SMS - Movie Review

Film: SMS (Shiva Manasulo Shruthi) Cast: Sudhir Babu, Regina, Rohini, Vennela Kishore, Tagubothu Ramesh, Chanti, Hemanth, Priyanka, Kasi Viswanath and others Music: Selva Ganesh Background score: Yuvan Shankar Raja and Selva Ganesh Story by: Rajesh M, Tathineni  Satya Dialogues: Nandyala Ravi Cinematography: Chitti Babu Editing: Surya Art: Kumar Presented by: R B Chowdary Produced by: Vikram Raju Directed by: Tatineni Satya Release date: Feb 10, 2012 CBFC Rating: U/A What's it about! Shiva (Sudhir), a professional courier boy, falls for the charms of Shruti (Regina), a Radio Jockey. He proposes her and tries hard to impress her but she doesn't respond initially. When she finally falls for him, he breaks her heart with his wayward attitude. And their love-hate relationship continues.. Analysis S M S (Siva Manasulo Shruthi) is a debut vehicle for Sudhir Babu, brother-in-law of superstar Mahesh Babu. Directed by Tatineni Satya (who made debut with Bhimlee Kabaddi Jattu), SMS is based on a Tamil hit - Siva Manasula Sakthi. The film has a wafer-thin script, so it completely hinges on comedy that thankfully evokes good laughter to some extent. Several scenes are copied from films like Chalte Chalte and Mujhse Shaadi Karoge, but the film entertains well in the first half of the movie. Second half goes helter-skelter but finally ends on a good note. Basic problem with the movie is that it has no major conflict. Like Ala Modalaindi, the film puts more stress on romantic incidents and ego clashes. On the whole, the film is good in parts. Performances For a debutant Sudhir Babu has come up with decent performance. He is good at dances and he impresses in songs. He seems to have followed Nani's style of dialogue delivery that Nani used in Ala Modalaindi. But Sudhir needs to work on his diction and expressions. New actress Regina looks like a girl-next-door and carries her role very well and she also has acting skills. She is good find. The guy ( Chanti) who played the role of Sudhir's friend provides some good comedy. Vennela Kishore excels in his brief role. Rohini as a hero's mother has gone overboard.  Priyanka as Sudhir's sister is pretty. Among the technicians, dialogue writer Nandyala Ravishines. In a film where actors converse more, he has come up with good writing though much of the dialogues are filled with prasa (rhyme). Cinematography is decent. Selva Ganesh’s two songs are catchy.  Production values are good. Tatineni Satya has tried to localize the content but scenes like heroine entering into a local wine shop still have the touch of Tamil movies. His screenplay is not taut. Bottom-line Good dialogues and some laughs, Sudhir Babu's dances and heroine Regina are plus points of this romantic entertainer. SMS is a time pass film. Rating: 3/5