Debut director Mahesh Uppala’s Telugu entertainer has slick visuals and tolerable humour, but plays it too safe. Debutant Aniesh takes a genuine risk by playing a speech-impaired protagonist in his very first film, but director Mahesh Uppala’s screenplay abandons its own interesting premise at the. The much-publicised Telugu film Itllu Arjuna, helmed by debut director Mahesh Uppala, is designed to be a slick showreel for newcomer Aniesh.