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Movie:Postman
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Released On:Nov 30, 1999
Vishnu(Mohan Babu) is a postman in Hyderabad. He is the caring guy around and everybody loves him, naturally. He has a maternal uncle called Ramkoti(Kota), who occupied Vishnu's ancestral house after the death of Vishnu's parents. Vishnu Stays in a pathetic structure that is built on the top of Ramakoti's house. Ramakoti has a beautiful daughter called Sirisha(Raasi). Sirisha adulates Vishnu and wants in marry him.Postman is rather a curious guy. He would be boozing every night. And reading the letters of others and accordingly deliver them in such a way that it will help the receiver. Whenever Sirisha expresses her wish to marry him, Vishnu gives an elusive reply that he has a dream girl and he will marry herOne fine morning Vishnu brings a beautiful girl to his house. She is Archana(Soundarya). He introduces Archana to everybody and reveals that she is his fiancee. Ramakoti wants Vishnu to marry his daughter. After a bit of research he comes to know that Archana is just released from a jail. When confronted Vishnu admits that Archana was jailed.Vishnu elaborates his relationship with Archana. Archana is an inmate of an Orphan house, whom he meets when he go there to deliver a packet. Impressed with her inner beauty Vishnu meets her more often and understands her well. When he goes to deliver Archana another packet, it blows up in the Orphan house. Since Archana is the receiver of the packet bomb, she is arrested for the offense.Vishnu takes care of her by meeting her regularly in the jail. After a few visits he gets a letter from Archana that she is suffering with blood cancer. After knowing the fact Vishnu takes a bail for Archana on the grounds of her health and takes her to his house.After the flashback is over, the envying family of Ramkoti turns sympathetic to her. Sirisha wants Vishnu to marry Archana. Upon the instance from Ramakoti's family Archana and Vishnu agree to get married.Then the story leads to the most heart touching climax. You must watch this film on the bigger screen to find out what is there in store for you in the climax.
Analysis :
Only Dr. Mohan Babu can fit the role of 'Postman'. This role needs a person who is down to earth and can talk a pure Telugu. Dialogues by Mohan babu are extraordinary. He carried this film on his shoulder with spectacular performance. He makes us feel for him all the time. Soundarya is the best fit for this matured role. She did go to the extent of announcing that she will not accept remuneration for this film as her performance would get her a national award Raasi, the hottest heroine in Telugu film Industry, is fine tuning herself to become uni-fit (fit for all kind of roles) actress.Kota is at his usual best as a transformed evil maternal uncle.
TeluguOne Perspective :
This film is a soft and sensitive one. But Muppalaneni Siva never missed any beat of commercialism in this film. It has got all the ingredients one expect from a good film. There is a treat for the Telugu language lovers in this film. Not everyone is fortunate or interested enough to read Jandhyala Papaiah Sastry's 'Pushpa Vilapam'. Soundarya's role is this film epitomizes the 'pushpam'(flower). Mohan Babu would be singing timely 'PushpaVilapam Padyalu' and explaining the gist of them.Dialogues in this film needs a special commendation. There is not even a single 'double entendre' dialogue by Mohan Babu in this film. All the dialogues by Dr. Mohan Babu gives an aural kick to the Telugu ear.There are few scenes that demonstrate the delicacy at which Muppalani handled them. All of them can only seen and feel on the big screen. They cannot be written about.Comedy track by MS Narayana, Brahmanandam and Ali keeps its pace with the story narration and thickens the main plot by the interval time. We have to wait and see if the predictions by cine pundits turn true. That is ... Alludu Garu... Pedda Rayudu .... Postman!