But in short, Oh Baby was a decent movie in my opinion. Maybe it was due to the over praising that it received in the USA audience or the appreciation it got from all quarters. But for some reason, this film just felt underwhelming and average at best. Positives: + Performances + Cinematography + Unique Concept and Story + Fun Moments Negatives - Length - Music - Forced Comedy Analysis and Final Take: Oh Baby was a massive success given the budget and Samantha's popularity. Since it's co produced by the company that made the original Korean movie, they made sure it looks nice on screen and the money shows.
Production Values are grand and solid for a film like this. The film is too long for its own good and dragged. Production Design by Vithal K is excellent. Cinematography by Richard Prasad is rich and vibrant. Unfortunately it is one of the films liabilities. Technicalities: Music and BGM by Mickey J Meyer is adequate. Overall, Nandini Reddy does an adequate job and tries to make Oh Baby an enjoyable family fare for the most part. She alone makes it a one time watch and reduces Nandini's job in half. There are definitely a lot of flaws, but Samantha's performance probably covers up 75%. The comedy is very hit or miss and depending on your tastes you will enjoy it.
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She is definitely one director who knows how to extract good performances from her cast and is good at handling emotional scenes, which are the highlights of Oh Baby. Maybe it just me or the type of movie or the hype that people were saying about the movie, but the direction never felt as good or as convincing as people were saying. Given the fact that the producers are the ones who made the original, the pressure probably mounted on her. Direction: Nandini Reddy is back after a long gap and is given the task to remake a famous Korean movie. Pragathi is convincing as the daughter in law who doesn't like Baby. Child artist Teja Sajja makes his big screen debut as Baby's grandson and he's good. There's not much to talk about on the performance front. Naga Shourya is decent and makes his presence felt. He's superb in particular in the sentimental climax scene.
Rao Ramesh as Baby's son also shows his versatility as well and gets ample scope to perform in some emotional scenes. His legendary comic timing and natural flair bring out the best in him and he is equally adept in the emotional scenes. Rajendra Prasad garu is hilarious and shows his versatility once again as Chanti. She is phenomenal as the older baby and delivers a very moving performance in the first 30 mins and puts a smile on your face in the very last frame when she returns. If Samantha is the soul, then Lakshmi garu is the heart. The role requires someone with a lot of expertise and acting prowess to pull off an elderly person's body language as a young person. From the moment she enters the screen till the last frames, she is ball of energy and delivers a knockout performance.
She is excellent, lively and cheerful the entire movie. Performances: It's Samantha's show all the way. What happens next forms the rest of Oh Baby. Plot: A 70 year old woman named Baby (Lakshmi) who runs a canteen visits with her friend Chanti (Rajendra Prasad) is transformed into her 24 year old self (Samantha) after visiting a photo booth at a fair. Released on July 12th, the film went onto to become a blockbuster and I finally got a chance to watch it. An official remake of Korean movie Miss Granny, the film also features senior actress Lakshmi garu, Naga Shourya, Nata Kireeti Rajendra Prasad garu, and Rao Ramesh in important roles. Making waves for its unique concept and bubbly trailer, the film is directed by Nandini Reddy. Rating: 6/10 (Samantha all the way) Cast: Samantha Akkineni, Rajendra Prasad, Rao Ramesh, Lakshmi, Naga Shourya, Pragathi, Teja Sajja, Snigdha, Jagapathi Babu Screenplay-Direction: Nandini Reddy Based on: Miss Granny (Remake) Music: Mickey J Meyer Producer: D Suresh Babu, Sunitha Tati, TG Viswa Prasad & Hyunwoo Thomas Kim Banner: Suresh Productions, People's Media Factory, Guru Films & Kross Pictures Format Watched: Netflix Samantha is back with her latest movie Oh Baby.