Life Is Beautiful revolves around the beautiful human relationships and the story is set in a colony and the lives of middle class people in that colony.
Plus points
-Debutants have all performed well in their respective roles. Amala Akkineni impresses us with her performance oriented role and she herself dubbed for the role. Shriya and Anajala Javeri [Maya] are glamorous and utilizes their acting experiences in these roles.
-The middle class family scenes are beautifully shot
-Sekahar Kammula’s direction is the major asset of LIB.
-All the songs composed by Mickey.J.Meyer are aesthetically shot in the picturesque locales.
-Situational dialogues that will catch youth attention.
-Technical values are rich.
Minus Points
-Slow paced narration in the first half.
-Characterisations and few scenes makes you remember Happy Days film.
-Editing could have been better
All in all, Life is Beautiful remembers you of Happy Days, but this is set in a colony and deals with lives of middle class people in the colony. Sekhar Kammula tried to narrate Life turns beautiful not with the money but the beautiful good-hearted people around you.