{"id":4413,"date":"2020-09-05T12:49:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T07:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.theleonews.com\/?p=4413"},"modified":"2020-09-06T17:30:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T12:00:07","slug":"v-movie-review-strictly-mediocre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/v-movie-review-strictly-mediocre\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018V\u2019 movie review \u2013 Strictly mediocre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Corona crisis has distanced movie buffs from their favorite past time and people are starving for a star-studded movie. Nani\u2019s \u2018V\u2019 became the most awaited film lately as it is the first big budget Telugu movie which took the OTT way. Let\u2019s see whether this Nani and Sudheer Babu\u2019s starrer reached the expectations or not.<\/p>\n

Plot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taskforce DCP Aditya (Sudheer Babu) becomes a hero after successfully handling religious riots in the city. Apurva Ramanujan (Nivetha Thomas), a writer meets him to write a crime novel and later falls in love after getting impressed by his honesty and valour. Meanwhile, an officer from his team gets killed. The killer (Nani) throws a challenge to Aditya to catch him. He continues his killing spree and even leaves clues about them to Aditya.<\/p>\n

The murderer kills 5 people because of a video sent by his wife Saheba. Who is this killer? Why did he kill them? What\u2019s there in the video sent by Saheba? Will Aditya be able to catch the killer? These questions constitute rest of the plot. The director reveals the killer\u2019s original name to be \u2018Vishnu\u2019 midway through the movie which falls short of becoming an edge-of-the-seat cat and mouse chase.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018V\u2019 is a regular revenge drama with a pinch of out-dated revenge suspense elements. Even screenplay is decades old as it fails to glue audience to the screen. Dialogues are lacklustre and the slow proceedings in the first half make them even more boring. Even though the pace picks in the second half, director Indraganti Mohana Krishna failed to sustain it till the end. The plot revolves between four characters and Aditi Rao Hydari\u2019s role is too short to create any impact.<\/p>\n

Background score is alright in \u2018V\u2019 and there is nothing to talk about other departments except for Nani and Sudheer Babu\u2019s performances which are the only saving grace in this boring flick. Nivetha and Aditi\u2019s characters don\u2019t have the weight we expect from heroines in the director\u2019s previous films. Songs are forgettable and the number which was shot in Malaysia is strictly to add \u2018Masala\u2019. The justification of the title \u2018V\u2019 seems to be nothing special.<\/p>\n

Director left this title\u2019s justification to the viewers. One can either think that \u2018V\u2019 means Vishnu, the name of Nani\u2019s character or it could be \u2018V for Vengeance\u2019 or we can assume it to be \u2018We\u2019 as the film revolves between Nani and Sudheer. Violence is elevated in killings done by Nani\u2019s character. Film ends with the dialogue \u201cWho won? Who made the other one win?\u201d If you like Indraganti\u2019s previous movies like \u2018Ashta Chamma\u2019, \u2018Grahanam\u2019 and \u2018Sammohanam\u2019 and expect \u2018V\u2019 to reach their mark, you will be disappointed.<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nani acted in his own natural way and his character is not as brutal as the makers touted. It is not even fit to be called as a proper villain. Sudheer showcased his dancing prowess in a number and Aditi proved her mettle by enacting subtle emotions in a decent manner. Thaman\u2019s background score is good and same is the case with cinematography and locations. Now it seems the producer took the right decision of not releasing it in theatres.<\/p>\n

Cast:<\/strong>
\nNani, Sudheer Babu, Nivetha Thomas, Aditi Rao Hyadri, Naresh, Vennela Kishore, Tanikella Bharani, Srikanth Ayyengar, Rajitha, Rohini, Raja Chembolu, Adarsh etc.<\/p>\n

Music:<\/strong> Amit Trivedi
\nBackground score:<\/strong> Thaman
\nCinematography:<\/strong> PG Vinda
\nEditing:<\/strong> Martand K. Venkatesh
\nBanner:<\/strong> Sri Venkateswara Creations
\nProducers:<\/strong> Dil Raju, Harshith Reddy
\nDirector:<\/strong> Indraganti Mohana Krishna
\nRelease date:<\/strong> September 5th
\nOTT Platform:<\/strong> Amazon Prime
\nFinal Verdict:<\/strong> Mediocre at its best
\nRating:<\/strong> 2\/5<\/p>\n

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