Be it his longing to meet the lord to his facial expressions, Nag takes you on an emotional journey. Probably, this is one of Nag’s best performances to date and the way he plays the emotional devotee of Lord Venkateswara will mesmerize you completely. When everybody was stunned to see Nagarjuna perform the way he did in Oopiri, the superstar takes things a notch higher and totally owns Om Namo Venkatesaya. What are those problems? What kind of relation does Ram share with lord Venkateswara? How did he become Hathi Ram Baba? and where do Krishnamma(Anuska) and Pragya Jaiswal feature in this entire set up? To know answers to these questions, you need to watch the film on the big screen. During the same time, there are many other criminal factors that Ram needs to face in the temple town. God answers his prayers as lord Venkateswara himself appears before him and acknowledges his sincerity. To seek more divinity, he reaches the main temple in Tirumala and starts praying for the lord. He joins the ashram of Padmananda Swamy(Sai Kumar) in Tirumala and gets enlightened about Lord Venkateswara and his spiritual powers. Right from his childhood days, Ram(Nagarjuna) takes upon a journey to make contact with the eternal powers of the god. Directed by the legendary Raghavendra Rao, this film has hit the screens today. Once again, he is back with a very interesting film called Om Namo Venkatesaya. Namo Venkatesa provides wholesome fun for the family.Starring : Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anushka Shetty, Pragya JaiswalĪkkineni Nagarjuna is a master when it comes to doing devotional films. Some of Devisriprasad's songs sound and look good on screen. The camerawork is good - particularly the locations in Iceland and other parts of Europe. The technical aspects of the film are good. The other characters do not have any substantial roles. Master Bharath's role does not fit into the scheme of things. For actors like Brahmanandam, Ali, Mukesh Rishi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, J P Reddy, Dharmavarapu and Kashi Vishwanath, such roles are routine. Though she does not have an author-backed role, she is quite convincing. His characteristic movements depicting Venkatesa - rather his attributes (when he actually prays to him) - are good. He dons the comedy cap with a perfect sense of timing.

At this stage of his career, such roles look effortless. He gets the right cast as well. Venkatesh sails through the film with his excellent performance. There is not much of a story but Srinu ensures wholesome entertainment. Similarly, the inclusion of the Namo Venkatesa song near the climax is quite a deterrent. Romance is restricted to the songs.Ī sub-plot of faction-rivalry seems unwarranted and has no direct bearing on the story. But comedian Ali's track is not well-developed - it looks as though the director wanted Ali in the film and hence, wrote a few lines for him.

Sreenu Vytla infuses a lot of humour in the film. It looks as though comedy was used to plug the gaps. The film revolves around who gets the girl and it's anybody's guess, really. Then there's another boy (Akash), also in love with her. Her uncle Chengalaraya (Mukesh Rishi) fixes her marriage with his son Bhadram (Subbiraj). Pooja belongs to a family involved in faction feuds. Venkatramana, being the naïve guy, believes in her love. And the drama goes on. On Prasad's advice, she feigns love for him. On a trip to Paris, he meets his dream girl Pooja (Trisha), who is the niece of Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) - the person who arranges the trip. He is a simple, innocent man, who is good at ventriloquism, singing and writing. The story goes like this: Venkatramana (Venkatesh) is unmarried, as he has not found the girl of his dreams.

In the humour department, he is ably complemented by Brahmanandam. Venkatesh reigns supreme throughout the film, providing much fun and sentiment.