Connect with us

Movie Reviews

'Do Aur Do Pyaar' movie review: Feel good movie about complex marriages

Published

on

'Do Aur Do Pyaar' movie review: Feel good movie about complex marriages

Debutante filmmaker Shirsha Guha Thakurta’s ‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ is a modern take on love, marriage, and everything that surrounds it. The comedy-drama follows Anirudh (Pratik Gandhi) and Kavya (Vidya Balan) who are stuck in a loveless marriage. The working professionals have both created separate lives for themselves and their conversations stay limited to the mundane details of life. They rarely have deep conversations. 

The film explores infidelity. Both the characters, married for over 10 years, are in love with other people. Kavya is in love with Vikram (Sendhil Ramamurthy), a photographer. Anirudh is in love with Nora (Ileana D’cruz), a struggling actress. 

The film sees the characters find the love they still have for each other.

The storytelling is perfectly paired with music by ‘The Local Train’, Lucky Ali, and other artistes. The actors do a good job of bringing life to their characters. Their thoughts and feelings are not dependent on dialogues but are conveyed through their body language and through their silences. 

Overall, the movie surely makes you laugh. But more importantly, it shows the institution of marriage in a new light and highlights the complexity of modern relationships. 

Advertisement

(Published 20 April 2024, 00:47 IST)

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Movie Reviews

Prasanna Vadanam Movie Review – Gulte

Published

on

Prasanna Vadanam Movie Review – Gulte

2.75/5


2 Hr 26 Mins   |   Thriller   |   03-05-2024


Cast – Suhas, Payal Radhakrishna, Rashi Singh, Viva Harsha, Nitin Prasanna and others

Director – Arjun Y K

Advertisement

Producer – Manikanta J S, Prasad Reddy T R

Banner – Arha Media, Little Thoughts Cinemas

Music – Vijai Bulganin

Advertisement

Suhas has become one of the bankable actors in Tollywood. He is now out with his latest film, Prasanna Vadanam, based on a man with face blindness. Directed by Arjun YK, let’s review the film here.

Plot

Surya(Suhas), a Radio RJ meets with a terrible accident and ends up with a rare disease named Prosopagnosia. Due to this, he gets face blindness and cannot identify the faces of people around him. One fine day, he witnesses the brutal murder of a young girl. He informs the cops but instead gets embroiled in the case. Left with no choice; he approaches top cop Vaidehi(Rashi Singh) for assistance. But things turn on its head and multiple cases are now filed on Surya. The rest of the story is about how Surya proves his innocence with the help of his girlfriend Adhya(Payal Radhakrishna).

Advertisement

Performances

Suhas is known for his versatile characters gets a tailor-made role in Prasanna Vadanam. As he has a unique disease, the scope for him to perform uniquely is high in the film, and Suhas lives up to all the expectations. His performance in the second half is highly impressive and arrests you till the end. Nithin Prasanna, who was last seen in Ambajipeta Marriage Band, delivers yet another bankable performance. The various shades he showcased in his performance were impressive. Rashi Singh, who played the top cop, was decent, but she should have worked more on the expressions in the latter part of the film. Viva Harsha was okay, and so was Payal Radhakrishna.

Technicalities

Vijay Bulganin composed the music for the film, and his songs are quite ordinary. None of the songs register with the audience, but the background score is quite impressive. The sound design neatly elevates the proceedings and is composed in a stylish manner. The camera work is so-so and one cannot complain keeping the budget in mind. The production values are also okay, and there is nothing much to rave about. The editing is perfect as the narrative is crisp and to the point.

Thumbs Up

Advertisement

Suhas
Interval twist

Thumbs Down

Lag in the second half
Songs
Flashback

Analysis

Making thrillers is one of the biggest tasks for any writer-director. But newcomer Arjun YK has chosen a story with face blindness which is something new for Telugu cinema. So, this itself makes things interesting for Prasanna Vadanam. Prasanna Vadanam starts on a very interesting note, and the best part is that director Arjun does not waste any time entering the conflict point in the film.

Advertisement

Once the heroine is introduced, the love track gets a bit boring, but that too passes, and things become interesting for the audience. Once the crime is committed, the concentration shifts towards the cops and how they will deal with the case. But the way director Arjun brings in the half-time twist is superb and unexpected. As the director reveals the man behind the murder, things become a bit difficult for the director to handle the proceedings.

This is when the proceedings become slow and a bit dull. Also, the reason behind the motive of the murderer is not showcased convincingly. Also, the way Suhas behaves in the second half looks a bit odd. As he has face blindness, the director could have added more drama and played with the effects, but that does not happen, and things move slowly until the pre-climax.

Director Arjun has potential and narrates the film well for the most part. However, way too many cinematic liberties and a lack of hold on emotions are some of the drawbacks. Prasanna Vadanam has decent moments that hold your attention. However, one needs to prepare for the pace and lack of depth in the proceedings as well.

Bottom Line – Passable Thriller

Rating: 2.75/5

Advertisement

Continue Reading

Movie Reviews

Sabari Movie Review: Varalaxmi Proves She Can Do Female Centric Roles

Published

on

Sabari Movie Review: Varalaxmi Proves She Can Do Female Centric Roles

Sabari, starring Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and directed by Anil Katz. The film hit theatres today.

What is it about?

The film follows Sanjana (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar), a single mother whose world is turned upside down when a horrifying truth comes to light: the child she raised is not her biological daughter.

Plot:

The story begins with a twisted past, revealing a villain, Mime Gopi, who escaped a mental asylum with an obsession—finding the daughter he believes was swapped. This sets him on a violent collision course with Sanjana, who will stop at nothing to protect the child she has loved and raised as her own.

Advertisement

Sabari showcases the unwavering bond between a mother and child. As a single parent navigating the challenges of a broken marriage, Sanjana embodies strength and determination.

The movie appears like a psychological horror- thriller at first. While watching the first half, the film comes across a female led emotional thriller where the single parent appears to be going through hardships. Everything goes for a toss in the second half. It is in the second half that the film becomes an irreparable mess. The plot turns are created or arranged in a way that seems unrealistic and artificial.

Verdict: The screenplay of Sabari is far-fetched and the climax is so old that you will not believe this is a film made in 2024. However, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar has delivered a terrific performance.

Rating: 2.75/5

Advertisement
Continue Reading

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: The Fall Guy – CinemaNerdz

Published

on

Movie Review: The Fall Guy – CinemaNerdz

Based on the television show of the same name that ran for five seasons from 1981-86 and starred Lee Majors and Heather Thomas, director David Leitch’s new film, The Fall Guy, employs the same combination of action and sexual tension that fueled the show (albeit not necessarily between the two main characters). This approach makes for an entertaining and somewhat nostalgic aura around a film that, if approached a different way, could have resulted in another disappointing cinematic adaptation of a popular television property.

Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is a stuntman at the top of his game. He is performing death-defying stunts alongside his wannabe director girlfriend Jody (Emily Blunt) until one stunt goes awry and a severely injured Colt all but retires from the profession. That is, until his services are requested on the film that his now ex-girlfriend Jody is making her directorial debut with. The prospect of making peace with her entices him to take up the mantle of stuntman again. When he gets on set however, he quickly learns that there is more to his emerging from retirement than simply performing a few stunts as the star of Jody’s film (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson) has disappeared and the film’s producer Gail Meyer (Hannah Waddingham) enlists Colt to track him down and bring him back to set. Of course, this is easier said than done and Colt soon finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy that could derail not only his reconciliation with Jody, but her career as well.

"The Fall Guy" poster

Like he has done with films like Bullet Train (2022) and Deadpool 2 (2018), director David Leitch shows off his ability to deliver action sequences that invigorate a rather tepid plot (as in the case of Bullet Train), but also showcase a well-written story centered around a likable character played by a charismatic actor (i.e. Deadpool 2). Working from a script by Drew Pearce (whom he collaborated last with making 2019’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Leitch embraces the entertainment value of the original property without resorting to a camp approach as have many other television adaptations. What emerges is an action/adventure piece with a legitimate mystery for the hero to solve while simultaneously trying to get his life back on track.

As Colt, Gosling does a fine job of blending the character’s natural suave demeanor with the uncertainty he is facing during this crossroads moment of his life path. Likewise, Blunt is equally capable as the talented filmmaker who is unsure exactly why her former flame has shown up on her set after so much time away. Taylor-Johnson embraces the bombastic nature of his character as a spoiled star too used to getting his way.

Ryan Gosling in "The Fall Guy."Ryan Gosling in "The Fall Guy."

Ryan Gosling in “The Fall Guy.”

Advertisement

Nods to the original television show, courtesy of David Scheunemann’s production design, including Colt’s iconic truck, prove a welcome and non-distracting homage to the series. Along with Leitch’s use of movement to capture the action sequences, the editing provided by Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir allows the film’s action sequences to move along at a brisk and well-paced speed.

The nostalgic and non-ironic adaptation of the television series The Fall Guy allows the film to stand on its own apart from its namesake property (although there is a cameo at the end of the credits featuring original stars of the series) and exist as its own successful action/adventure film.

Continue Reading

Trending