Nirmala Convent movie review: Outdated syllabus in Nirmala Convent

Cast: Nagarjuna, Roshan Meka, Shriya Sharma, Aditya Menon, LB Sriram and Sameer
Director: G Naga Koteswara Rao

Following the footsteps of many small films that have released recently, G. Naga Koteswara Rao debuts as director with Nirmala Convent, with actor Srikanth’s son Roshan and former child artiste Shriya Sharma as the leads. Music director Koti’s son Roshan Saluri also makes his debut as music director. Samuel (Roshan) is the son of a poor farmer and studies in a convent in Bhupathipuram village. He soon falls in love with Shanti (Shriya Sharma), the daughter of a rich landlord. But the girl’s father comes to know of the affair and thrashes Samuel while taking away an acre of land from his father. He adds that Samuel can marry his daughter only if he becomes rich and popular.

Koteswara Rao is making his debut late, so his story and narration is quite old school. Rich girl and poor boy love stories were the norm in Telugu cinema decades ago — not now. While the second half is more like a promo for the TV show Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, Nagarjuna (playing himself) is the only saving grace in it. As far as performances go, Roshan is is an easy performer. He doesn’t look like a newcomer and has a bright future ahead of him. Nirmal Convent essentially is an outdated syllabus narrated by an old-fashioned teacher like Koteswara Rao. Except Roshan, Shriya and Nagarjuna, the movie offers pretty much nothing.