Janatha Garage

Janatha Garage is a movie which boldly lacks key entertainment elements that are comedy and good dialogues.However, the movie still pleases somewhat with a realistic emotion. The movie cannot even be tolerated for the second time but if you watch the movie not expecting comedy and good dialogues, you are likely to appreciate the direction of Koratala Siva and acting prowess of Mohanlal and NTR.

The movie bears the story of helping the society which seems to be a common theme in the movies of Koratala Shiva. The story seems very familiar and cliché but few elements in the storyline seem new and realistic only due to the realistic direction and acting.

Negatives:

No attention on details ( for example on showing Bomb blasts, Rajeev Kanakala's reason for denial), ridiculously boring dialogues, lack of sense of humor for any character.

Positives:

Humility NTR has depicted in contrast to his previous movies, complete acting team,direction.

Positives- 1.) Direction and script 2.)Mohanlal and Jr.NTR 3.)Cinematography 4.)Action choreography 5.)Good environmental message 6.) Powerful Bg score 7.)Edits 8.)The emotions in the film is carried all along the second half properly without any flaws.

9.)Powerful Dialogues Negatives- 1.)Climax- It ended in a clichéd style.

2.)Villains- They weren't that scary and they all looked dumb and not powerful for a good action movie.

3.)Cliched scenes mixed in first half and second half.

Is it a must watch? May not come as a must watch for those who are looking for a story driven movies. If your a action movie's fan or family drama emotional movies fan then this movie will work out for you. Otherwise its a good watch which may not disappoint you if your going with high expectations.

Overall- Its a well executed movie with Mass masala and good message for our society.

My rating- 3.7/5 (Very good emotional action drama) Fore more reviews on all language movies go to- Ridinbal movie reviews

Jr. NTR delivered a commanding and restrained performance, deviating from his typical action-hero image. He portrays a nature-loving environmental activist with depth and emotional gravitas. His screen presence, particularly in intense and emotional scenes, received widespread praise. He balanced the action sequences with more subtle emotional moments, showing versatility. Mohanlal, the Malayalam cinema legend, brought an air of dignity and power to his role as the head of the Janatha Garage. His understated performance elevated the film, and his natural acting style added authenticity to his character. His combination of quiet authority and fatherly warmth made him a standout. The chemistry between Mohanlal and Jr. NTR was a highlight. Nithya Menen, though in a limited role, delivered a solid performance. Her portrayal of a strong, independent woman added depth to the film. Despite not having a very lengthy screen presence, she brought freshness and grace to the narrative. Samantha's role was primarily as the romantic interest, and while she did her best with the part, it didn't allow her to showcase her full acting range. Nevertheless, she shared good on-screen chemistry with Jr. NTR and delivered in the emotional scenes. Jr. NTR's matured portrayal and Mohanlal's towering presence were the film's backbone. Nithya Menen and Samantha did well with their respective roles, though the narrative leaned heavily on the male characters. While the supporting cast played their parts convincingly, it was the lead actors that truly shone.

Here is the go word. The movie opens with the plot right away and we are sure that director is not trying to give focus on the regular commercial stuff. This movie starts down right serious. after some time, we feel it is extending and we need some rest now. There comes the classy touch away from the plot, giving NTR a character that tries to convey messages, for saving the environment and at the same time, giving sample for how nature gets angry, by bashing goons left right and all corners demonstrating earthquake and tsunami. we feel that this is novel way of adding humor to the character. Things become repetitive and at times going haywire and after some time, we feel that let us get to the plot now. Then again glimpse of the plot comes, and we end up for a bang on interval, that promises a lot for the next half to come.

Once the second half, starts, we are surely enthralled for the start, and we get the proceedings hitting the roof after the GHMC episode followed by the title track. There you go, this is what we were waiting for since 90 minutes. After the song, a little bit of family drama infused to add more classy touch for the narrative. then we feel that it is going right and looks for a solid stupendous finish. But,, what happened? There comes the problem. the movie does not know how to go and where to end, and how to end. Trouble starts, commercialism added, unnecessary dragged down to the hell dramatic scenes and a regular kind of climax that never seemed new, all feels for it, but alas! a poor finish for a great potential plot in the hand. Not me, everyone would be of this feel, when they come out from the screening. Somewhere, it did not hit right. Blame the screenwriter, director, editing or the narrative which spoils the whole plot.

Technically the movie was visually stunning, every frame. Cinematography by Thiru was top notch, every frame was rich, glowing with lights. Even in darker scenes, lighting was ambient and had a sense of brilliance poured over. Music and BGM by DSP was rocking. nothing to complain. Art department was seen with their efforts, on screen. Brilliant. The less I talk about editing, the better. In one word, Poor. Other technical elements were good.

So finally the movie was drawn out badly from being a decent one, due to the lengthy run time, blame the editor, and the preachy narration towards the end and a regular Indian climax, we have seen many times. This all boils down the over all effect of the good, instances we glimpsed. So a movie that never tries to rise, despite all such powerhouse performances, terrific music, excellent visuals. In the end, Janatha Garage is a film that comes with promise, and ends with the same feel we had it might turn out to be. Just okay. Not good, not bad. So who gets the blame? Since,it has a strong cast, openings are going to create records, for sure, but in the end, this movie will still have just a weekend run. This what worries me.

First of all, I want to say I like the storytelling style of Koratala Siva and I like his previous films. Mirchi was a good action movie (starring Prabhas) and Srimanthudu was also not a bad movie. The last one is not great but above the average. After these two commercially successful movies he came to us with Janatha Garage. This is one of the most anticipated movies in this year in Telugu cinema. Junior NTR has a good record in this year. His previous release "Nannaku Prematho" was a critically acclaimed movie and also a hit in Telugu box office. So for this movie we were so excited and were eagerly waiting for this.

As one of the most anticipated movies, I am not telling this is a bad movie. The first half is a little bit slower and needed more catchy scenes. Slow paced tone of the first half may be will bore you. But Junior NTR's powerful screen presence and very eminent dialogues bend you with the story. After the interval, you will experience the full pace and the suspense which will drive you to the end. I am not revealing the story but there is a hidden story which will unlock in the second half. Engaging but not new. Common suspense and thrill with the story and sometimes it is predictable.

Performance wise Junior NTR is the heart of this film and Mohanlal also has done a good job. But excellent acting and screen presence of NTR shadowed all other's performance. The direction of the movie is very average and nothing new. Music is average and not up to the mark. Script and screenplay are choppy and sometimes predictable and needed more shape of the story. Editing is not so good and for this sometimes the scenes continuation missed the clarification and it is like the scenes are jumped and overlapped.

Maybe it will be a record breaking opening at the box office and I assume this will be one of the biggest hits in this year but it could have been better and would be a gem if the director should be concentrated those things which I mentioned above.