Review in pics: Mr Nookayya

Cast: Manchu Manoj, Kriti Kharbanda, Sana Khan, Raja, Murali Sharma

Director: Ani Kanneganti

Mar 09, 2012 12:12 IST
  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Cast: Manchu Manoj, Kriti Kharbanda, Sana Khan, Raja, Murali Sharma

    Director: Ani Kanneganti
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  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Manchu Manoj plays a cellphone thief who calls himself Nokia or Nookayya. His partners in crime are his friends, Nampally (Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao) and Chaa Chaa (Vennela Kishore).
  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Sana Khan (Shilpa in the movie) plays Nookayya's love interest. High maintenance Shilpa demands a house, a car and cash from Nookayya before she'll agree to marry him and Nookayya sets out to deliver.
  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Elsewhere, newly-wed couple Anuradha (Kriti Kharbanda) and Kiran (Raja) move to Bengaluru where Kiran is kidnapped by a gang headed by villain Shahjahan (Murali Sharma).
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  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Shahjahan asks for a ransom of Rs 2 crore and Anuradha steals the money from the bank she works on. The two stories overlap when Nookayya steals the money from her.
  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Things get complicated when Shilpa and Nookayya's friend Chaa Chaa escapes with the money.
  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Manchu Manoj delivers a fun performance and has choreographed his own action sequences.
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  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Sana Khan adds to the glam quotient and Kriti Kharbanda's performance is commendable.
  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    What works best for the film is the cinematography by Rajasekhar. The action sequences shot in slow-motion sync well with the plot.
  • Review in pics: <i>Mr Nookayya</i>
    Ani Kanneganti's direction could have been better as he fails to create a smooth narrative.
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