Subrahmanyam for sale - is it worth buying ***

Well known producer Dil Raju and mixed luck Director Harish Shankar present an entertainer with many twists and turns. This Sai Dharam Tej movie is very patchy when it comes to family drama in spite of strong star cast.

Movie story is predominantly narrated in the USA, Music by Mickey J Meyer is not bad. Telugamte sounds good in spite of a loud picturisation.

Director Harish Shankar tried to establish his Hero in many occasion, by introducing many unnecessary fight sequences. Villains almost tuning out to be comic, kind of dilutes the Hero's portrayal. While he had an array of artists he hardly used them, probably a waste of producers money. Family drama, was too loud but lacked in substance, probably it is not Harish's strength, but taking pot shots at a very popular and successful family drama 'Brindavanam' was not necessary.

This story revolves around one, two or three, no four marriages, so we are expected to keep track of who is marrying whom or why they are not marrying. So be prepared for this. We have most of the songs being shot in US background. Guvva Gorinka song with Grand Canyon background gets diluted with the Hero aping his maternal uncle Megastar Chiranjeevi.

Sai Dharam Tej the Supreme Star, seems to think only way he will have acceptability, is, if he copies his uncles Mega Star & Power Star. It is high time he changes this if he wants to succeed in cinemas, with so much competition from the Mega family. I suppose it is necessary to believe that i am just a starter and have to be humble, not act like the 'Supreme Star'. Some stylist will have to work on his face, probably people will never get to see his original face if he continues to sport the bearded look. He is getting good chances it is up to him to ensure he gets to be known as a star unto himself, just like a Nani.

Regina Cassandra looked good, acted well, could improve her dances. She made the best of the weak story and excelled in scenes where she was seen crying. For Adah Sharma after Heart Attack, it looks like a come down and had made her look like a vamp.

Bramhanandam, looked much slimmer, did make best out of the chance he had, dominated where he could. With big heroes avoiding him like plague, it looks like he needs to settle down with the next gen heroes. Naga Babu

as NRI Rajasekar over acted with his 'Bangaram' line. Wonder why this name cropped up, unless this is a pet name for the hero at home. Suman, Ajay, Pradeep Sakthi (After a long gap) Naresh, Jhansi n others had done their job, but felt Suman was wasted.

Songs picturisation, with romantic songs being shot without any Jr artists and the foreign locales could have been done better.

Entertaining in patches, too many fights, lack of family drama etc hamper the movies success, could get a rating of ***