Janatha Garage (2016) User Reviews

If you decide to watch the movie, don't expect entertainment.

[ammu_bharat · 6/10 · 5 September 2016]

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.

One of the best movies

[jaideepkhanduja · 8/10 · 9 August 2020]

I loved this movie thoroughly. Fantastic story. Excellent acting.

"Well executed film with good environmental message added to it. Mohanlal's and Jr.NTR's performance was good and direction was outstanding along with the powerful script"

[ridinbal · 8/10 · 28 December 2016]

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

Need a little bit repair into the garage but NTR has shined once again where performance is concerned

[fillerruth · 6/10 · 2 September 2016]

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.

The Perfect Movie with Mass Masala & Good Message

[ramarao-17156 · 10/10 · 22 September 2016]

Unlike other movies, JG is not Hero Centric film. In this movie "Janatha Garage" itself plays a main role where justice is served to the people in need. Mohanlal essayed the role of a people's man in good way while Jr NTR again shown new variation as a Nature Lover & environmental sciences student, NTR excelled his role very neatly with fresh Screen Presence, the Simple Attire of NTR like a normal guy to next door, new voice modulation all worked out well for Anand (JNTR) Character.

Mohanlal & Jr NTR excelled once again where their performance is concerned. Samantha, Nithya Menon got limited roles but got some scope to act, Rajiv Kanakala got very Gud character while other artists like Suresh, Devyani, Unni Mukundan, Saikumar..all had done their job gud. The camera work done by Thiru is top-notch and Art work done by AS Prakash were very huge. Music by Devi Sri Prasad is Nice but not upto Janatha Garage mark as it has huge canvas he didn't matched that level but BGM in some scenes is very Good, all songs are situational based and lyrics by Ramajogayya Sastry are Superb for Rockon Bro, Pranamam songs. Story - screenplay - direction by Koratala Siva, he got very nice subject and he almost succeeded in making it. Editing is Not Great, some unnecessary lengthy scenes can be edited but they kept full scene as it is, but Editing those scenes would have make the movie more crispier. Coming to Dance, we all know that NTR is one of the Best Dancers in India. Pakkalocal b/w Kajal, NTR came out very well where it gave good boosting for mass audience.

Jr NTR is to be appreciated as his greatness lies in letting Mohanlal also dominate the film. No other Telugu star hero would have allowed such a dominant and powerful role of Mohanlal to co-exist in a story. This film is a must watch with family where it got all ingredients like Family Drama, Emotions, Comedy, Action, Social Awareness.

Janatha Garage has brilliant performances from NTR and Mohanlal,few brilliant emotional scenes but needs few more repairs to make it perfect.

[shobanchittuprolu · 7/10 · 1 September 2016]

Janatha Garage (2016): Since Temper,NTR has changed his way of story selection and choosing only those scripts which has good emotional depth.In Temper he gave terrific performance as a corrupt police officer and in Nanaku Prematho he gave his most subtle performance ever.Now with Janatha Garage he teamed up with national winning actor Mohanlal. Koratala Shiva,who is famous for his message oriented commercial films(Mirchi,Srimanthudu) directed this prestigious project.How is it??

Plot: Satyam (Mohanlal) establishes an auto garage in Hyderabad in early 1980's. Soon he becomes a leader to their locality. All people in the neighborhood approach him for help and he also "repairs" (bashes up) men who do wrong to the people.In the present day, Anand (NTR), an environmental researcher, studying and living in Mumbai frequently lands in problems for his cases against powerful people who pollute the nature. He also knows how to teach them a lesson by bashing them.On a study exchange program, Anand comes down to Hyderabad and he closes down the illegal quarry of Satyam's son Raghava (Unni). Impressed with Anand's aggressive and righteous nature, Satyam asks him to take over his garage. Why? What is his motive?

Plus Points:

1)Performances: Major plus point of Janatha Garage is the mind blowing performances of NTR and Mohanlal.Their screen presence simply mesmerizes us with such brilliant acting.NTR showed brilliant maturity in this movie especially the scene in GHMC. Mohanlal really leaves a mark in TFI with his performance and surely wins hearts of Telugu people.Devayani as Mohanlal's wife gave good performance.

2)Few scenes in both halves: Janatha Garage is not perfect as it has some clichéd scenes but few scenes are brilliant.Especially the Interval and GHMC scene in second half are remarkable.

3)Dialogues: Dialogues are very good which has good depth in it.NTR style of delivery to those dialogues helped a lot to get connected to them.

Minus Points:

1)Cliched scenes: Janatha Garage has lot of routine scenes.Movie has highly predictable screenplay most of the time.Villains are so poor and there is no emotional quotient is the scenes.

2)Editing: Editing is so poor that it gives a feel that there is sudden jump between scenes.

3)Music: DSP gave average music for this movie.Songs are not good enough but lyrics are brilliant.BGM gives us deja vu feel.

So Janatha Garage has brilliant performances from NTR and Mohanlal,few brilliant emotional scenes but needs few more repairs to make it perfect.

My rating 6.75/10

Great performances with good concept and thumbs down just for regular climax

[pk-82134 · 8/10 · 14 September 2016]

Performances wise no doubt it is yet another wonderful delivery from Jr NTR and on par with great Mohanlal. We cannot pinpoint the loop holes in the acting of Jr NTR. he is just perfect. Koratala come up with another new concept which drives into nature and pollution and can say succeeded though predictable story line. But his narration towards the orientation of movie and surrounded the hero is simply great. I can say if there is any other director, this movie would have ended as disaster(of course with out Jr NTR). The only laggy part in the movie is the climax portion, looks like director didn't took much care on those part which is the heart and soul for any movie. When it comes to comedy scenes, yes it is drawback but these kind of stories doesn't need comedy scenes. we can engage with the story without regular masala comedy scenes. Give a shot with family and i am sure this movie appeal family audiences more than hardcore NTR fans.

Big thumps for performances, story and concept and bit down for regular climax.

Deserves a 9 but loses points...

[TharsheyN · 6/10 · 18 October 2022]

Janatha Garage is for all intents and purposes a movie that deserves at least an 8 or 9/10, however I have a few issues with it that drops that rating to a lowly 6/10.

First up we have the story, which I actually liked for the most part. The only part of it that I actually hated is when Anand is forced to pick between keeping his engagement and marrying his cousin Bujji, whom he loves more then the planet itself and who loves him with all her heart. Unfortunately her father, Anand's uncle tells him he must pick between his fathers family and Bujji, Anand wants both. He wants to continue helping people that come seeking help from Janatha Garage and he also wants to marry Bujji, the love of his life. His uncle is not having it however as his sister, Anand's mother was killed along with his father 25 years ago by enemies of his fathers family. I was hoping after this scene that at the end of the movie Bujji and Anand would reunite, instead she meekly accepts a husband her parents pick for her even though she doesn't love him and will probably always love Anand, whom she grew up with from the moment she was born and whom she loves with all her heart and who loves her with all his heart. Anand is also shown at the end of the movie to have married Anu a girl he meets by chance during the early parts of the film but with whom he interacts only once or twice throughout the movie. I find this really stupid that both Anand and Bujji get married off to other people whom they barely even know, when they both love one another and Bujji's parents aka Anand's aunt and uncle, were happy with the match at first as well. But alas they'd rather give their only daughter over to a stranger then let her marry the man of her heart and go live with him and his fathers family. His fathers family are good people however they take the law into their own hands when it comes to stuff happening in the community. Which is why Anand's parents were killed 25 years prior by their enemies. Bujji's wedding especially or the little we see of it just looks so sad, she is standing there, face downcast and sad, looking towards Anand's room and the spot they used to sit in facing the sea. Everyone else is smiling and looking happy except for the bride herself, Doesn't look like she will be happy with her new husband at all, poor girl.

This brings me to my second issue with the movie. They have left out a lot if important stuff, they just cut to the end result and we are left to make sense of what has happened and what's currently going on. The same thing happens with the bombings later on in the movie, none of it is actually shown, it's just spoken about and discussed by other characters.

Besides the 2 things I've mentioned the actual storyline is really good for the most part. The only slightly silly thing being Anand getting worked up over fireworks at Diwali and a plastic bag with to much plastic in it or something yet he rides a petrol guzzling motor cycle...

The casting was really good, Anand whose played by NTR Jr. Continues to deliver another superb performance in Janatha Garage, from the action scenes, the emotional ones and the dancing. Bujji played by Samantha Ruth Prabhu is drop dead gorgeous as usual and delivers another stunning performance, she is unfortunately barely shown in the movie besides her one or two scenes with Anand and becomes Eye Candy more then anything else; which is a shame as her character seemed really interesting especially with what she and Anand were up to at the chemical company she worked at. Nithya Menen was really great in the like 3 seconds of screen time she got, half of which was her at the end somehow being married to Anand now. She had so much more potential but like Samantha as Bujji, was horribly wasted and delegated to the role of Eye Candy.

The feature song was good and had a celebrity surprise in it. The movie had a few other enjoyable songs as well; so a pretty enjoyable soundtrack for the most part.

All in all Janatha Garage is worth a 9/10 rating, but loses stars for the inconsistency in the storyline and more importantly loses a large chunk of stars for botching up Anand and Bujji's otherwise beautiful relationship. It's like the director was going for a romantic storyline based on saving the environment and Anand and Bujji, and their exploits, which would have made a really good movie to be honest. But decided to go down the Janatha Garage story instead, he had two really good stories, either would have worked great, but he tried combining them and ended up with a mess on his hands.

A well deserved 6/10 for Janatha Garage from me, unfortunately can't in good conscience give it a higher rating with it's glaring issues.

a great movie with lot of emotions.....a totally must watch movie.

[chowdarylokesh · 10/10 · 4 September 2016]

First of all, the way koratala Shiva presented the story was awesome. Having such biggies such as Mohanlal ,Jr.ntr, Samantha ,nitya Menon and all others the movie got a lot of hype. To satisfy that much expectations all the actors did their best. I really love the actor Jr.ntr's entrance ...it's different and very effective.

The first half of the movie goes in a cool and classy way. There are some comedy scenes in the first half b/w Jr.ntr and Nitya Menon. Escepically the fight in the first have not only has that intense fighting effect bit also a little bit of freshness from the routine movie fights. The first contains 3 songs back to back. I think koratala wanted to maintain the emotion in the second half so he included the songs in the first half it self, which I think is a clever decision. The second half has intense emotions especially in the rajiv kanakala's secession and before Raghava's ( uni Mukundan) assassination ....

Plus points - Mohanlal and Jr.ntr's mind blowing performance. Nice to see both of them sharing screen.

• DSP has done a fantabolous job on the BGM.

• The emotion in the film is carried all along the second half.

• Awesome screenplay.

• the way simple diaily life lines are converted into powerful dialogues is really mind blowing .

Minus points - it would have been better if the heroins shared the screen for like 10 more minutes.

Totally it's a power pack emotional movie. Koratala Shiva and his team have done a great job in putting forward this film....every one has done a great job...so finally I think it's a must watch film.... The songs have the feel towards the message.....it's a enjoyable as well as a great message oriented movie...great work by koratala Shiva.

Should be a 9/10

[denmark-16918 · 6/10 · 18 January 2023]

I loved it right up until 1 hr and 50 mins in...after that it all went down hill. After he has to choose between helping people or keeping his fiancé, I was done with the movie. And then the killing spree at the end was just too much. The "Robin Hood" gang should have had some kind of morals, or a line they shouldn't cross. NTR Jr and Samantha were great, I didn't see a need for Nithya's character. They tried to put her in there at the end to have some kind of happy ending, but it really didn't work. If Anand and Bujji had gotten to stay together, or she came back in the end, then the movie would have been a solid 9/10, just losing one star for killing spree at the end.

If you decide to watch the movie , watch it

[mohit_sinsniwal · 8/10 · 26 May 2019]

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

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

A Good Movie with Some Drawback's

[vinnutheMOVIELORD · 7/10 · 6 September 2016]

This movie created much hype before it's release due to director Koratala siva in which he gained positive reviews from his last movie srimanthudu which is a very big hit and ntr from his last movie NKP,but this movie some how disappointed critics due to its lack of actress characterization,actress screen presence,routine story backdrop,weak story line but the concept of this movie is different like directors last movie,It has theme of controlling pollution and a social awareness to save trees ,i like that idea and ntr's acting is really extraordinary he even admitted that he changed his attitude,acting style etc in interviews prior to the release of movie ..Mohan lal ,Samantha and nithya menon acted very well,Music from DSP is a big plus point and item song 'pakka local' of kajal aggarwal is main attraction in second half and so many feels that climax is some how disappointed..but atlast ntr and siva achieved a hit

Emotional action drama

[jpavanaryan-38-28916 · 10/10 · 12 September 2016]

Janatha Garage is not your regular popcorn entertainer which Tollywood churns out every week. It is a character-driven film where the onus is on serious emotions. Though NTR performs brilliantly, Mohan Lal gets a prominent role and this might not go well with NTR's fans. Music by Devi Sri Prasad is a huge plus as all the songs have been composed quite well. Devi's background score in the second half elevates the proceedings to a decent level. Production values of the film are pretty good. Camera work is superb as Hyderabad and Mumbai have been showcased in a wonderful light. Dialogues written by Koratala Shiva are meaningful. Editing is below average as the film needs to be trimmed by at least 15 minutes. Coming to the director Koratala Shiva, he has done just an okay job with the film. Though his thought is good, he takes too much time to establish the story as the film catches steam only after the first half. He makes things predictable and ends the film on a simple note.The film will appeal to the general audience more than the fans. Finally, if you ignore the predictable story line, you may give this film a shot.

Blockbusterms

[kathimahesh · 10/10 · 22 November 2018]

Ntr rock in the movie no one can replace ntr jai ntr he done a movie with a good mestage all have to see in theatres stop piracy

Must Watch

[abhishek-12011 · 10/10 · 4 April 2021]

The movie is worth a watch. It has all elements like emotions, violence, family and sentiments. The positive factors are the performance of veteran actors Jr. NTR and Mohanlal. They gave an outstanding and charismatic performance in this film. However, the slow narration leaves us irritated, which is negative one...The unnecessary scenes in the films could have been avoided...Its worth a watch, however. Other actors like Sachin Khedekar, Unni Mukundan, Devayani and Ashish Vidyarthi has given their performance well.

A must watch for all south fans

[gurichahal-78949 · 10/10 · 23 June 2022]

I wish there's a part -2 for the movie..........................................and hopefully no one from bollywood try to remake this movie because i have already watched it 5-6 times and also they are no match for south movies.

Two great performers, one sloppy film

[aniruddha-madduri · 5/10 · 19 March 2017]

Genuinely, if two of the finest actors in the country get together to be a part of a movie, one shall expect nothing but brilliance. But that's not the case with Janatha Garage. So much hype around the movie, so little has it in store. The movie starts off with Sathyam (Mohanlal) imparting his form of justice to the people, under the facade of a garage, appropriately titled Janatha Garage, but personal tragedy separates him from a part of his family. After many years, Anand (Jr NTR), an environmentalist, gets into trouble with Sathyam's son. The rest of the story is how Anand is linked to Janatha Garage, and what happens next. The first half is utterly unbearable to watch, primarily because it appears to be a hodge-podge of some scenes. But, the pre-interval scene is very well done. The first half hour of the second half is interesting and good too. But it all goes downhill. And that's a shame. The gravest fault of this movie though, is the characterization of Anand. He is portrayed as an environmentalist, but rides a Royal Enfield. I was willing to excuse that, but there is a scene in the second half, where he shouts "NO MORE PARTIES", but subsequently dances to an item song. Hypocrisy much? The performances are one of the main draws of the movie. Jr. NTR does a great job, as usual, in the movie (albeit a flawed character). Some scenes show his range as an actor. Mohanlal does his role with grace and gravitas. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menon, extremely good actors, are just reduced to eye candy, and that's sad. There's the item song featuring Kajal Agarwal, which was completely unnecessary. The cameo appearance from Rajeev Kanakala was good. The scripting was flawed, the editing was okay, and the music could've been better from DSP. The cinematography was good. All in all, this could've been a potential classic, but is reduced to a commercial masala potboiler.

Compassion towards Mankind and Nature is #JANATHA GARAGE

[vijaycsemvgr · 8/10 · 3 September 2016]

An out and out action flick that has true values. I would rather call this movie as a "To Point". Because it showed what it meant to be rather than moving out of the box.Director Koratala Siva has made a tremendous effort in writing the scenes because it involved to many emotions through out screenplay.

Yes,the movie is lengthy but the director showcased well in connecting the characters by the end of 1st half. When two top notch actors are sharing screen there need to be a storyline that a chemistry without dialogues is more important than expressions and janatha garage has it all over the 2 and a half hours showtime.

If we go to the DOP, it is just simple,plain and a good level of contrast as if we are watching a non-telugu movie. Level of Janatha Garage set is just natural and using for most of the part is unbelievable.

Coming to the captain, Koratala Siva was a concept-made director, he is one of a few directors who believe that "a movie must have a theory, then comes the actors."

An actor's acting couldn't be shown more than his emotions. I would like to ask the audience a one question- Did you understand the screenplay rather than did you like the movie?

excellent, engaging.. pure movie lovers will enjoy like me

[klaxman300 · 10/10 · 6 September 2016]

if you are pure movie lover want a great cinematic experience.top class performances, excellent technical values forget all stupid comments.watch it. its a story driven movie with intense emotions, few commercial elements. some are commenting about repairs to this movie.i think they need repairs to their mind.very strong,engaging story. this is unique taking.slow narration ? not at all.only some traditional hero fans who always wants their hero roar like tiger will tell you "this is one time watchable.second half boring ".second half is focused completely on story.till end i completely immersed in janatha garage story. you can enjoy the movie only when you connect to the plot without thinking anything about heroism ,comedy, challenging villains etc. erase all your expectations go with open mind..

Nice to See NTR on Screen

[rockstargrv007 · 9/10 · 1 September 2016]

There are lots of up and down in the movie that makes viewers a bit frustrated. In some of the places movie goes a bit slow but overall its a blend of emotions, action and drama.

In terms of acting, all cast has done very well and direction is also decent.

I recommend to watch this at least once even if you are not a fan of NTR.

Positive points 1. Acting 2. Direction 3. Screenplay 4. Actions 5. Story

Negative 1. Movie could have more action sequence 2. Slow in runtime (somehwere)

I leave the debate whether movie is good, great or bad movie. But its going to be hat-trick to Jr NTR, My first impression came right from title card which has Mohanlal name first and then Jr NTR name. Very impressed with that. Scene immediately after the interval with Rajeev kanakala Mohanlal and Jr NTR and then break up scene with Samantha Ruth Prabhu, both scenes proves NTR again. Ignoring the fight sequences, happy for NTR playing a role again. Mohanlal Jr NTR Nithya Menen eye feast to see them acting but missed a combined scene to all three. Special mention to Cameraman. Mesmerized once again after 24 movie. Looking for faults??? plenty. But Siva Koratala has some how mastered to cover up things. Now read my first line again.

Don't come to conclusions by seeing once

[manojvadlamudi · 9/10 · 2 September 2016]

Sometimes if we want to understand the different character in any hero, we need to see twice. Same thing happened to me in this movie. I felt OK after watching the first time and felt very much happy after watching the second time, that is JANATHA GAREJ and as a fan, this is what I was expecting from Jr NTR to act the films which are message oriented. Hats off Jr NTR, Mohanlal , Koratal Siva, Ramajogeyya Sastri and Devi Sri Prasad.

Story: The story-line in this film is awesome and very message- oriented as well for this generation.

Nature: This film really explained the necessity of saving nature in a simple a ways like planting trees, don't use plastic which is harmful to the earth, don't spoil the natural resources etc...

Action: No doubt about that Mohanlal and Jr NTR did it extraordinarily.

Songs: Here out of five songs three were dedicated to the story (Pranamam, Rock on bro and Jayaho Janata), this again proved that how director Koratala Siva given importance to the story. I should thank songs writer Ramajogeyya Sastri.

Background music: Background music will add an advantage to the content to be more effective.

Comedy: Generally people are commenting on this part is that comedy is missing. In my view sometimes both story (massage) and comedy cannot able to fit in a single jar.

Bottom line: Don't do mistakes and don't others allow to do mistakes.

An awful movie which fails to put make an impact in all sense

[jishagac · 1/10 · 3 September 2016]

The movie starts with the story of a common man (Rahman) & his brother , a mechanic (Mohanlal) , who was brought to the new city . And then we find that Mohanlal suddenly turns up into a gangster . The movie fails to provide a valid reason to this transformation. And then the whole mechanics under mohanlal turns his garage , Janatha Garage into a place where any on can place down his sorrows.The story seems too poor in various places & the performance of the crew doesn't seem much appreciable. The movie fails pathetically to provide logic in many cases. The meaning of bonds and family seems hopeless. And the action scenes are not as expected either. The her ends the movie without being hit even once. And him along with 4 others breaks up an armed mob of over 20. The climax too didn't settle me.

NTR film that Never Tries to Rise despite strong plot and performances

[sreekirch · 5/10 · 5 September 2016]

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.

Worst movie, worst story, worst acting, worst direction

[rohit_vit2020 · 1/10 · 3 June 2017]

Worst movie. Complete violence and meaningless. Takes the administration in hands and as always we show the police is useless. the core subject of the film is not clear. Father kills his own son in the end, that kind of violence. What can say anything more? Mohanlal's and NTR acting is worst. Mohanlal's expression throughout the film is constant., Simply no expression. Ntr's English is highlight😁