Oka Laila Kosam has very high production values.ĭirector Vijay Konda has done a good job, but this film does not bring in the entertainment that his earlier film Gunde Jari Gallatayyinde did. Editing of the film is neat and the art direction is also good. Naga Chaitanya shows that he is at home with romantic movies.Your average love story has a hero, who has a certain concept of love.
The rest of the movie is how he proves that concept to everyone else, one way or the other. Oka Laila Kosam falls right into that pattern.
Is it a good thing or bad? We cannot always tell, because a movie is not just about one concept, but the overall execution, the climax and how it all ends. Vijay Kumar Konda's movie has such a rich and vibrant look thanks to its cinematography by I Andrew, that you would feel you are looking at a photoshopped picture, which although pretty to look at has that unreal, slightly elevated and exaggerated feel about it. The movie starring Naga Chaitanya as Karthik is a throwback to the old romantic tales like Maine Pyaar Kiya(remember how albino pigeons are so important). Pooja Hegde as Nandana is a girl who loves her dad and never says no to him and Karthik is madly in love with her. Karthik though, is an interesting character. Even though he talks about freedom often and eventually ends up as a published novelist, he gets it all wrong.
Any wannabe writer will tell you, freedom is not about frittering away your dad's money on world trips, taking selfies with an SLR camera(a little weird, yes) and then wanting to get married even before you thought about finding a settled source of income. But, "my dad is rich" Karthik is very lucky that he could wear super expensive clothes, strut around in poolside cafes and drive around in a Range Rover. For some reason another millionaire, Nandana's dad(Sayaji Shinde) feels that Karthik is apt for her, amongst the 2000 odd potential bride-grooms he looks at really strange, considering how even middle class families are looking for son-in-laws who are independent and can earn. Everyone, including Nandana's friends, referring to Karthik as "handsome" gets a little annoying as well.Īnyways, the movie is about the chemistry between the lead pair, Nandana's apparent hatred for Karthik and the latter's unconditional love for her.