Happy Days is nothing but College days

College days are the most Happy Days. Graduating from college is the end of Happy Days but beginning of purposeful Days : is a dialog from Sekhar Kammula's directed Happy Days. As it goes, Happy Days is about a bunch of college going guys and girls in the college - each with a character, attitude and background. That is pretty much about the story. So, what is new? Sekhar Kammula proves that question wrong and comes up with an excellent presentation of the same in his own style.



Into the details: The film opens with all the lead characters joining CBIT Engineering college. They all bond during the ragging time. What goes on through their lives form the rest of the film. Values of friendship, transformation from naughty to being resonsible, love budding from friendship, college egos etc are nicely portrayed.

First half of the film focuses on establishing the characters. Relations start building up. By second half, all the characters and relations are established. Second half is the best part in the film where the film touches all nodes. It is hillarious at times, funny at times, emotional at times and touching at times. The narration is excellent. It is a good feeling that one will carry out of the theater. Credit totally goes to the director. The narration is nicely knitted. Emotions are nicely balanced. It is all in all a good show by Sekhar.

There are few things however that do not fit in the film. Such realistically going film has a cricket match with gimmicks. Cricket match itself is short, quick and fits the story. But the way the ball makes random jumps before hits the stumps and also creating a 'boundary bat' are unfit in the context of this film. Similar are the chemical compounds that Tyson character creates.



Nikhil is very energetic and his accent is hillarious at times. It is tough to miss Nikhil in the songs. Such is his energy. He is at total ease with his character. Varun Sandesh, though at times resembled Sidharth, is very good in his role. He played his role well balanced. Even though all four guys are leads in the film, it is Varun's character that gets maximum footage. In fact, he is the one who narrates the entire film. He has done total justice to his role. Rahul is the most softest of all but bold. His love for a senior and the approach he takes in gaining his love is done nicely. Couple of scenes where he responds to his friends saying 'it doesnt matter what he did, he is still our friend' are very touching. Some of his dialogs will surely deserve claps from the audience such as 'ishtam, bhayam oke dhaggara undavu', 'entha chesian vadu mana friend ra' etc.

It is tough to rate which one of the lead did the best because all of them played their roles as per the requirement. Recognition goes to Nikhil and Rahul based on their characters in the film and Varun for his leading through the film. Vamsee plays a guy who cannot even take getting 2nd rank in the college. His love for a disloyal girlfriend makes him blind for the friendship. He is apt in his role. Tamanna is beautiful and played her role perfect.

Music by Mickey J Meyer is excellent. Thanu leka song that comes as parts, situationally, is very well composed and fits the mood very well. Lyrics add more value. All songs are nicely visualized. Editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh is good. Camera by Vijay is very good. The movement is smooth and every frame came out like canvas. The way the locales are captured in Araku is extraordinary. Especially the camera coming out of the sand dune and turning on the 8 people sleeping on the beach and goes back in again is just an example of the craftsmanship.