Rao Ramesh in ‘Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam’
We hardly ever see a mainstream Telugu movie with a middle-aged character on the forefront. Director Lakshman Karya’s Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam, impressed by true incidents,narrates a story of middle-class woes, laced with humour, centred on the versatile Rao Ramesh. The actor is the lifeline of the bittersweet story of aspirations and strained relationships that packs in some enjoyable segments however usually appears like a dreary tv cleaning soap.
Lakshman Karya presents Subramanyam (Rao Ramesh) as an archetypal 80s and 90s man who goals of touchdown a secure authorities job. The dream appears to be inside an arm’s attain within the late 90s, solely to slide away. Many years later, Subramanyam is loitering about and dwelling off of his spouse Kalarani (Indraja), who has a authorities job. The narrative is content material outlining the characters and their journeys and doesn’t get into finer particulars of her official duties.
Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (Telugu)
Director: Lakshman Karya
Solid: Rao Ramesh, Ankith Koyya, Indraja, Harshavardhan
Storyline: Subramanyam, who has been unemployed and hoping for a authorities job for many years, all of the sudden finds an enormous sum deposited into his checking account. A comedy of errors ensues.
Within the preliminary parts of the movie, a voiceover signifies how Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam intends to current the saga of middle-class woes. When the chances are stacked excessive sufficient towards somebody to drown him, the one method out is humour. Subramanyam’s failures are offered by way of humour; he not solely has a number of loans to repay however is the butt of his mother-in-law (Annapoorna)‘s jokes and his spouse thinks he’s incompetent.
Added to this, Subramanyam’s son Arjun (Ankith Koyya) imagines himself as a brother to Allu Arjun and believes that Allu Aravind had given him away as a baby to be introduced up in a middle-class household! Ankith’s character is steeped with references to Allu Arjun’s movies, which initially add to the enjoyable however quickly get boring.
A lot of the drama is staged on the entrance or within the central corridor of the home. This staging makes the movie come throughout like an outdated tv cleaning soap, particularly when the comedian parts weaken.
The movie plods alongside till one thing uncommon occurs. Subramanyam’s checking account is deposited with an enormous sum of cash. His life ceases to be mundane however opens up a can of worms. Points reminiscent of faulty financial institution transfers, the opportunity of cops knocking on the doorways, fraudsters who promise to double the cash… so much occurs. A foolish romance monitor is thrown in with the arrival of Ramya Pasupuleti’s character.
A number of characters, reminiscent of those performed by Indraja and Harshavardhan (as Subramanyam’s buddy) have the potential of leaving a mark however merely fizzle out. For example, Indraja’s character as a spouse has taken on all of the duties. Her husband who thinks it’s under his dignity to work in non-public organisations, solely made it harder for her. Her outburst at an important level is a results of this pent-up anger however largely she is offered as a domineering spouse. Her styling, with ample make-up, even when travelling within the weary hours of the evening, solely provides to the tv cleaning soap aura.
There are a number of twists and turns as soon as the drama revolves across the windfall into Subramanyam’s checking account and for some time, the strain that he and Arjun undergo is palpable. The daddy-son relationship additionally stands out from the muddle. Ankith is pretty good and holds his personal in his scenes with Rao Ramesh. The subplot involving comic Pradeep and one other involving an area hairstylist, which veers the movie right into a darker zone for a couple of minutes, really feel misplaced.
Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam is a straightforward story that delivers some humour in its portrayal of day-to-day frictions however can be overstretched.
Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam is presently working in theatres
