Another rib-tickler from Jandhyala.
Telugu movie lovers are indeed fortunate to have had Jandhyala around, in the eighties and nineties. Just like K.Vishwanath and Bapu, Jandhyala provided Telugu audience respite from the mediocre fare that was the order of the day then. His movies were pip squeak clean, had zero vulgarity, and provided wholesome entertainment to the entire family. Not a mean achievement during those times.
Rendu Rellu Aaru has two male protagonists played by Chandra Mohan and Rajendra Prasad respectively. While Chandra Mohan had been already around for a long time and delivers the usual punch expected of him, Rajendra Prasad turns hero with this movie for the first time, and boy, did he vindicate the director's faith in him or what! His timing is near perfect in this movie, as is evident in the initial scene when the titles roll. A star was born and he ruled the marquee, as far as the comedy movies are concerned, for the next decade, without any kind of competition.
Every character is carefully sketched by Jandhyala and has something to contribute to the movie. Potti Prasad in the role of a god-man excels above everybody. Rallapalli is a riot, translating every thing he says into multiple languages. Pattabhi Ram's character is a nice touch. Sutti Velu and Sutti Veerabhadra Rao are marvelous as always. However, Sutti Velu's impersonation of the veteran actor CSR doesn't go down well with the audience.
There is nothing authentic about the story. It pursues the age old theme of mistaken identities. But with Jandhyala at the helm, you don't really care. At the end of the film, you are laughing so hard, nothing really matters.
