Ram Abbaraju along with the writers give a fresh spin to the template of one-man caught between two women. The dynamics between Sharwanand and V K Naresh gives the movie its most entertaining moments. Sharwanand delivers his most relaxed performance in a while but VK Naresh as the father is the show stealer. Naresh’s unabashed portrayal of a fifty plus man falling for a 25-year-old and the son helping the father is a lot of fun to watch.
Starcast: Sharwanand, VK Naresh, Sakshi Vaidya, Samyukta, Sampath Raj, Sunil, Vennela Kishore and others
Genre: Comedy
Director and writer Ram Abbaraju
Additional writers: Bhanu Bhogavarapu and Nandu Savirigana
Producer: Ramabraham Shunkara
Production house: AK Entertainments
Music: Vishal Chandrasekhar
Cinematographers: Yuvaraj and Gnanasekhar VS
Running time: 2 hours and 34 minutes
Love triangles about one man caught between two women is as old as hills. Whether its ex and current or two wives. In these plots comedy of errors with secrets is common. Ram Abbaruju’s Nari Nari Naduma Murari has a familiar core with situations spiraling out of control and some suspense. However, the movie updates this familiar template with some lessons on true love and the importance of being honest with your partner.
Nari Nari Naduma Murari begins with Sharwanand’s Gautam eloping with a girl. The viewers think that he is helping a friend. Satya playing an auto driver supports Gautam at the cost of his auto facing blows. However, the twist is that Gautam is helping the father Kartik (V K Naresh continuing his golden run of form). Kartik is an unabashed 50 plus man who believes that love has no age barrier. Gautam is an architect in a committed relationship with Sakshi Vaidya’s Nithya. She is a daughter of a well-known lawyer played by Sampath Raj. Sampath Raj’s Ramalingam isn’t fully convinced about his daughter’s choice as he believes that there love isn’t true since everything is smooth flowing. However, he agrees for the alliance albeit reluctantly. Gautam though has a secret connected to an ex called Diya (Samyukta Menon). His past love becomes a hurdle for the present love story due to his rash behavior with Sunil playing a marriage registrar. How Gautam overcomes the tricky situations forms the core Nari Nari Naduma Murari.
A strong aspect of NNNM is the entertainment quotient. Whether its the son’s complicated love life or the father’s second marriage. There is an organic flow to the proceedings with many scenes landing. The scenes between Sharwanand and VK Naresh in particular are solid. For example, there is a portion in a tattoo shop with both coming for different purposes. Kartik has come for having a tattoo in the name of the second wife Pallavi, Gautam on the other hand wants to remove the tattoo in the name of the ex-Dia. This leads to a flashback with Gautam talking about his past relationship.
Similarly, the entry of Sunil as a marriage registrar in Gautam’s past is neatly executed. Gautam and Dia have a Sakhi style marriage with the former challenging Sunil on how they would be called as the best couple. This brash attitude of Gautam turns his present love life upside down. Sharwanand’s interactions with Sunil with the former trying to appease raises many chuckles. Sunil as the semi villain is also entertaining with his serious demeanor.
However, the major highlight of NNNM is VK Naresh. In the hands of a lesser actor his track might have turned distasteful given the large age gap, however the senior actor makes the love story work with his unabashed portrayal. He looks completely in love whether its the youthful energy or portraying the sadness when there is a brief spilt. Through the track of Naresh Ram Abbaraju along with the writers show that age is no barrier for love and this majorly works because of Naresh’s committed performance. The character often becomes the punchline of the jokes but Naresh’s bold attitude in portraying the role is top notch. On a side note, cannot to see the actor in the upcoming Hey Bhagwan with Suhas and Shivani Nagaram.
Sharwanand as Gautam is uninhibited, its his most relaxed performance in a while. His mannerisms and expressions especially in the present portions with Samyukta is a treat to watch. The two leading ladies Sakshi Vaidya and Samyukta are in fine form within the confines of their roles. Samyukta though fares better with a dual shaded character.
Sampath Raj as the concerned father waiting for an opportunity is also good. He brings in a certain gravity amidst the comedy of errors. His view on what true love means like the importance of having arguments and patching up has a good philosophical touch. Vennela Kishore shows up briefly as Ramalingam’s former student. The role has a quirky nature with his obsession of cleaning the Guru’s legs as part of showing gratitude. This irritates Ramalingam to no end, but he has no other option.
last but not the least Sree Vishnu in a guest appearance also makes his presence amply felt. His dialogue about the importance of being transparent with your partner and a punchline on Gautam being inspired by Sakhi is very good.
Vishal Chandrasekar’s music is quite good. A particular mention must be made of the song Bhalle Bhalle featuring Sharwanand and Sakshi Vaidya in Kerala. The picturesque locations coupled with the tune makes it a soothing watch and listen. The cinematography is eye pleasing with good production values.
Final word: Nari Nari Naduma Murari perfectly fits the tag of a Sankranti entertainer with its breezy tone, at the same it explores some interesting things too with a comedic touch.
