Saleem Movie Review

Movie : Saleem
Rating: 2/5
Cast : Vishnu, Ileana, Mohan Babu, Kaveri Jha, Mukesh Rushi, Napoleon, Ali, Venkat and others
Directed by : YVS Choudhary
Produced by : Mohan Babu
Banner : Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures
Music : Sandeep Chowta
Release Date : 2009-12-12
The much-awaited film Saleem starring Vishnu and Ileana has finally hit the screens. Story: Saleem(Vishnu) is a gangster. Satya(Ileana) is the daughter of landlord(Napoleon). Saleem incidentally meets Satya and falls in love with her. Saleem also wins the confidence of Satya's family members. Saleem proposes to Satya. But, Satya doesn't reciprocate to his proposal. After a point of time Satya pretends that she is in love with Saleem. Meanwhile, Napoleon arranges Satya's marriage with Bharat Reddy. Saleem discovers that Bharat Reddy has come to take revenge on Satya's family and kills him. All these consequences force Napoleon to ask Saleem to marry her daughter, as he thinks that Saleem can only protect his daughter from his rivals. When everything seems to be going smoothly, Satya runs away from home. The story takes a surprising turn here. Satya is in love with Ogirala Jogaiah's(Mohan Babu) brother Venkat. Ogirala Jogaiah is a mafia don. Satya wants to marry Venkat and settle in Europe. Saleem tries to bring Satya back home. In the meantime, he happens to meet his old rival Ogirala Jogaiah. What's the rivalry between Saleem and Ogirala Jogaiah? Does Saleem suceed in bringing Satya back home? forms the rest of the story. Performances: Vishnu: He has gone for a complete make over in this film. He looks at his best. He has shown good ease and excels in fights and dances. He needs to work on his dialogue delivery. Ileana: She looks gorgeous in the film. Her impressive histrionics will surely win the hearts of the Telugu film lovers once again. She is definitely an asset to the film. Her costumes in the film were trendy. Mohan Babu: He fails to impress. Kaveri Jha adds to the glamour quotient of the film. Ali's comedy track is hilarious. Napolean as a rich landlord is good. Mukesh Rushi goes wasted in the film. Ali, Venkat and rest of the cast did their roles to content. Plus Points: Ileana Songs Picturization Cinematography Minus Points: Mohanbabu Direction Music Technical Departments: Cinematography is of top notch. Songs by Sandeep Chowta are just Okay. Screenplay is good. Editing could have been better. Production values of the film are grand. Direction is good in parts. Analysis: The first half of the film is just Okay. Though the interval bang aroused some curiosity, the director failed to capitalize on it. The second half tests the patience of audience. Saleem has some stylish, slick and latest taking but it lacks both making the drama drab and also proves that YVS is out of form. What excels in the film is the picturization of songs. YVS always has a trademark name associated with songs and he kept up his standards. The film consists of good fight sequences. YVS Chowdary is successful only in showing the glamour of Ileana. He failed completely as a writer & director. The director has unnecessarily wasted lot of time to show the glamour of heroines. Verdict: Not so impressive!