Credits
Banner: T Series and Bhadrakali Pictures
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Rahsmika Mandanna, Anil kapoor, Tripti Dimri, Bobby Deol, Babloo Prithviraj, Shakthi Kapoor,
Music: Harshavardhan Rameshwar and other
BGM: Harshavardham Rameshwar
Cinematography: Amit Roy ISC
Eidting: Sandeep reddy Vanga
Production Design: Suresh Selvarajan
Fights: Supreme Sundar
Screenplay: Sandeep reddy Vanga, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Saurabh Gupta,
Dialogues: Saurabh Gupta
Story - Direction: Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Release Date: December 1st, 2023
Writing/Direction:
The movie’s story or core point is a man who has been traumatized by his father since hid childhood has psychopathic tendencies and he goes insane because of his dad’s neglect since his childhood. Therefore he’s supposed to have animalistic qualities about human nature. It’s hard to explain this stuff without using English words so please forgive me this time.
Writing is actually the biggest villain of the movie not Bobby Deol I will explain why. Given the core point and movie was promoted as such, you would think its a family drama with strained relationship between father and son. Movie is not about that. It’s about a man’s descent into madness because of father’s neglect and he never gave him the love and affection that deserved so he is like this. BUt it’s not convincing at all. Thats the biggest problem. There’s no reason/nothing shown for us to connect as a father son relationship or for us to care. I will take example of a movie that Im not a big fan of but in Ala Vaikuntapuram Lo he clearly shows Murali Sharma has made his life a living hell since he was young with a grudge on Jayaram so we feel for Allu Arjun’s character and relate to him and buy that father son relationship.
Here Vanga doesnt show anything. He tells you but doesn’t show it much. Yet this guy still loves his dad. The opportunity to make a commercial film is there but it didnt work for me.
Family drama part is nonexistent, romance part is comical she falls for one dialogue about alpha males and then next scene cancels her engagement and then Hua Main song, and then action part about grandfather wealth wars. But he villains have no proper motives etc. nothing is properly established or explained about the family heir wars to begin with.
Another example a lot pf people didn’t like KGF2 but its same like animal yenti ante, whatever Rocky Bhai does since you connect with him, it seems believable. Because I didnt connect here, you dont connect with what he’s doing so Vanga’s paithyam is in full affect.
To positives, Hua Main to interval is next level movie. Masterpiece level if you ask. Best sequence in the movie is revealing the suspense of Varun and that flashback. Too good. That entire stretch was so entertaining and amazing. Also the body double part was so ridiculous but so entertaining. But then rest of the movie never reached that level again. And then the post credit scene didnt really work. Remembered oh Zoya said that right but it felt forced and then im not sure theres even scope to make a sequel to be honest. But thats just me.
Direction by Sandeep Reddy Vanga is decent. Hero characterization throughout the movie is superb and 1st half taking is very good for that stretch but rest of the movie doesnt work or feel convincing. Due to the lack of conviction you feel a disconnect and as said before 2nd half was like his piathyam whatever he wanted to show was more for triggering audiences and critics rather than telling a emotional and relatable story with an interesting hero characterization. That being said whether you disagree or agree with a film or whatever the content is, Sandeep Reddy has created a brand for himself making unique movies which star controversy and open for a lot of discourse. This is for sure. So while I might agree or disagree with what he showed, its the audience responsibility to take it however they do. That is for sure.
