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Pista movie review

Cast: Vishal, Shriya, Prakash Raj, Ali, Tannikella Bharani, Shayaji Shinde, Krishna Bhagwan, Srinivas Reddy and others.

Music: Mani Sharma

Direction: Saban Ayyappan

Producer: Vikram Krishna

PISTA was a much hyped and was released with a lot of expectations. But the movie’s storyline disappoints the audience as the subject looks old, stale and dry. There is nothing new to offer to the watching crowds. Few action scenes and Shriya’s skin show make the mass crowds a bit happy.

Story

The movie starts with a young and dynamic man in the opening frame. He is the hero Murali Krishna (Vishal) who hails from a small town. He is in search of his elder brother who runs away from the dwelling. The reason for his escape is said to be his mother’s anguish. When the hero and the hero’s elder brother are in their child hood days, Murali Krishna’s elder brother pierces a name tattoo of a girl called Meenakshi on his chest. On seeing it, Murali Krishna’s mother (Geeta) thrashes him severely. For this reason, the young boy runs away from the house.

Murali Krishna promises his mother that he will find out his elder brother’s traced and will bring him back to her. In a search to find him, Murali lands up in Vizag and stays in a room of his friend Ali.

Incidentally, a young a beautiful girl Indu (Shriya) meets him and after some time they both fall in love. Her costumes in the songs are too hot to handle. Meanwhile, there are two noted criminals in Vizag who are more than evils to the society. Surya Prakash (Prakash Raj) and another villain named Guru (Kishore) control the evil deeds in Vizag. Guru is a real estate broker who occupies lands of innocent people.

Vishal somehow gets involved in a brawl with the two gangsters and traces out that the dreaded criminal Guru is his elder brother. He tries to convince Guru that his profession is wrong and narrates the whole past of them. He somehow manages to bring out Guru into the good path. But what happens in the end is a suspense which has to be seen on a big screen.

Performances

Vishal looks handsome in the movie and as usual offers his 100% to the movie’s storyline. His character is heroic and well enough to be labeled as a perfect man. He is impeccable in performing Acton and dancing scenes.

Shriya adds the life of glamour to the movie. Her tempting costumes raise the temperatures in the theatre. Ironically, most of her costumes display her cleavage to full extent and her naval to a major part. Moreover, the collar bones and the jaw line of her is a superb addition to her impeccable beauty.

Prakash Raj plays the role of a baddie perfectly, but this is for the first time that he is not seen in a meaty role. Tannikella Bharani adds as a villains support and plays well his character.

The comedy is almost average and the music is disappointing. But choreography is superb and adds zing to the song.

The director Saban tried to carve PISTA into a blockbuster. But the weak storyline makes it a bit pulled out and the movie may not live to the expected run in the theatres.