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Dongala Mutha


21 years ago a maverick made his debut with Shiva and now after all the years he makes another movie called ‘ Dongala Mutha’ . Both the times he made people ask “How/ Why did Ram Gopal Varma make this?”. Basically nothing has changed then. That’s the view-point if you are from the so-called Ram Gopal Varma camp

There’s a lot of change in 21 years from audiences perspective though. If they asked the question in awe, when he made Shiva, they ask the same question in consternation when he made ‘ Dongala Mutha’

Ever since ‘Phoonk’ Ramu has relied heavily on media for publicity- negative or positive. The sheer contempt for the paying public, is making him tread the wrong path. A pattern has been formed in his films now that they neither have a story nor a screenplay to boast of. This coming from a man who delivered us ‘Shiva’ ‘Kshana Kshanam’ ‘ Rangeela’ to name a few

Instead of delving into the reasons of what made him do this specific movie, we should concentrate on what good this movie has done to the present and future generations. Though it is a technically well-made movie, considering that it has been shot with a CANON 5D cam (For the unknowns, it’s akin to making a movie with the hand-held cam), the angles beg for reconsideration. When the camera concentrates on the derriere and crotch region of Charmi, you feel flummoxed

Agreed that she is well-endowed and the camera might have a natural attraction towards her. That in itself is not a reason enough to keep pestering the audience with those shots
LESSON LEARNT: Never resort to sleaze, when its not required

Although the camera did it’s work, what failed the movie was the absolute lack of a sense to keep the story moving forward
LESSON LEARNT: Never depend on the technical aspect of the movie if you don’t have a story in hand

Though the movie had its share of stars. It falls flat as they are unable to convince the audience
LESSON LEARNT: You need to know what actor can perform what part. Sunil and Lakshmi Manchu, for instance looked so ill-suited for the characters they played
Five day cinema is ok but how could the director have thought that he could keep it moving without a script in hand. It could have been more apt if Ram Gopal Varma made the right kind of the noise after the movie was made
LESSON LEARNT: Never talk high of a product when you have not seen its end. Publicity can only make the film come to the audience. They would reject it if its not good. A Case in point would be Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja

Finally RGV would be happy that his biggest detractor, Karan Johar does not watch Telugu movies, else he would have had a field day going after Ramu after this effort

The actors in the movie would have learnt the lesson, to concentrate on the script rather than the inanities
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