Cast: Arvind Krishna and Supriya Shailaja

Director: Raj Madiraju

Ratings: 3/5

Good and Honest

Almost after three decades, Prasad Entertainment is back with Rushi, a film by Raj Madiraju. Set in the backdrop of a medical college, the movie has been dealt with sophistication and the story has been presented with honesty.

Who said fresh subjects are absent in Telugu cinema? Here comes the answer for them, in the form of Rushi. The movie reflects the life of doctors, who are considered next to Gods.

The directors, while presenting their lives on screen shows that some of them are not infallible, they have their inner demons too that make them break their oath of service.

Rushi (Aravind Krishna) is an arrogant medical college student. But he wins hearts of his college mates and teachers slowly. His friendship with Pooja (Supriya Sailaja) starts with few misunderstandings and later they fall in love.

One day, Rushi goes to the help of seven-year-old boy Karthik, who is in emergency. This irks the authorities who punish Rushi for treating the boy without proper knowledge.

Rushi finds that Karthik is in need of a heart transplant surgery. As Rushi is diagnosed with brain tumour, he wants his heart to be transplanted for Karthik. What starts now is a legal and emotional battle.

Aravind Krishna shows remarkable ease and consistency. Supriya Shelja has acted better in the second half which is more emotional. Master Gaurav is cute as Karthik.

Don Chandra's songs are below average, but background score is neat. Tribhuvan Babu's cinematography and Sreekar Prasad's editing stand out to help the director.

On the flip side, there are shades of Happy Days and Three Idiots in the film and you do get a feeling of deja vu. Also, the film sustains to hold our interest in many scenes. At the same time, Raj Madiraju should be appreciated for trying his hands at a different stuff.

Lastly, the film is a one-time watch with Aravind's performance to look out for.