Srinivas Avasarala’s ‘Oohalu Gusa Gusalad
has released today across the world with a
decent number of prints. The film has Raa
Khanna and Naga Shourya as the lea
actors, with music from Kalyani Koduri. Thi
is our review of the film.
Story:
Uday (played by Srinivas Avasarala) is th
boss of Uday TV. He is a guy who is lea
interested in marriage, much to th
frustration of his family. But one day, h
comes across the photo of Prabhavat
(Raashi Khanna) and falls in love with her
Uday is not very comfortable aroun
women, so he decides to take the help
his employee Venky (Naga Shourya), wh
has a natural talent when it comes t
dealing with members of the opposite sex.
Venky starts scripting Uday’s romantic lif
and very soon, Prabhavathi starts likin
Uday. At this juncture, Venky se
Prabhavathi and experiences a shock.
The situation becomes unexpectedl
complicated and Venky is forced to choos
between love and and his dream job.
What is the shock experienced by Venky
What choice does he make? That is th
story of ‘Oohalu Gusa Gusalade’.
Highlights :
- Romance and Comedy – Two stapl
ingredients that never go out of fashion i
films. When a director uses them clever
and judiciously, the result is a film lik
Oohalu Gusa Gusalade.
- Srinivas Avasarala is the star of th
movie. He saves the first half and scores a
home run in the second half with brillia
comic timing.
- Naga Shourya is a promising talent an
he has good comic timing as well. He h
the boyish charm required to pull o
romantic comedies. His scenes with Sriniv
Avasarala are hilarious. Raashi Khanna i
good as Prabhavathi. She uses h
expressive eyes to good effect.
- The second half of the movie is a laug
riot and it is complemented by good song
The romantic scenes in the film have bee
scripted with great taste and humour.
Weak Areas :
- The movie takes off very slowly and th
first 30 mins can get boring. The film real
comes into its own only towards th
interval.
- Good comedy hides the flaws i
screenplay and narration. This the director
first film and the amateurishness is easi
visible.
- The climax could have been better.
feels outlandish. Placement of songs in th
first half could have been better.
The finer things :
Cinematography is pretty good for th
budget. Kalyani Koduri has done justice t
the music and background score. Editing
the film could have been a lot better. Ther
are unnecessary scene cuts in the first hal
Srinivas Avasarala is a very good actor b
as a director, he still has some way to g
If not for some good dialogues and fin
comedy, the film would have bombe
because of the screenplay.
Verdict :
‘Oohalu Gusa Gusalade ‘ is an entertainin
romantic comedy that will make you smil
as you walk out of the theater. Goo
performances and beautiful writing wipe o
whatever issues the film has.
Critic’s Rating – 4.0 /5
Box Office Potential – Medium
Reviewed & verified by Murali Krishna Nallamothu
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