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Ravi Shankar entertains and looks as venomous as the vipers raising from his head. Together with Anushka, he makes the songs enjoyable. Nag's dialogues could have been better written. Pitted against a mythically great hero who speaks in chaste Telugu is our massy Telugu hero who shoots back in his own style. Nag is presented differently he not only looks glamorous and delivers a mature performance but his dialect is good too. It doesn't live up to the glorious claim of matching the standards of a `Lord Of The Rings' by any measure.
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Particularly because Nag said the last 30 minutes is top-notch, we are sure to feel let down. With a Telugu hero round the corner, even the all-powerful asura has no option but to listen to his dialogues, while we are expected to suspend our disbelief! Why does the supernaturally-gifted villain not want to possess Nag, just like he killed and possessed Ganesh Venkatraman? Is it because he fears Shiva's wrath? The answer cannot be said with certainty.
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Illogically later, he is shown unwilling and unable to take on the hero who is standing before his very eyes, threatening him of dire consequences if he dares touch her 'chunni'.
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The omniscient villain is shown accomplishing everything through his occult powers. Showing him being helped by the Aghoras even minutes before the fight-to-finish is ok, but the director should have added a different dimension to his character so as to make him look great in our minds. Rather than making him seem to be piggybacking on Shiva's divine support, his character should have been written to look like someone with a steely determination to go all alone. If the villain of mythical proportions is a treat to watch, the hero doesn't come across as a matching answer. The Aghoras throw up a surprise, the pre-interval sequence involving them raises the pitch. Shiva is there to help the man whose 'kalyanam' is tied up with the grand purpose of 'loka kalyanam'.Īll the characterizations are good the director elevates the mood, builds up the tempo intelligently the emotions are played up in the right quantity there is no trace of over-the-topness the dialogues are measured (but there are no memorable one-liners) the songs are pleasant to watch, and do not hinder the pace but for one song (Reppala Pai). The rest of the story is about how Andhakasura plans one machination after another, and how Mallikarjuna takes it upon himself to save the world (and the heroine) from the evil clutches of the bold asura. The blossoming of divinely-ordained love follows. As destiny would have it, he bumps into Maheshwari. After his parents were killed, and his sister was left physically debilitated severely, when a man-eating ogre (plotted against them by Andhakasura who wanted to kill Mallikarjuna, the future hero) attacked them while returning from Kashi, he rejects Shiva. Born with the blessings of Lord Shiva, he used to chant hymns in His praise as a child. Having got Shiva's assurance that He will not ruin his effort to marry Maheshwari, and equipped with extraordinary occult powers, Andhakasura arrives at the woman's place.Īt the other end is Mallikarjuna (Nagarjuna in a 'He-hates-Lord Shiva' role). Compelled by the single-minded pursuit of the evil-minded asura, Shiva grants his wish. His ambitious project is fraught with dangers and therefore, upon the advice of his trusted lieutenant Jeeva as Mayi), Andhakasura does a rigorous penance for several years to realize Lord Shiva (Prakash Raj). The time is ripe when Maheshwari (Anushka) is born during the rarest time of Pancha Graha Kutami, whom, if Andhakasura marries on a specific day, he would acquire the omnipotent power of controlling the Panchabhutas, and 14 worlds. Andhakasura (Ravi Shankar shows his studied acting prowess) is the lone surviving Asura, nurturing hatred for all the divine cheats, and cherishing the dream of ruling the solar system. Overall, Damarukam is a good entertainer for lovers of films laced with supernatural, mythical elements.įrom the word go, the quotient is raised without wasting a single moment. Certain aspects of the second half are sure-fire and even fatuous, and it looks hackneyed at places. There are gripping elements in the story, which are revealed in the first half. Among other things, he extracts fine performances from one and all, with the exception of Prakash Raj, who looks like a fake God-man rather than a God. If you go with an incredulous attitude, Dhamarukam will keep you hooked throughout.