Release
Date: 18th August 1991
Banner: Sridevi Arts
Cast: Bala Krishna, Mohini, Tarun, Tinu Anand, Gullapudi, Chandra
Mohan, Suthivelu & Silk Smitha
Story & Dialogues: Jandhyala
Songs: Veturi
Music: Ilaya Raja
Cinematography: PC Sreeram, VSR Swamy & Kabir Lal
Presentation: SP Bala Subramanyam
Producer: Anita Krishna
Screenplay & Direction: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
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About
the film:
Aditya
369 is the name of the time machine invented by an absent-minded
professor Ram Das (Tinu Anand). It is a Telugu version of Hollywood's
'Back to the future' series. But Telugu rendition by director Singeetam
Srinivasa Rao and writer Jandhyala is meticulous. This film is also
made by technically strong with stereophonic sound system that could
be enjoyed in theaters where there is provision for stereo effects.
This is also a cinema scope and the total result is awesome experience
for the way the machine moves into past or future. Most of the film
is made in the laboratory, it seems, as there are quite a few visual
delights, explaining scientific knowledge.
The
film opens showing Professor Ramdas's antics and his time machine,
kept in an isolated laboratory. Krishna Kumar (Bala Krishna) is
a young post-graduate and professor's cute daughter Hema (Mohini)
take interest in the machine. A weird looking smuggler Raja Varma
also wants to appropriate it. Rajavarma by then has already knocked
off a huge diamond belonging to Krishna Devaraya period, from a
museum and kept a fake one there. A lad Kishore (Master Tarun) is
the witness of the theft. Having created all the important characters,
director Singeetham flags off the journey of time machine with Krishna
Kumar and Hema, with a policeman (Velu) accidentally entering into
it. They go into past to Sri Krishna Devaraya period. So we begin
seeing a historical for sometime featuring all the important episodes
that the empires regime is linked with. And Jandhyala, the writer,
also adds his own bit of imagination, inter-weaving the modern characters
of Krishna Kumar, Hema and also the policeman. This is used purely
for the farce. But the common factor is Diamond, about which we
again see when the three travel, this time, into future a post third
world war land, ravaged by nuclear wars, suffering from radiation.
The sets for these scenes are well designed. So the three also experience
what is there in store for this earth a hundred years hence, along
with the prediction that Krishna Kumar died in the hands of Raja
Varma in a fight to retrieve the diamond. Now once they are back
to present to their home, Raja Varma is awaiting to knock off the
Time Machine to disprove the news that he was killed by Raja Varma.
A
very interesting film, a bit highbrow too. Yet a lot of entertaining
scenes are incorporated. Bala Krishna had enough scenes to show
his talent, not only as Krishna Kumar, but also the second character
he is given as 'Sri Krishna Devaraya'. For Hema's role new talent
Mohini is adequate. Velu gives relief in lighter vein. There are
dance and songs sequences that are appropriately located. Ilaya
Raja takes credit for melodious music. Tinu Anand, as a professor,
impresses. Tarun in few scenes leaves his mark. Photograthy by PC
Sreeram is another highlight of the film.
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