Movie Name : Ride Rating : 3/5 Banner : Sri Sai Ganesh Productions Casting : Nani, Aksha, Tanish, Swetha Basu, Sudha, Ahuti Prasad, Kasi Vishwanath, Thulasi, Brahmanandam, Praveen etc Music : Hema Chandra Cinematography : Shyam K Naidu Producer : Bellamkonda Suresh Director : Ramesh Varma






Story

A teen treat, the story is about two young lads, while one is the college going Mahesh (tanish) who also joins Kapil Chit fund as a collection agent just so that he can help his retired father (kasi viswanath), the other one is Arjun (nani) another college student whose only objective in life seems to be owning a bike. However, his father (ahuti prasad) is keen on saving money than spending on a bike. Mahesh's boss (brahmanandam) insists that he must take a bike so that the job goes smoothly and so Mahesh's mother (thulasi) takes loan and gives bike to her son. The story takes a turn when Mahesh loses his bike one day and he happens to find it with Arjun. A rivalry of sorts starts between both and what follows is the ride of experiences and challenges that both of them go through which is bound to change their lives. On the romantic side, Mahesh is in love with Rani (swetha Basu) while Arjun falls for Pooja (aksha).

Presentation

The director has come up with a pumped up teen concept and though the narrative has been a bit weak, he managed to score on the presentation aspect. The dialogues were written with energy, the script was handled well and the screenplay was apt. music played its own impact and the songs were good, equally efficient was the camerawork that captured the chase and action sequences very well. Editing was required during the second half and the contribution by the costumes and art department was good enough. Coming to the cast, both Tanish and Nani came up with good performances but then Tanish has to grow more so that he can suit action roles, Nani needs to be natural with his act so that he does not become monotonous. While Aksha has been good enough with her beauty and sweet smiles, Swetha mixed it up with a touch of acting too. The comedy track was not impressive and despite the presence of big names like Ahuti Prasad, Kasi Viswanath not much happened from them. The saving grace was the chemistry between Brahmanandam and Praveen which worked on the comedy aspect. Thulasi was effective.

Conclusion

The film has been made with good dose of entertainment and sufficient elements that will keep the youth pepped up. While the first half goes about with the regular college tales of romance, fights and other issues, it is the second half when things get really fast paced and though the climax looks a bit lengthy, it culminates to a smooth ending. The film would have been a lot better if the makers focused on putting more stress on comedy. Overall, this is a treat for the college going stuff and those bike crazy boys. Not much for the mass audience or the grown ups.