Charulatha Movie Review !!

Priyamani is all set for a grand comeback to Tollywood, long time after the release of Kshetram. The Panch Bhashya star's latest outing Charulatha is one of the much-hyped and most-awaited movies of 2012. It is a female-oriented film and experts from the industry say that she is sure to win the hearts of film goers.
Charulatha, which is directed by Pon Kumaran, is horror movie and it is inspired from the 2007 Thai movie alone starring pop singer Marsha Wattanapanich in the lead role. The movie is made simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada, is the story of a conjoined twins. Priyamani is playing identical twins, while Malayalam actor Skandha appears as protagonist in the film.

 
COMING TO STORY

Conjoined twins Charu and Latha (Priyamani) grow together in Visakhapatnam under the motherhood of Saranya Ponavannan. As they grow young, Charu wanted to separate from Latha and lead a personal life. However, during the operation one dies and another survives. Later on Charu (Priyamani) leaves to Srinagar to marry her lover Ravi (Skanda). But Charu is made to come back Vizag by the haunted ghost spirit of Latha. A series of incidents in their Vizag house reveals a mysterious secret that Charu is dead before the performance of surgery on these twins. Who caused frustration for Latha? How is Ravi attached to the past of Charu and Latha? Whose soul is exactly haunting, is it Charu or Latha?

PERFORMANCE

Priyamani has given a wonderful performance as conjoined twins. She really rocks the viewers in both sentimental and horror sequences. As her lover, Skanda has also done good job. Other like Saranya Ponvannan, Seetha, Sai Sasi and Aarthi have also done justice to their respective roles.

ANALYSIS

Charulatha, which is a female-oriented film, is a perfect treat for the lovers of horror movies. Its rampant sense of dread makes you take at least a few days to recover. It is the show of Priyamani, who surely rocks film goers with her excellent performance. Charulatha is a horror like movie and Priyamani’s electrifying acting is the main attraction of the movie. The movie has its own share of drawbacks and they are negligible.

Overall, Charulatha is horror like movie and Pon Kumaran has done a commendable job in this remake. Moreover, it is Priyamani, who steals the show. Her performance is worth three times of your money.

AT LAST

No Thrills- No Frills

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