The crime element and the kabaddi portions are well matched with good writing and performances to deliver an action packed entertainer
Both director Sampath Nandi and actor Gopichand have been going bad for a long time but sitimarri Attracted the audience this festive season. In the promo, the director had clearly stated that the film is a mixture of crime and sports drama.
sitimarri
- Cast: Gopichand, Tamannaah Bhatia, Bhumika Chawla
- Direction: Sampath Nandi
- Music: Mani Sharma
Beginning with a perfect mass and a spice blend, the director is back in his elements, aided by an apt casting and good writing. No complicated narration, the film begins with bad cop Makhan Singh and his brother wreaking havoc around the police department and Ghaziabad. When good cop Arvind (Rahman) picks up and kills Makhan’s brother, Makhan is drawn to his blood.
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Meanwhile, Karti (Gopichand), who is Arvind’s brother-in-law, coaches the women’s kabaddi team in Andhra Pradesh, who wants his team to win the national championship. Tamannaah is the coach of Telangana women’s team.
When the teams land in Delhi, Makhan Singh kidnaps Karthi’s team and pressures him to kill Arvind. Does the protagonist succumb to this blackmail, or does he have a plan up his sleeve?
The director does not falter in the characterization and gives perfect footage to each of them. Rao Ramesh is as always excellent in his dialogue delivery and expressions, his use of medical terminology in the dialogues is really refreshing. One wish Rao Ramesh’s part didn’t end suddenly. Dialogue referring to the Nirbhaya case, “Delhi Low Adapillake Dhikku Ledhu, Ikkada Paleturu Ammelani Yevaru Pattinchukuntaru (There is no security for girls in Delhi, who will care for the girls of these villages?” when the coach wants to take the girls to Delhi for the championship, there is a melody. Digangana, Pragati, Annapurna and others do good work Thankfully, the villains don’t end up as dummies.
Tamannaah’s Telangana bid is disturbing, someone else could have dubbed for her. Though catchy, the song ‘Jwala Reddy’ arrives at a grim moment and disturbs the narrative. Gopichand and Tamannaah make a good pair and quite a good script helps the actors to perform with confidence. The role performs its part well.
Here writer Sampath Nandi dominates and he has done a commendable job for his team to perform. Be it production design, Mani Sharma’s music or cinematography, everything goes well and this is a sitimarri Moment for Gopichand who is hungry for a good mix of a mass and an emotional script.
Sitamaar is currently running in theaters
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