Movie: V
Classification: 2.5 / 5
Flag: Sri Venkateshwara Creations
To emit: Nani, Sudheer Babu, Nivetha Thomas, Aditi Rao, Vennela Kishore, Tanikella Bharani and others
Music: Amit trivedi
Background score: Thaman
Cinematography: PG Vinda
Producers: Sirish, Raju
Written and directed by Indraganit Mohana Krishna
Release date: September 5, 2019
Streaming in: Amazon prime
“V” is not only the 25th film in Nani’s career, it is also the first film of her career to debut on an OTT platform.
While many other small movies had already been streamed on OTT platforms, this is the first major Telugu movie with a popular star like Nani to debut on a digital streaming site.
Let’s analyze.
History:
DCP Aditya (Sudheer Babu) is a super cop known for his many accomplishments. A murderer (Nani) who is believed to be a psychopath challenges the DCP to catch him before he finishes killing four people.
The killer leaves enough clues and messages for the DCP. Meanwhile, Aditya seeks the help of his girlfriend Apoorva (Nivetha), a crime novelist, to solve the clues left by the killer. But is he a serial killer, and if so, what is his motive?
The rest of the story deals with this point.
Artist performances:
Although the film begins with Sudheer Babu receiving a heroic introduction as the typical mass hero, would there be any doubt that the real hero is Nani? In the role of ‘assassin’, Nani makes the bad boy very histrionic. But it is exceeded in many places. He is not in his natural self here. Still, he is the best part of this thriller, he makes a fascinating watch in the opening parts with his acting.
Sudheer Babu shines like a super cop. You get the same footage as Nani.
Aditi Rao and Nivetha Thomas don’t have much screen time in the film and both roles are clichéd. Raja Chembrolu as his Nani’s friend in the army and Vennela Kishore as members of Sudheer’s team are fine.
Technical excellence:
The film boasts a rich production design and high technical values. PG Vinda’s cinematography is top-notch.
Thaman’s background score is the best part, while the songs are fine. Editing is sharp.
Highlight:
Nani and Sudheer Babu
Background score
Backing out:
Predictable backstory
Excessive violence
Weak script
Analysis
“V” starts out as a serial killer movie and slowly moves into the “Aparachitudu” genre with Nani leaving clues on the spot after killing people with cryptic messages.
Also, the script is developed in a similar way to “Kick” (Ravi Teja vs. Shaam). However, the cat and mouse games between Nani and Sudheer Babu, while predictable, hold the interest.
Any layman can easily guess that Nani is not a serial killer. 45 minutes after the movie, we would know that this is not a serial killer story, but a revenge story.
Anyone who has seen enough Indian masala action movies can guess Nani would have flashbacks to reveal the real motive. Such stories click when the protagonist’s backstory is exciting. But ‘V’ fails on that front. The flashback is as predictable as a Boyapati movie.
The moment, the flashback opens, the rhythm drops, the movie slides.
Also, the basic story of “V” is nothing more than a tight version of Murugados’s ‘Ghajini’, including the Asin angle.
The so-called action and shooting sequences may be new to a Nani protagonist, but not to the audience. So they are not very exciting. The romantic side of both couples – Nani and Aditi, Sudheer Babu and Nivetha – is a cliché to the core.
To be fair, “V” starts off well and maintains interest thanks to Nani’s performance. Director Indraganti should have focused on the last part of the story. He’s also used Telugu movie references like K Raghavendra Rao, Boyapati, and other styles of movie making to elicit humor, which is fine, but the investigative scenes and clues are highly formulated.
Still, Nani’s 25th film lacks uniqueness. It’s a regular revenge story. The title “V” represents Nani’s name in the film, but it is about revenge.
Bottom line: ‘Very ordinary
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