After scoring hat-trick failures with Alludu Seenu, Speedunodu, and Jaya Janaki Nayaka, young hero Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas is back this time with director Sriwass who last delivered the disastrous flick Dictator, to offer the supernatural thriller Saakshyam. Here's team AP Herald's exclusive first on net Saakshyam first report.
Saakshyam begins with the introduction of Vaibhav (Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas) as a carefree youngster who falls in love with Sandhya (Pooja Hegde) and life goes well until he's exposed to the reality of his identity and his past, and the brutal murder of his parents Sarathkumar-Meena by the evil team of Jagapathi Babu , Ashutosh Rana and Ravi Kishan. How forces of nature help Vaibhav achieve his revenge at every stage is what Saakshyam is all about.
Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas has miles to go in terms of acting, while Pooja Hegde goes uber glam sans inhibitions. Jagapathi Babu and the team look like funny caricatures than menacing villains. Sriwass has been aided by Arthur Wilson's splendid cinematography but has letdown the efforts with a poor screenplay, illogical sequences and over the top heroism. Besides poor placement of songs and uninspiring performances, ultimately make Saakshyam a tiresome experience. All said, Saakshyam is yet another dud from Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas stable, and it's High time the actor plans an introspection of his career choices.
