Ullasa Utsaha is a blend of humour & love mixed in proper proportions. The first half is a laugh riot with comic scenes which tickle your funny bone with Preetham(Ganesh) and his gang trying to woo Mahalakshmi(Yami Gautam) with whom Preetham falls in love at first sight! The second half shows us how the hero tries to get the heroine's love who already is in love with her childhood 'friend' Balaji.
Synopsis :
Ullasa Utsaha starts of with a black and white play of the childhood scenes of Balaji and Mahalakshmi. Like in many movies, even here the best friends are split when Balaji's father is transferred to some other place.
Then its present...n the intro of Preetham is highly enjoyable! This is followed by the intro of Mahalakshmi who is a guest to her friend in that locality. Preetham is in love at first sight with Mahalakshmi. This is followed by his playful attempts to win her love which all goes in vain when she tells him about her childhood love Balaji. Then comes the second half which is a mixture of twists and twirls with some unknown person trying to cheat her as Balaji, then an attack on the hero by a smuggler and heroine realising that Balaji was just a friend and that was not love and the one she is in love with is Preetham etc.
Performances :
The movie is wholly a visual treat with actirs performing their roles with high respect and command.
Ganesh shines throughout the movie including the fights which ho was not that good in his previous outings. With his comic timing, he surely makes the audience go laughing till the last minute of the movie.
Ganesh steals the show!!
Yami Gautam shows a decent performance. Not upto the mark but good as for a new comer.
Rangayana Raghu is excellent in the role of hero's garage owner father who always keeps shouting at his son.
Sadhu Kokila, though appears only for a short time, entertains fully with his expressions.
Sharan, also with a small role, has done a good job.
Preetham's gang of friends are the cool guys who ensure laughs in the theatre with their excellent timing and dialogue delivery.
Crew :
Devaraj Palan(Director): It's the direction which makes such movies look impressive. And Devaraj Palan gets full marks for it. Though a remke, he has given it a Kannada look with impressive locations and humourous dialogues.
BP Tyagaraju(Producer): The movie is upto the mark in its production values.Though not a rich movie, it has a feel good look.
GV Prakash Kumar(Music): The music gets people grooving for sure. The director has taken a clever step by roping in the same music director who had composed for the Telugu version(Ullasanga Utsahanga). With all the tracks being same as Telugu except for 'Chalisuva Cheluve' which the audience would humm even after going home, the music director proves to be a talented person.
Overall :
A feel good film which looks like happening in your own locality...with a bunch of guys helping their leader to get his love and the girl refusing. An old line...but a new style!
Enjoyable (Not as much as the telugu version).
A perfect family watch..enojoyable by the whole family like a weekend outing!
Ullasa Utsaha surely drenches you in 'the rain of joy'!
Rating :
3/5
