Simha Koduri’s Dongalunnaru Jaagratha Telugu Movie Review & Ratings
Dongalunnaru Jaagratha Telugu Movie Review: Mathu Vadalara, Simha Koduri’s first film, was a great success, but Thellavarithe Guruvaram, his second, was a great failure. After almost a year, his new film, “Dongalunnaru Jaagratha”, has just come out. Telugu-speaking people call it the first survival thriller. Let’s take a look at a detailed review to find out if the film is worth seeing in theaters and if Simha Koduri will have another hit.
History
A petty thief named Raju decides to steal a luxury SUV, but soon discovers the car is useless. Now that an enemy is driving the SUV, Raju is in a frightening race against time to survive inside. What does the bad guy really want, in other words? Do you think Raju was framed to take the blame for what happened? Raju, how much time do you think he has left?
Cast and crew
In the film Dongalunnaru Jaagratha, Sri Simha Koduri plays the lead role, with support from Samuthirakani and Preeti Asrani. Under the auspices of Suresh Productions & Guru Films, the film is produced by D. Suresh Babu, Sunitha Tati and first-time Satish Tripura. The film was shot under the direction of Yeshwanth C. Garry, while the score was written by Kaala Bhairava. Garry was also the film’s editor.
| Movie name | Dongalunnaru Jaagratha |
|---|---|
| Director | Satish Tripura |
| Music director | Kaala Bhairava |
| Producer | D. Suresh Babu, Sunitha Tati |
| Genre | Thriller, Drama |
| Launch | Sri Simha Koduri, Samuthirakani and Preeti Asrani |
| Cinematography | Yeshwanth C |
Verdict of the film
Son of the famous singer MM Keeravani, Sri Simha Koduri is striving to stand out in Telugu cinema by addressing non-traditional topics. After a fascinating and suspenseful opening, Dongalunnaru Jaagratha veers off course with some distracting comic interludes. There was certainly some thrilling action in the film, but it could be easy to overlook in favor of the feeling that something was missing, making the film boring. The first and third acts of the film are the funniest, but the rest is boring.
Most of the film’s scenes include the protagonist, who is trapped in a car and filmed in a confined space, requiring the actor to deliver an intimate performance. To be fair, Simha Koduri did her best to keep her acting under wraps throughout the film, but the close-up nature of most situations made it clear that he was inexperienced. Simha seems to have a hard time playing other emotions outside of comedy, yet he has room to grow in this area. Samuthirakani did an acceptable job considering how little time she had available compared to the other artists who had cameos.
Dongalunnaru Jaagratha looks good on paper. Kaala Bhairava’s score is excellent; it adds to the drama of some key scenes. Yeshwanth C., the cinematographer, should be honored for his efforts. While much of the action takes place inside a car, the director used different angles to try to differentiate the characters’ points of view. The production values of the film are satisfactory.
Picking a survival thriller as the first film is brave, but Satish Tripura could have done more to add to the suspense and logic of the story. Yet his work in bringing Telugu to a hitherto unexplored genre deserves credit.
There are some slow spots in Dongalunnaru Jaagratha, but overall it’s a good survival thriller. The first Telugu-language survival thriller is now in theaters.
Plus points:
Background music
Cinematography
Negative points:
Comedy
Acting
Missing emotion and logic
Rating: 2.75 / 5
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