever.

In any case, can he and will he reciprocrate? But then he is supposedly committed - no,no - not to an asylum, but to ......(now let that be a mystery for the viewers who are brave enough to watch this movie).

Not to bore you with the story any further - it is a love triangle almost morphing into a quadrilateral.

Kajal Aggarwal's inconsistent character sketch and less than average acting skills make her nothing but a clotheshorse.

Ravi Teja has absolutely no meat to his role and all one comes away with is this wish to recommend a haircut for him.

Richa Gangopadhyay is average.

An inconsistent waste of a movie..... with tomatoes and lady's fingers flying during the fight scenes (along with the goons of course). Oh yes - one leaves the theatre wondering what is with women who immediately fall in love with men who either slap them or ignore them.

To accept Ravi Teja in his new avatar sans mass appeal is a decision that solely rests on the shoulders of the viewers. It's good to see Ravi finally moving away from his clich\xe9d roles and trying something different for a change but sadly the effort only backfires. Even though Ravi sheds his mass avatar as much as possible, traces of it can be seen at some juncture in the film.

In a desperate attempt to teach the dos and don'ts of a relationship and marriage, director Parasuram paints a love story featuring Ravi Teja, Kajal Aggarwal and Richa Gangopadhyay. The story revolves around two characters, Karthik and Sandhya, played by Ravi Teja and Kajal respectively.

Sandhya, who considers herself very beautiful, falls head over heels for Karthik, at first sight. Luckily, they have a common friend and through him, she tries to get closer to Karthik. While travelling back to India, Sandhya manages to express her feelings only to learn in return that Karthik is already married to Vasudha, played by Ganga.

Despite knowing about Karthik's marriage, Sandhya still has the same kind of feelings for him. Meanwhile, Karthik reveals that though he's married to Vasudha, they're not together anymore. Why did Karthik leave Vasudha and will he welcome Sandhya into his life or not forms the rest of the story?

It's evident from the film that Ravi was only trying his luck in an avatar he hasn't done in a while. Typically, love stories, how hackneyed they may appear, have some factors that'll appeal to some section of the audience. But, unfortunately “Sarocharu” only qualifies to be called another corny love story that's gone down the drain.

Did we at least get to see a shorter love story? No, we didn't and instead we were presented with a boring love story that runs into two and a half hours. The reason I personally abhorred this film is it never even attempts to engage you emotionally or narratively. The film comes with a tag “I come with a headache” attached and therefore load yourself with some aspirins before you intend to watch this film.

Parasuram squanders a love story with a weak script that needs deft supervision. Ravi was good in his role but the change of role may or may not work for his fans. If you're truly a Ravi Teja fan then the chances are high that you may not like this film, but hate it. Kajal turns in a decent performance while Richa repeats a “Mirapakaya” act.

What's more annoying is since the film revolves around only the key characters such as Ravi, Kajal and Richa, the scope for comedy is minimal. M.S Narayana is wasted in the brief part he appears while Rohit's cameo is used effectively, which shows how confident director is with the actor.

DSPs music is a letdown and other technical values need no special mention as they too disappointed big time. This film certainly doesn't deserve your time and money.