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Below Average

The film Kalavaramaye Madilo is a musical love story with a heavy dose of melodrama and sentiment, particularly in the second half. The first half runs in a very light hearted manner which will appeal to the youngsters immensely but the second half will be a hard to swallow for the college going crowd.

Story:

Shreya (Swathi) is a happy go lucky young girl. She stays in Hyderabad with her mother Delhi Rajeshwari. Shreya wants to become a famous singer and her only ambition in life is to sing one song in the music director of AR Rehman. Shreya studies to become a Chartered Accountant as desired by her mother but her heart is in singing. So she sings in the evening at hotels without the knowledge of her mother.

Kamal Kamaraju is from London on a short trip to Hyderabad. He meets Shreya in the hotel. A old classical singer Vikram Gokhale comes to the hotel along with his close friend and aide Tanikella Bharani. He flares up after listening to Shreya and says that she is a bad singer.

Shreya is enraged. She later decides to learn classical singing from Vikram Gokhalae and manages to persuade him to teach her. On a parallel track Shreya continues to meet Kamal Kamaraju and they both begin to like each other.

Shreya learns that Vikram Gokhale is suffering from throat cancer. He is however determined to teach Shreya and make her realize the dream of singing under AR Rehman. Just when Sheya is about to leave for Chennai to be auditioned by Rehman, she learns that Vikram is her real father. She tens drops the idea of going to Chennai for audition and instead signs up to sing in a competition so that she can win the prize money of 10 lakh to pay for the treatment of her father.

The film then moves slowly to a predictable ending.

Performance:

The film is a Swathi show all the way. While Kamal Kamaraju is the hero, he plays a largely supportive role. Kamal also does not have much to do in the send half. Swathi comes up with an impressive performance and she is sure to bag many meaty roles in future.

Kamal Kamaraju is good and he fits the bill as the friend of Swathi perfectly. Vikram Gokhale as the aged classical singer is the right choice and he comes up with
a restrained but believable performance. Tanikella Bharani as the friend of Vikram comes up with a winning performance. The rest of the star cast is okay.

Kalavaramaye Madilo begins on a promising note and the first half is very light hearted and lively. The second half runs at a very slow pace and is heavy with sentiment. The music is good and the songs and dialogues are quite enjoyable.

The film is a clean entertainer but the heavy dose of sentiment in the second half is a big minus. The film will appeal a lot to music lovers and the older generation. As such, the film caters to only a limited section of the audience.

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