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Review : BucchiNaidu Kandriga – Telugu film on AHA

by 123telugu August 22, 2020

Release date : August 21st, 2020

123telugu.com Rating : 2.5/5

Starring : Munna, Drishika Chander, Ravi Varma, Subbarao, Prabhavathi, Pavithra Jayaram

Director : Krishna Poluru

Producer : Pamidimukkala Chandra Kumari

Music : Mihiraamsh

DOP : Ram K Mahesan

Editor : Marthanda K Venkatesh

So, continuing the series of reviewing movies and shows during the lockdown period, our today’s pick is the Telugu Bucchinaidu Kandriga. The film is available on AHA and let’s see how it is.

Story:

The film is set in the small village of Buchinaidu Kandriga, Chittoor district. The film is a period drama and showcases the love of Balu(Munna) and Swapna(Drishika Chander). Balu is in love with Swapna from a very young age. After a while, even Swapna falls for him and the couple elopes shocking their parents. This does not go well with Swapna’s dad Veeraswamy(Ravi Varma) who is strictly against this match. What does he do and what happens to the couple in due course of time is the whole story of the film.

Plus Points:

TV actor, Ravi Varma who plays the heroine’s father is the best of the lot in the film. He is superb as the aggressive father and brings a lot of depth to the film. It is good to see such underrated actors get such good roles. Heroine Drishika is also neat in her role and does well in the last half an hour. She is spot on with her emotions and is impressive.

Hero Munna is neat in his role and shows good variations in different age groups. His performance in the climax is pretty impressive. Care of Kancharapalem fame Subba Rao is amazing as the hero’s dad. The manner in which his track is showcased through the film brings in good emotions.

Minus Ponts:

One of the biggest drawbacks of the film is the story. It is a routine and outdated storyline that you have seen in many films. A young boy falling for a rich girl, her father opposing it, this has been done and dusted in so many films already and this film showcases the same. Barring the last twist and a bit interesting last 10 minutes in the film, the rest of the movie is dead slow and has nothing new to offer.

The director takes so much time to showcase student love and this makes things slow and boring. As he has wasted too much time just to show the love of the hero, he does not have time to show the real love of the girl and how she falls for him. The couple unites in just two scenes and the film moves to the main plot. The local village goons, searching operation and the way the couple hides and marry, all this is so boring and tests your patience.

Technical Aspects:

The film is quite strong technical wise. The production values, the village set up and production design are top-notch in the film. The music by Maahiramsh is amazing and has soothing tunes. The way all the songs are also been shot looks good. Editing is dull as the first hour needs to be trimmed at once.

Coming to the director Krishna, his shot-making, casting, and extraction of performances from his cast is good. He has a decent talent and extracts good emotions as well. But the story he has chosen and the manner in which he unravels the whole proceedings is painfully slow and nothing novel.

Verdict:

On the whole, Bucchi Naidu Kandriga is a village drama that is very routine, slow-paced, and predtictable. The premise is good and performances are decent. Barring the last twist in the end, this film has nothing new to offer and ends as a boring and dull watch during this lockdown period.

123telugu.com Rating : 2.5/5
Reviewed by 123telugu Team

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August 22, 2020

Review : 47 Days (Available on Zee 5) – Dull Thriller

by 123telugu July 1, 2020

Release date : June 30th, 2020

123telugu.com Rating : 2.5/5

Star Cast : Satyadev Kancharana, Pooja Jhaveri, Roshini Prakash, Ravi Varma

Director : Pradeep Maddali

Producers : Vijay Donkada, Raghu Kunche

Music : Raghu Kunche

Cinematography : G.k

Continuing the flow of OTT releases, a new Telugu film that has hit the screens today is 47 Days. Directed by Pradeep Maddali, this film has Satyadev as the main lead and is available on Zee5. Let’s see how it is.

Story :

Satya(Satya Dev) is a suspended ACP in Vizag who is looking for reasons behind his wife, Paddu’s(Roshini Prakash) mysterious death. One fine day, he comes to know that a lady named Juliet(Pooja Jhaveri) is involved in all this. He starts investigating her but falls prey to a drug case. What is this drug case all about? Who is this Juliet? and how is Paddu connected to all this? That forms the rest of the story.

Plus Points

Satyadev is the biggest highlight as the whole film runs on him. The noted actor gets a tailor-made role and does well as a frustrated cop filled with an emotional backdrop. Satya is superb in all the investigating scenes and brings a lot of depth to the film.

Pooja Jhaveri is very good in her key role and holds the film well. Roshini Prakash is also decent in her small role. With each passing film, Srikanth Iyengar is turning out to be a solid actor and does supremely well in this film too. He has a special aura and his solid dialogue delivery gives an edge to his performance.

The initial part of the film is good as the suspense factors have been designed well by director Pradeep Maddali. Ravi Varma is also good in his cop’s role.

Minus Points :

One of the basic drawbacks of the film is the weak screenplay. Thrillers like these that go back and front in time need to have a solid grip on the screenplay which is missing here. Though the scenes keep you guessing as to who the killer is, they are a bit dull.

Also, the director leaves the main thread of the hero’s wife missing in the background. Logically, the hero is looking for the big fish but he forgetting the main issue of his wife, and the director discussing it only in the last scene looks a bit odd. Even that thread should have been handled effectively.
Technical Aspects

Production values of the film are pretty decent and credit should go to the cameraman for showcasing Vizag in a beautiful manner. The dialogues are pretty good. Music by Raghu Kunche is pretty average but his BGM was good. The basic art design and the detailing in the proceedings are neat. Editing is below par as at least ten minutes should have been chopped off in the first half

Coming to the director Pradeep Maddali, he has written a decent story and also places his characters well. He also starts the proceedings well and brings in the suspense factor effectively. But post that, he takes way too much time to come to the breakpoint. His direction is not bad but he misses to add gripping scenes in the film which is key for any thriller.

Verdict :

On the whole, 47 Days has a decent story and interesting premise. Satyadev’s one-man show also holds the film to an extent. But the lack of gripping scenes that a thriller needs are missing here giving the proceedings a dull effect most of the time. The film is not so bad but it does not excite you either.

123telugu.com Rating : 2.5/5
Reviewed by 123telugu Team

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July 1, 2020