Shock

Gritty Entertainer

Ram Gopal Varma's much-hyped Telugu production "Shock" is a huge disappointment. It turns out be nothing more than a rehash of the flop film "Manoharam" with a few mandatory changes.

Normally, filmmakers get inspired only by hits, but director Harish is the exception who chose to remake a rejected plot about two cops framing an innocent man to save their jobs.

Action star Ravi Teja, who regained his stardom with "Bhadra", chose a contrived plot to put himself in trouble…