Telugua1movies points: 2 out of 5 Strengths: Ravi Teja, comedy and screenplay
Weaknesses: Story
My analysis:
Kick is a complete comedy entertainer without the right kind of story. It has all the ingredients necessary for the success of the film except for the story. Director Surender Reddy took a very serious story but lost the tempo in presenting it by adding a lot of comedy to it. Surender Reddy wanted to make a movie similar to Krishna movie showing a serious story in a very comedy way but he failed in doing so.
The main thing which any film viewer cannot accept is the story or the concept. A person who doesnt have any expertise in robbing, robs nearly 1000 crores in a very stylish and different ways just for kick in life which cannot be accepted even by a C center movie goer. The concept of hero doing all these robberies just to see smile in young children and get kick in his life is the biggest comedy in this movie. After giving a neat start for the hero and racy and hillorious first half, the director lost tempo in the movie and tried to end it by showing this silly concept which is the weakest point of Kick movie.
The first of the movie is a complete comedy treat for the audience. This half keeps the audience entertained with Ravi Teja speed and Brahmanandam slow comedy. There is no much story involved in the first half. The second half is a complete let down with dragging story and irrerelevent concept. The second half also has some bad and unesthetically made chase sequences and robbery episodes.
Kick will run successfully in theaters because there is no other worth watching telugu movie right now, but it will run only till next big starrer telugu movie is released in this summer.
Performances:
Ravi Teja is back again with an action packed performance in Kick movie. He does his own style of acting with all typical Ravi Teja mannerisms and expressions. His lively and high energy is the only saving grace for this movie. He is good as a robberer with heart.
It is nice to see Ileana after a long gap. This is her first movie after Jalsa and she did a decent role as the hyperactive girl who loves Ravi Teja and at the same time hates him for his style of living and vivid behaviour. Ileana has put on little weight and looks more sexy.
Tamil actor Shyam suited perfectly as the sinciere police officer. He looks good in the role of a police officer who loses for the first time in his duty because of Ravi Teja.
Brahmanandam as Halwa Raj is another highlight of the movie. His and Ravi Teja comedy combination is like an extension of Krishna movie. He is the one who entertains audience in both first half and second halves.
Other characters are perfectly selected for their roles.
Muisc by S Thaman is the biggest let-down in Kick movie. Even though the songs are picturized beautifully in foreign locations, they cannot create any kind of impression on the audience.
Story by Vakkantham Vamsi has more of comedy and less of serious story. The robbery part is also bad because of the silly cause behind the robberies involving high amounts of money and big people in society.
Director Surender Reddy did a decent job in bringing the story to screen. His direction and screenplay are good.
Story:
Kalyan (Ravi Teja) is a very talented guy who does everything in life for kick. He falls in love with a girl called Naina (Ileana) but they soon get seperated because of differences. Kalyan Krishna (Shyam) is a sinciere police officer who tries to catch a 1000 crore robberer who is none other than hero Kalyan. What is the relation between Ileana and Shyam ?, why did Ravi Teja turn into a robberer ? and how Ravi Teja wins back Ileana forms the remaining part of the story which should be seen only on big screen (NO PIRACY PLEASE).
Cast: Ravi Teja, Ileana, Shyam, Ashika, Kota Srinivas Rao, Venu Madhav, Brahmanandam, Ali and many more
Banner: RR Movie Makers
Music: Thaman
Dialogues: Abburi Ravi
Story: Vakkantham Vamsi
Fights: Vijay
Cinematography: Rasool Ellore
Art: Naryana Reddy
Producer: Venkat
Screenplay and Direction: Surender Reddy
Final Judgement: Average
After the blockbuster, 'Billa', starring Prabhas in the lead, Meher Ramesh is all set to direct Venkatesh in his next, it is reported. Ramesh's debut film, NTR starrer 'Kantri', also was a superhit and he wants to score a hattrick with the Venkatesh film.
