His latter generation heirs in acting can never quite reach that pinnacle, as evidenced by their body of work, but the goal is quite lofty, so one cannot fault them either, since all of them do serviceable jobs (except for the one in the quite needless cameo). The performances are all way above-average, and befitting a work such as this, and this plays as a perfect swan-song to the dearly departed acting juggernaut of the yesteryear, Akkinneni Nageswar Rao. Good news is that this flick tries hard to address each one of those, and is successful more often than not, that I am tempted to overlook those instances in which it fails. Small details like the ones highlighted here are lost, more often than not, and a nitpicking critic dwells on them to no avail. In each iteration, there is a callback to each of those, that act as a refresher to the audience as well, and bring a smile to the lips. Considering the loops the tale goes through, another aspect that the helmer needs to be appreciated for is the attention paid to details like individual character quirks. It never calls attention to itself, which is a feat by itself. The skill of the cinematographer and the production designer (and the art designer) should be placed on a pedestal for this one, since the look of the movie, even during the period sequences, is almost perfect. One more point of note - each frame looks prefect. Due credit to the writer/helmer for not succumbing to such temptation. The fact that this has 3 generations of actors leading the setup is incidental, though it helps, and it is indeed ironic noting the applicability of the lines written for the characters, versus the real- life personas of the celebrity family members portraying them, and its surprising that the overwhelming feeling is something nice, rather than something typically overdone, which this could've devolved into quickly. The trailers did a disservice to this flick for sure, since they did not motivate me to watch it, but boy am I glad I did, that too with my dad on father's day. They save Sona who is with the MLA's wife and brother-in-law in a van, which is roaming around somewhere in the city Finally the police arrest the MLA.For once, the hype is warranted. And the two heroes who join hands for the first time in this movie, make sure that this doesn't happen. But he doesn't want Karan to escape from the police. In the turn of events, Raghu issues a fake passport to Karan. After recovering Raghu tells that Sona is not in his sister's house, but has been kidnapped by Karan who is out on bail. At that time, Raghu suffers a serious asthma attack, while in the bathroom, and everyone saves him.
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So Shanthi and Surya accompanied by a lawyer come to Raghu's house to get Sona back. Since Sona's custody is given to the mother, this action of Raghu's is wrong in the eyes of law. Raghu tells everyone that Sona is in his sister's house. Some days later Surya finds that Sona is missing. Soon Vijay discovers that Sona has lost her hearing in the accident. She is brought to Raghu's house, once she recovers. In the confusion that follows, Sona falls from a Ferris-wheel and is taken to the hospital by Vijay. One day Surya takes Sona to a fair and somehow loses her.
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Child custody of their daughter Sona (Baby Jennifer), who was in her periamma's (Shanthi's sister's) house when the breakup occurred, is given to the mother by the court. Meanwhile, Raghu and Shanthi Krishna apply for a divorce.
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The MLA gets angry and promises to avenge Raghu. Karan wants to leave the country to escape from the police and he needs a fake passport, since his passport is confiscated by the police He tells Raghu to get one for him, but Raghu being a sincere officer disagrees and calls the police instead. Raghu finds out that Karan is an MLA, wanted by the police. One day Raghu finds a bundle of cash on his table and meets the person (Karan) who kept the money there. Vijay is paired with Kausalya while Surya is paired with Simran. Meanwhile both the heroes Vijay and Surya find their own girlfriends and fall in love. They keep on fighting throughout the movie. Vijay blames Shanthi to be the cause of the problem and Surya blames Raghu for the same. Raghu's brother Vijay and Shanthi's brother Surya meet in a cinema theatre. Raghu tries to stop her by apologizing, but in vain. She immediately leaves for her mother's house. Raghu tells Shanthi Krishna that he cheated on her with a co-worker when he was in Goa. The story starts off with Raghuvaran, a passport issuing officer and his wife Shanthi Krishna.