Janatha Garage Movie Review - Needs some repairs

Movie Name  :  Janatha Garage
Rating            :  2.75 / 5
Starring         :  NTR, Mohanlal, Samantha, Nithya Menen, Unni Mukund, Sai Kumar, Brahmaji, Benarjee, Ajay, Sitara, Devayani, Gunaji and others.
Story             :  Koratala Shiva 

Music             :  Devisri Prasad 

Cinematography : Thiru 
Editing            :  Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Fights             :  Anal Arasu

Art                  :  A.S. Prakash

Producer         :  Naveen Yerneni, Mohan (CVM), Y.Ravi Shankar

Screen play & Direction :  Koratala Shiva  
Date of Release  :  September, 2016

"Janatha Garage" is one movie which every film lover is eagerly waiting to be released since it was officially launched only because of the combination of NTR-Mohan Lal - Koratala Shiva. 

NTR has teamed up with hit Director KOratala Shiva for :"Janatha Garage"  after the success of "Nannaku Prematho".  The movie has created huge interest among the audience ever since it was announced and the interest hiked further with the casting of Malayalam super star MOhan Lal. 

The movie generated huge expectations as the trailers have become popular and Koratala Shiva is in top form.  It is one of the biggest movies of the season,  and it has hit screens both in Telugu and Malayalam.  Let us see how the film has fared and what is the story of the film.  

Story  :

Satyam ( Mohan lal ) establishes an auto garage in Hyderabad in early 1980's.  He is a good hearted man who always helps the needy.  Soon he becomes a leader in their locality.  All the people in neighbourhood approach him for help and he also "repairs" ( baskes up ) men who do wrong to the people.,  Very soon his garage turns into a grievance cell and he goes to any extent for justice. In this process, he loses his brother ( Rahman ).  Thereafter Rahman's son Anand ( NTR ) was shifted to Mumbai by his uncle for keeping him away from these gang wars.

After many years, Anand makes an entry as an environmental researcher who does not hesitate to go to any extent for protecting environment.  He comes to Hyderabad for a project and accidentally gets into scuffle with members of Janatha Garage.  He closes down the illegal quarry of Satyam's son Raghava ( Unni ).  Satyam invites him to join Janatha Garage as he was impressed by Anand's sincere approach. Satyam impressed by Anand's aggressive nature, asks him to take over the garage?  Why? What is the motive?  What changes have occured i Janatha Garage after entry of Anand?  Will Satyam and Anand know about their blood relation?  See Janatha Garage movie to know more!!

Performance of the artists  :

NTR has performed excellently in this movie.  He showed his maturity when he does the scene of Samantha leaving him.  

Mohan Lal is another great actor but does not have much scope for giving his excellent performance but his presence mesmerizes the audience.  Samantha and Nithya Menon are a waste in the movie.  The role of Sai Kumar is laughable.  The character of Ajay lacks proper depth and the villainity done by Unni and Sachin failed to give desired results.

Devayani has done well and Kajal Agarwal's item song comes at wrong time but she tried to spice up the screen with ample skin show.

Technical aspects of the movie  :

The movie has high technical values with best camera work by famous cinematographer.  Much of the film is shot at Janatha Garage set and even Mumbai set props are eye-catching.  The music of Devisri Prasad is OKay.  A few songs are good.  The editing is bad.  The fights are routine.  Dialogues are good but direction and narration is not good.

Some of the highlights of the movie are   ....

NTR’s performance
NTR and Mohanlal’s scenes
GHMC Episode
Some dialogues

And the drawbacks are c  

Dull first half
Heroines with no proper roles
Lack of emotional quotient
Weak Villain
Predictability
Lengthy runtime

Overall analysis of the movie  :

First things first, 'Janatha Garage' has its moments but audience will feel a bit disappointed with routine story & screenplay. Although 'Mirchi' & 'Srimanthudu' have age-old stories, Its the lively narration which made a huge difference. In the case of 'Janatha Garage', There are few shortcomings which could lower the impact. Terrific performances of NTR & Mohan Lal, Few Emotional Highs, Meaningful Dialogues, Rocking Music & Stunning Visuals are the positives of 'Janatha Garage'. On the flip side, The momentum keeps fluctuating and movie ends on a low note.

Koratala Siva takes a bit of time to get into the actual story and nothing much happens in the First Half. While NTR's characterization is unique, Director failed to make the most out of an actor of Mohan Lal's stature. Screen time of NTR is less in First Half & the romantic track isn't promising. There wasn't comic relief either. The first meeting of NTR-Mohan Lal in the pre-Interval is a treat to watch. Performances and Dialogues in this sequence were mesmerizing and sets the perfect tone for latter half. 

About 40 minutes in the Second Half takes the film to the next level. Particularly, The episode of Rajeev Kanakala. Both NTR & Koratala excelled here. However, Director failed to continue this emotional high thereafter and lost the track in the last half hour. 

It must be said that Villains couldn't match up to NTR & Mohan Lal. Still, Two Action Sequences elevating Heroism works in favor of the movie. The long-drawn Climax is a big let down. Overall, 'Janatha Garage' manages to be a Just OK film.