Review-in-pics: Kshetram

Kshetram is about the idols of Lord Penchalamma Narasimha Swamy. The descendants of Sri Krishnadevaraya are the hereditary trustees of the temple. However the idols are shifted to a nearby hill and the temple has no idols. The people in the neighboring 45 villages want the idols installed back in the temple as they are facing several hardships due to the idols not being installed back in the temple.

Dec 30, 2011 14:50 IST

Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani, Kick Shyam, Tanikella Bharani, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Rajiv Kanakala, Aditya Menon, Annapoorna
Director: T. Venugopal
Producer: G. Govindaraju
Music Director: Koti

Kshetram is about the idols of Lord Penchalamma Narasimha Swamy. The descendants of Sri Krishnadevaraya are the hereditary trustees of the temple. However the idols are shifted to a nearby hill and the temple has no idols. The people in the neighboring 45 villages want the idols installed back in the temple as they are facing several hardships due to the idols not being installed back in the temple.
Narasimha Rayulu (Jagapathi Babu) and Naga Penchalamma (Priyamani) decide to install the idols back in the temple.
However Narasimha Rayulu's efforts are stalled by Kota and his son Adithya Menon, Narasimha's viscious uncle and cousin.

They are eying the property of the lord that is being handled by Narasimha Rayulu. So Kota kills Narasimha Rayulu along with Penchalamma.
Penchalamma is reborn as Sohini (Priyamani) and falls in love with Chakri (Kick Shyam). Chakri is the son of Adithya Menon, Narasimha Rayulu's cousin.
Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani and Shyam are the only positive aspects of the film.

Film's story, screenplay and direction are very weak.
The film fails on several counts, it moves at a slow pace and one is bored after 10 minutes into the film.
Kshetram is badly made and very shoddy, can be easily avoided.