Banner: Shine Screens
Cast: Allari Naresh, Mirnaa, Indraja, Shatru, Sharath Lohithaswa, Baby Uha Reddy, Koushik Mahata and others
Story: Toom Venkat
Dialogues: Abburi Ravi
Music: Sri CharanPakala
DOP: Siddharth J
Editor: Chota K Prasad
Production Designer: Brahma Kadali
Producers: Sahu Garapati& Harish Peddi
Screenplay and Direction: Vijay Kanakamedala
Allari Naresh teamed up with Naandhi director Vijay Kanakamedala for a police story involving a crime mystery.Given the success combination and never-seen-before portrayal of Naresh in the promos, Ugram managed to make decent noise.
Story :
Shiva (Allari Naresh) is an honest but aggressive cop.His attitude creates more enemies, which isn’t liked by the wife leading to frequent heated exchanges.What happens when one day Shiva’s family is missing is the movie’s core plot.
Performances :
Allari Naresh is not new to cop roles.He did Kithakithalu and Blade Babji.Whilst those were comedy films, Naresh turned angry and brash with Ugram.This is a different role for him and he did his part well.Mirnaa Menon is alright.She has limited scope.Kid Ooha shines in her part.
Her cute dialogues and expressions serve the purpose.Indraja’s role is not convincing enough.Actor Shatru is seen as SI Victor.His character as trusted deputy to Naresh works.The villain role deserves to be more effective.All other characters have less significance which come and vanish.
Technical Excellence:
Ugram has a wafer-thin plot.It is compensated by the intensity and emotion that support the plot.Director Vijay plays to his strength.Non-linear screenplay worked well in narrating the story.It is music composer Sri Charan Pakala who made the difference with the background score.
Siddharth J’s cinematography is decent.Chota K Prasad’s editing is neat.The narrative moves smoothly, only pausing around the action block.And coming to the action choreography, it is the best part.The dialogues are according to the content and are fine.The production values are good for a fare of this scale.
Highlights:
Allari Naresh Action Blocks Interval
Drawback:
No Emotional Connect The climax portion Many poorly-handled sequences
Verdict : Ugram is less emotion and more intensity
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