More on rediff.com ! Go watch Little Terrorist! Chehraa is a drag! Oscar special: Hilary Swank!

Young actor Srikanth plays an obedient brother to Venkatesh. Srikanth marries Sangita, Aarti's sister, and she starts questioning Venkatesh's authority. Srikanth blindly believes his brother and even overrules his wife, but Venkatesh starts doubting Srikanth's intent.

Meanwhile, the other brother (Sai Balaji) falls in love with the daughter of a dreaded don (Prakash Raj [Images]). Sai decides, keeping in spirit with this filmy household, to sacrifice his love when the don threatens to eliminate his family if he does not leave his daughter alone.

The rest is predictable, clich�d, and quite boring.

 Director Muppulaneni Siva could have made this regular sentimental family drama interesting by triggering some pragmatic conflicts, but he relies on trivial issues.

His predictable screenplay is monotonous, and he could not even cover up the obvious similarities with Maa Anaiya.
In fact, Venkatesh's role is quite similar to Dr Rajsekar's in Maa Anaiya. It doesn't challenge the actor, and he just goes through the motions.

Veteran actress Sarada, on a comeback, performs the mother's role with consummate ease. Sneha, who is doing 'selective' roles in Telugu cinema, plays Venkatesh's docile wife. It's an outdated sati-savitri kind of role, and she should shrug off her traditional image to experiment. Sangita, so far confined to glamourous roles, plays the troublesome daughter-in-law. The talented Prakash Raj attempts to bring life into a caricature.

Director Siva, known for hits like Gilligajalu and Raja, captures some good performances from his lead artistes. But neither his screenplay nor the comedy track holds the interest.

Composer S A Rajkumar, who carved a niche for himself with Telegu hits like Suryavamsam and Raja, fails to come up with soulful music. He is now rehashing old hits instead of discovering fresh melodies.