Morning Show Muchatlu - Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu

Except for the fact that it has Rajendra Prasad as the hero and has a title like Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu, there is nothing in the film that recommends viewing or bears resemblance to the original released in 1958. Apparently that NTR, Savitri, SVR starrer too didn’t have much to boast about in terms of content. Wonder why the producer chose to make the film in the first place and release it after eight long years . With no DTS, poor cinematography, old jokes and inane cast, this film makes for bad viewing.

Rajendra Prasad known as “Schemula Appa Rao” is forever in search of gullible people, selling anything under the sun on installments. Srilakshmi, Vijaya, Kalpana who are housewives  believe him  and entrust him with the responsibility of buying them a house. While the women save every penny and give it away in installments to the trickster, their husbands are oblivious to the happening. There is a silly comedy of errors with another Rajendra Prasad (dual role)appearing on the scene and he gives the negative character of the hero a balanced touch.

Neither of the Rajendra Prasad impresses as the plot is not only obsolete, it is seems utterly pointless and unnecessarily convoluted. Especially because, when you distill it down to its essence, it is a simple-minded story of a people aiming for something which is not within their reach and blowing away their hard earned money and unnecessarily falling into debts.

There was no necessity to bring in another Appa Rao and no meaning in showing him as a ‘pregnant’ man and indulging in elaborate episode of baby shower only to rubbish it off as a dream. The heroine, a teenager looks more like Rajendra Prasad’sdaughter and she is a total amateur. Rajendra Prasad does what is expected and the ending becomes very boring and dramatic. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu is unremarkable for the most part and this is a not a film expected from director Relangi Narasimha Rao.