Director Ravi Babu, who intended to make a love story, ends up dishing out a comedy instead in "Soggadu". The blame should be equally shared by screenplay writers Paruchuri Brothers who begin and end most of the scenes with comedy, quite bypassing the agony of the lovers.

Even during the few tense scenes, where Tarun is trying hard to hide his love (Aarti) from the eyes of her dreaded brother, Brahmanandam's comedy intervenes to dilute Tarun's anguish.

Despite Tarun's riveting performance, slick editing and hilarious pranks from Tarun's five-member gang, the contrived plot will have few takers.

For the first time in his career, lover-boy Tarun plays a street-smart guy. The character would have been more realistic with a few shades of grey. 

Aarti Agarwal, who became a glam girl with hits like "Indra" and "Allari Ramudu", plays a timid girl to perfection.

Villain Subbaraju impresses as her ruthless brother, but sometimes goes overboard. Hindi actor Jugal Hansraj looks good but his role offers no challenge.

Kota Srinivas tries to breathe life into the role of a struggling auto-driver. Brahmanandam impresses.

Composer Chakri belts out mostly fast-paced numbers except for "Magamasam".

Ravi Babu seems to have matured, refraining from lewd scenes and dialogues as in his previous two films, "Allari" and "Ammayilu".

The story is about the son (Tarun) of an auto-driver (Kota). The father is always scolding the irresponsible Tarun, who is reluctant to complete even his Class 10 and prefers to spend time with his four friends. He even helps a friend elope with her lover.

He falls in love with Aarti at first sight, but all his attempts to articulate his feelings are futile. He helps her run away from home and is shocked to learn that she does not love him, but wants to meet her lover (Hansraj) instead. Tarun decides to unite the couple. Will he be able to do it? Watch the film for the answer.