Rating: 2.5/5
Banners: Chai Bisket Films, Lahari Films
Cast: Suhas, Tina Shilparaj, Gowri Priya, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rohini, Goparaju Ramana, Praveen and others
Music: Sekhar Chandra
Cinematographer: Venkat Sakamuri
Editor: Pavan Kalyan
Director: Shanmukha Prasanth
Producers: Chandru Manoharan, Anurag Reddy, Sharath Chandra
Release date: Feb 3rd, 2023
Suhas is slowly graduating into the hero category and after the success of ‘Color Photo’ he has attempted another project as the protagonist. Whether he is successful in this or not, let us see.
Story
Padmabhushan (Suhas) works as a librarian in government library and his dream is to become a famous writer. He also writes a book which doesn’t find any takers. However, things change when his name becomes famous due to certain writings on the web and few books as well. This also gets Padmabhushan engaged to his love Sarika (Tina). Before the truth gets discovered, Padmabhushan sets on a mission to locate the writer who is using his name. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.
Performances
Suhas is a natural performer and he delivers another impressive performance. In some scenes, he seems to be getting into Natural Star Nani’s mannerism. Tina Shilparaj is cute and quite expressive. She has good ease in front of the camera. Gowri was brief but made her presence felt. Ashish Vidyarthi was excellent, Rohini was impact creating, Ramana was matured, Praveen did his bit as required. The others were there to fill the gaps.
Crew
The story was natural but the script was written compactly and the screenplay was equally tight barring the last few minutes during the climax. The background score was okay and one song was worth listening. The cinematography was effective while editing was decent. Costumes suited the backdrop while the art department was apt. The production values were not extravagant but they justified the story and the backdrop.
Hits
Suhas performance
Smooth narrative
First half
Misses
Insufficient moments of humor
Overdose of melodrama in climax
Background score
Deeper Look
After the invasion of the OTTs, the audiences now have the choice of categorizing certain storylines into the OTT section based on the scale on which the film is made. In a way, this film also is more suitable for the OTT section but to those who wish to see a feel good entertainer, the theatrical experience might also work. The film takes off without any lag and gets to the point quickly. Since it is totally story driven there is sufficient pace in the narrative and the interval bang comes without much ado. The second half is about connecting the dots and to a large extent that also happens smoothly. However, the last fifteen minutes was more of a drag due to overdose of sentimental drama. To those who go to the theatres with an open mind, they might enjoy it. At the box office, the film has a strong chance to become a profit grosser given the cost effective budget, the following for Suhas and it would also depend on the word of mouth publicity.
Vox Verdict: One-time watcher