Forced emotions didn't help the cause and made it just another family drama without anything special about it. Films like these work if the emotional part strikes a chord with the audience. Lengthy climax scene fails to make the desired impact.Įven the love story treads the beaten path and looks pale towards the end. Climax should have been the high point to make this work, but things didn't turn out as expected. Except for a few emotional splashes here and there, the second half doesn't have much to offer. However, things go downhill post interval as melodrama dominates the proceedings. Mickey's pleasant music and the rural backdrop keep us glued to the screens. Despite the deja vu feel, director Vegesna Satish manages to hold our interest until the interval with light hearted moments. Predictability is the biggest problem for this family drama as we can guess what is in offer at the very beginning of the movie. It is a quality product with rich production values. The lush green fields and the aerial shots of the nature are a treat to watch. Cinematography is very good with vibrant and colorful visuals. Songs are melodious and easy on the ears.
Mickey J Meyer's music is the biggest asset to this film. He did well in getting the emotions right and offering clean family entertainment. We have seen ample films with the same concept and this film doesn't add anything new to the genre. Vegesna Satish chose a story that doesn't offer any freshness in terms of the plot.
Praveen and Naresh provide a bit of humor. Sijju, Indraja are good in supporting roles. Prakash Raj and Jayasudha have done these characters many a time.
Chemistry between the lead pair is one of the plus points of this film. Anupama is refreshing as the female lead. He is likeable as Raju and carried off his role with ease. Sharwanand played a usual good guy character that doesn't give much scope for him to emote. Nithya (Anupama) who comes to village along with her parents fall in love with Raju. Raju (Sharwanand), grandson of Raghava Raju stays back in village to take care of his grandparents and does farming. All his kids and grandkids come to their house to know what went wrong between their parents that they have decided to get separated at this age. Raghava Raju (Prakash Raj) sends a message to his kids that he is getting divorced from his wife (Jayasudha). Although there are some touching moments in the film, wish it offered some variety to the genre. It has lots of melodrama and good dose of rural humor which might be liked by the target audience. Shatamanam Bhavati is a family drama that preaches about the values of family and the importance of caring our parents at their old age.