Cast: Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, Viraj Ashwin, Naga Babu, Viva Harsha, Lirisha, Sathvik Anand, Babloo, Seetha, Mounika, Keerthana, and others
Writer-director: Sai Rajesh
Producer: SKN
Music: Vijay Buliganin
Cinematography: M. N. Balreddy
Editor: Viplav Nyashadam
Plot:
Vaishnavi (Vaishnavi Chaitanya) and Anand (Anand Deverakonda) who reside in the same basti are childhood sweethearts. Anand quits school after failing his exams and starts driving an autorickshaw, while Vaishnavi enrols at a prestigious engineering college where she is influenced by other posh students, which worries Anand. She and Viraj (Viraj Ashwin) share a different bond in the college, which gets her into a lot of problems and trying to solve them, Vaishnavi gets into even bigger troubles in life. The complexities of love are further explored in the story.
Performances:
Vaishnavi Chaitanya nails it with her performance in the movie. She had the opportunity to play in a variety of personas, from a girl in school to an adult and she was exceptional in every way.
Anand Deverakonda's acting skills significantly improved in this film. His acting, although very good, especially in emotional scenes, although his graph falls in a few scenes, overall, he delivered convincing performance for his character in the movie.
Viraj has another significant role in the movie, and he truly becomes his persona. He has a lovely personality and gave a cute performance.
Vaishnavi's dad is portrayed by Naga Babu. Despite having a limited character, he did well in his role.
All of the other actors, especially Seetha, delivered exactly what the script called for while never going over the top and delivering a genuine movie-watching experience.
Pros:
Music: Music is the hero of the film. It drives the whole story and sets the mood.
Vaishnavi Chaitanya
Narration: The narration is clean and crisp.
Story: The movie has a very relatable story. Any youth can relate to this.
Characterisation
Cinematography
Realistic approach to the story.
Emotions
Cons:
Run time
Unusual climax
A few lagging scenes
Unnecessary brand promotions in between disrupt the flow of the story.
Technicalities:
As music is the movie's hero, let's start there. Although there may be occasions when you feel that some scenes are being overpowered by the music, overall, the music propels the movie, especially in the first half.
The music is so catchy that it stays in your head long after you leave the cinema.
The visuals in the film were gorgeous. The camera technique, especially in this film, perfectly builds the scene for a love story in each shot.
The editing should’ve been a little crisp. The movie’s run time is 2 hours and 57 minutes, which is too long for a story like this, which can be shown to perfection in even 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Vox verdict:
A melodious feast for youth, especially. A feel-good love story.
Rating: 3/5
