Story, Screenplay and Direction:The first half of Ontari is good. If viewed in entirety, then the direction and performances are good but the basic plot doesn't work out especially towards the end. The last one hour when the suspense is over and it turns into a seen-before revenge drama pulls the movie down. The screenplay is present day inserted with flashbacks throughout.
The unconventional characters and fates of the main leads are difficult to pull off, especially in this screenplay. It could have been a highly watchable, even enjoyable movie if the story was a little different post-break. The action sequences in the first half are good, while those in the second half get very repetitive. Background score and re-recording is good.
The scene where Bujji introduces Vamsi to his own family as her boyfriend, the family sequences and sprinkling of humor in the first half is good. The scene where Vamsi and Ali (playing a waiter) interact finishes off the suspense about Bujji and the movie takes a different road from there. Incidentally, a movie starring Vadde Naveen called 'Naa Oopiri' has a similar storyline.
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