Seetayya (Hari Krishna) is a powerful cop whose objective is to put an end to the ruthless factions in Rayalaseema. There are two warring factionist families in Dharmavaram, who are on a spree of killing each other. Seetayya becomes a tough obstacle to those families. A girl called Bangaram (Simran) is caught up in Seetayya's house by accident and there on she falls head over heels for him. When the factionists enquire about Seetayya's past it is revealed that his real name is Sivayya. He erased the factionism and bloodshed in a village Ontimitta in the past. He was married to a girl called Seeta, who was killed in a bombing after delivering a baby boy. Then onwards Sivayya changes his name to Seetayya. The rest of the story is all about how Seetayya reforms the factionists in Rayalaseema.
Analysis :
It's a delight to watch Hari Krishna doing an amazing performance in all departments. He reminded us of the great NTR in lots of the sequences (not just because of the physical similarities but also with his histrionic capabilities). YVS Chowdary knows how to project the macho and mass image of Hari Krishna very well and he used it to the maximum extent. The dances of Hari Krishna in this film deserve a special mention. The choreographer composed steps in such a way that they look top class on the screen and also provide us the wholesome entertainment. His scenes involving Soundarya are very tender. Simran is the perfect glamour doll of this film. She is extremely sexy in the songs. Her character also has some lighter vein comedy in the first half. She used her graceful dancing skills to maximum extent to entertain star-stuck audience. Soundarya did a small role in this film that lasts for 10 minutes in the film. She did well.There are 16 villains in this film out of which 4 of them are females (Nalini, Subhashini, Vindhya etc). There are so many of actors that none of them are given lengthy roles. All of them did their bit well.
TeluguOne Perspective :
The first half of the film is decent. But the second half is little slow. The climax is weak. The strengths of the film are Hari Krishna's performance, Keeravani music, YVS's picturization of songs and high production values. The weakness is the story, script and slow narration. There is too much of violence in the film. The duration of this film is very lengthy (more than 3 hours). Over all it's an average film that has got fair chances of doing extremely well in B and C centers because of excessive mass elements. YVS Chowdary - being a confident producer - has announced that the 100 days function of 'Seetayya' would be held on 1st December 2003 at Ananthapur. YVS Has already proved his capability of a producer who promotes his product to the right kind of segment.