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Delightful rural romance
Delightful Rural Romance, About Uyyala Jampala, Uyyala Jampala. In many ways, this month has been one to cherish for film goers who were tired tuning into the regular mainstream cinema
In many ways, this month has been one to cherish for film goers who were tired tuning into the regular mainstream cinema. If ‘Prema Ishq Kaadhal’, ‘Second Hand’ defied commercial norms, ‘Uyyala Jampala’ falls in the same line, albeit it takes a commercial route on occasions.
This is a story of Soori (Raj Tarun) and Uma Devi (Avika Gor) – bava maradhalu - residing in Koonavaram village of East Godavari district. Both don’t meet eye to eye since childhood and try oneupmanship on each other. A sweetheart, Uma yearns for love after discovering that Soori reciprocates her friend’s (Punarnavi) advances. She falls for a guy who poses as a software engineer and decides to elope with him. As soon as she realises that he is a crook, she feels helpless. But in the nick of time, Soori comes to her rescue and saves her for from an embarrassment. The rest of the story of how Soori sweeps Uma off her feet and what she does to get him to walk down the aisle with her.
A tried and tested idea, ‘Uyyala Jampala’ works primarily because of the writing, backdrop and the characters that are relatable. Be it Soori’s friends or the one who tries hard to dupe Uma or the lady who leaks information from one house to the other, you can find them across every street in every village – the biggest USP of the film.
Sequences where Soori and his friend spoil Uma’s marriage bid and the one where he drives Uma to her home in the penultimate portions standout. Visuals too look fresh.
If not for the action block before intermission and a slightly jaded Tollywood-type climax, director Virinchi Varma succeeds in presenting the village romance naturally. Music by Sunny, barring the title song, hardly compliments the story.
The film scores heavily in terms of lead performances. While Avika Gor tries tough to give lip sync to her lines, she manages to compensate the show with her expressions, although she goes a tad over board at places. This is a best debut any youngster can get and Raj Tarun charms his way in the role of Soori. If not for the script, this should be watched because of what Raj Tarun brings to the table. Using the Godavari lingo to perfection, he is the Soori that every swaggering villager can identify with.
Rounding up, this is a rural tale dealt poignantly. Unlike Sreekanth Addala’s ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ which has a similar setup but leaves a message in the end, this is a simple love story with honesty and innocence all over it.
