” V ” Telugu to Tamil ( Dabbed ) Movie Review
Cast -;
Nani ,Sudheer Babu ,Nivetha Thomas ,Aditi Rao Hydari, Vennela Kishore ,Tanikella Bharani ,Naresh ,Rohini ,Tha laivasal Vijay ,Harish Uthaman ,Adarsh Balakrishna ,Ravi Varma,Jaya Prakash , Srikanth Iyengar,Rajitha , Raja Ch embolu , John Kottoly ,Bharath Reddy ,Madhusudhan ,Vinay Varma ,Venkat Prasad ,Aadarsh Balakrishna , Chakr apani Ananda ,Sathyasai Srinivas ,Ramesh Reddy ,Sreenu ,Busstop Koteshwara Rao,Madhavi Prasad ,Jabardasth Ramprasad ,Ramana Bhargava ,Vijay Ethakota ,Vaibhavi Joshi ,Shashidhar Paramahamsa etc.
Crew -;
Directer – Mohana Krishna Indraganti ,Producer – Dil Raju ,Sirish Lakshman,Harshith Reddy,Written – Mohan Krishna Indraganti , Music -S. Thaman,Songs – Amit Trivedi,Cinematography – P. G. Vinda,Editer – Marthand K. Venkatesh, Production company – Sri Venkateswara Creations,Distributer – Amazon Prime Video OTT ,Release date -5 September 2020 ,Running time – 140 minutes, Country India ( Andhra pradesh ) ,Language – Telugu,etc.
Story -;
The movie starts with Adithya entering a scene of riot and fighting the goons. It shifts to a party for celebrating the medal he recently got, there he sees Apoorva an aspiring crime novelist. They get to know each other. The very night a police officer is killed by man, who sticks a note challenging Adithya. He suspects Apoorva after se eing her number in call log. When Adithya is off to Apoorva’s house, he gets a call from the killer who pings him the location of his next victim. When Adithya rushes to the place he realises that he has been fooled. He gets a call from the killer who tells the former that if he failed to stop him from killing all his targets he should surre nder all the medals and resign from his job. Adithya accepts it.
Meanwhile they also deduce that the killer’s name starts with V and arrest a person Vicky after Apoorva telling them about the conversation between the 2 victims. Later with help of a clue from Apoorva he tracks down the next target of the killer and rushes to save him. But he is killed by the killer who gives a clue about the next lo cation of the target. Deciphering the code with the help of Apoorva who is his new consultant, Adithya travels to Mumbai.
There the killer escapes by a narrow gap, after killing his next target. He sends Adithya an image of his (Adh ith ya’s) school days, which makes him to suspect Vishnu a fellow schoolmate of his.He learns from his school that Vishnu has then become army man, and he visits a colleague of Adithya who reveals the flashback of the kill er.When being off from the duty, both Vishnu and his colleague visit their state, that is when Vishnu falls for Saheba whom he meets in a shop.They both gradually fall in love, get married and Saheba is pregnant. Vishnu unable to take further leave is forced to attend his duty. When they are off to mission the bus they travel met with an accident.
The colleague concludes that that was the last time he saw Vishnu and there is one more bad news that Saheba soon died in communal riots shown in the start of the movie.But there is no record of Saheba’s death in riot. Co nfused Adithya visits a person who met Saheba before her death. From him Adithya learns that Saheba was out to jewel shop to buy a gift for Vishnu who was supposed to return soon. When he goes to the jewel shop, the ma nager tells that they don’t have CCTV footage. This leads to the suspicion of Adithya and his teammates. His te am follows the manager, by whom they meet the lady who reveals the conspiracy behind the riot.The lady who has been running a hostel sent girls with men who were with bad motive, one night a girl filmed her friend being raped and took the video to a don who was supposed to be helping to orphans.
But when he sees the person in it to Home Minister’s son, he decided to use this opportunity to gain money. The riot was to kill him.After this Adhithya realises that still 2 people are left to be killed by Vishnu. He tries to go to the house of JC jewellers CEO house, but his teammate receives a call informing the death of the same person. Adhithy a now decides to travel to Thailand to save the last target Ranjith so that they can understand the co nspiracy behind these. Adhithya though trying to protect Ranjith, Vishnu beheads him. He sticks a note to Ad ithya in which it is written that will meet soon.Adhithya becomes frustrated by his defeat. He surrenders the medal and resigns his job. Another police officer who has always envied Adithya is handed the case who holds another person named Vamsi to be the killer and closes the case.
Days later, Vishnu calls Adhithya and asks him to meet. At this juncture Adhithya reveals that he indeed helped Vishnu by killing the guards of Ranjith this isolating him to be killed by Vishnu for the sin he did. He also reveals that the plan was not only to kill Vishnu but also to kill Adhithya.Adhithya questions about Saheba’s death and how these 5 were responsible for that. Vishnu shows him a video which was sent to him by Saheba. He tells that after being in an accident he was saved by people from a nearby village. From where he gets a phone. When he login into his email id he notices the video message by Saheba.It is revealed that she was stuck in jewel shop washroom where the girl who shot the video is also stuck. Saheba tells those who were responsible for this.
She and the girl is killed by the goons.Vishnu planned to release this video on the day police arrests a wrong man, but he changes his heart and give it to Adithya whom he thinks should not suffer because of those criminal min ds.(He was angry with Adhithya since he was hailed as a hero for saving many people, which he thought to be a plan by the corrupted to change the attention of people)Adhithya shows the video in a press meet and finally re gains his good name.Days later, it is shown that Apoorva and Adithya are relaxing in a beach where she pre sents him the book she has written. He asks her that she came to write about him and ended up with something else but she tells that it is his story too. He asks her whether she has sent a copy to Vishnu, to ehich she replies in affirmative.Vishnu sees the book named “Saheba” which has the letter “V” in it’s first page.
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Movie Review-;
Indraganti Mohana Krishna’s V, starring Nani and Sudheer Babu, begins with a quote from William Shakes pe are’s The Tempest: “At this hour lie at my mercy all mine enemies.” But the film is not really based on the play or the characters. So what is the significance of the quote then? The answer lies in the lead up to the many brutal deaths of villains in the story by a mysterious killer. The killer (Nani) relishes the act of killing so much that he finds creative ways to kill his subjects, but most of them have to do with finding the right technique to ensure a quick death. He loves puzzles and challenging those in power because he wants to make a point. And the resp onsibility to stop this killer falls in the hands of a tough cop, DCP Aditya, who struggles to find a motive behind the killing spree. Aditya knows that time is fast running out and no matter how hard he tries, the killer is always a step ahead of him.
The entire drama revolves around the battle of egos between these two characters, played by Nani and Sudheer Babu, and who is going to emerge as the winner. So far, so good. But then, the biggest villain of the film is the wo rld and the characters that inhabit it.The story itself feels like a watered down version of an FBI manhunt op eration, where you are expected to empathise with the killer. Because it is a Telugu film, and if a top star is port rayed as an anti-hero, he cannot be a diabolical person at any cost. Then there must be a purpose behind it. Nani has taken a challenging role. It is against his typical selections, which banks heavily on his comedy timing and dramatic skills. Here, the character needs less of the former and requires more of the latter. But, it also needs something beyond the usual acting skills, and that is related to the physique. It is in this aspect that Nani fails to create the impact.
The problem lies in the way the character is created. An equal amount of focus is put on the physicality aspect apart from the psychological aspect. The menacing presence is diluted whenever there is a ‘fun’ in conversation or when Nani veers into his usual dialogue modulation, or the forcibly tries a serious voice. It doesn’t naturally suit him. In the past, Nani did try a negative part in one of his movies playing a double role. There too he wasn’t able to pull it off due to similar restraints. He has improved from that time, but there is still a lot of room for imp rovement. The whole block involving the killing of KK, for example, requires a different level of body language and presence. The less said about the ‘other surprise’ part, the better. Sudheer Babu is okay for the role. There is nothing challenging for him. If not for the brief bit of elevation at the beginning and the end one wonders why he picked the part in the first place. It comes across as a thankless supporting role with nothing to talk about. It is a one-way losing proposition for him.
Mohan Krishna Indraganti is one of the underrated directors in Telugu cinema who has been continuously deli vering good films. However, more credit goes to his writing, which has a unique flavour than the actual stories. The latter is derivative, most of the times, from the old Telugu films. In V, it becomes a huge problem, along with the genre. V is an action thriller. Mohan Krishna Indraganti romps up the scale of the film than his usual outings. Eventually, it turns out to be a case of style over substance as there is very little engaging content. The opening introduction block of Sudheer Babu is nice, which is designed in a crowd-pleasing way. This, in turn, affects the way we perceive the story. We empathise with both the hero and the anti-hero. We root for both of them, and want both of them to win. As a result, the clash of egos simply feels like a never-ending wait for the big reveal — a flashback — that you can sense coming from a mile away. All this makes the drama quite predictable.Then there is the whole aspect of how the story is narrated. In a nutshell, V struggles to find its rhythm or create dra matic moments which will take you by surprise. There is barely an element of tension even when the inv estigation is underway.
If Aditya is hellbent on catching the killer, should the focus be on his personal life and how he flirts with a crime novelist, Apoorva (Nivetha Thomas), whom he has just met a couple of days ago? Their fleeting romance pun ctates the drama like an unnecessary comma in a sentence. He suspects her at one point, but it does not lead to anything that you would find interesting. Her passion for crime literature does help Aditya in one aspect, and the lead up to that moment feels like a banal exercise. Could they have not met at his office, pouring over the files and other data? Or how about a different puzzle which actually requires them to short circuit their grey cells because it is so hard to crack? The more you think about V, the more you realise what a shaky ground it is built on. The only time the drama comes alive is when Nani appears on screen.Similarly, there is a nice buzz to the Nani’s arrival. However, the movie fails to take off the moment it gets to the business. The thrillers need a gri pping quality and the antagonist, especially when shown as a psycho killer, to be menacing.
None of it happens in V. A couple of scenes written to show the menacing side antagonist (Nani) in the train and bus clearly explain the problem. It leaves one scratching the head like the characters whom Nani talks to in them. The cat and mouse game between the cop and the killer is also weakly designed. Even these portions are also are flat and fails to hold the audience’s interest. Things seem to be just going through the motion. The combination of the two tracks mentioned above leads to a boring narrative, wholly. Neither the cop nor the killer provides the engaging factor. There is a small twist at the interval mark, which makes one expect something unique and fresh ahead. Unfortunately, what follows next adds the banality element into the mix. At least, in the first half, there was a fresh formula in use, even though nothing new is shown. What we get post-intermission is utterly routine and banal. The moment the ‘flashback’ begins, and a new character is introduced, we know everything about the story.
There are zero surprises, and one can see the ending straightaway. Of course, a few could guess that at the beg inning itself. But, they would also be willing to give a benefit of the doubt. Sadly, they would be left disappoi nted. The entire second half is a clichés narrative with only a small bit of unexpected moment towards the fag end. The writing also is lacking, which further dents the prospects. Overall, despite grand making and big-screen appeal, V offers nothing new. It is a predictable thriller with little to none redeeming factors. It would be a boring watch anywhere. At least digitally one has the option of forwarding. That large chunks could be forwarded that way suggests how poor of a film V has been. Other Artists? Nivetha Thomas and Aditi Rao Hydari play the female leads in the movie. The former starts off well and gives the impression of a substantial part in the making only to fizzle out immediately.
After a point, one forgets the existence of the character. Aditi Rao Hydari has a typical good-hearted heroine ro le, but even she is wasted. Wastage of actors is a criminal offence in V. There are several known faces, but none ha ve anything decent to talk about them. They only appear to deliver clichéd lines or act out of sync with the res t of the proceedings. Music and Other Departments? Amit Trivedi provides the songs whereas S Thaman gives the background score. They both do an adequate job. The songs act like speed breaker, though. As far as BGM is concerned, S Thaman has generously rehashed a striking bit from Ratsasan. It instantly registers and takes away the focus from everything else. The cinematography by PG Vinda is fantastic. The visuals are made for the big screen. The editing is alright. However, some sharp scissors and trimming could have made the narrative further crispier. The writing a strong pursuit of Mohan Krishna Indraganti is not up to his usual standards.
In the first act, at least, he does come across as an unpredictable character, whose ability to get into the head of people around him sets him apart. He scares them out with his jokes, and he stays calm no matter what. Nani pulls this off well, and his occasional conversations with Babu, who is earnest in his role, are reasonably well written. But such moments are often short-lived. Among other actors, Aditi Rao Hydari, who plays a key role, has limited screen time. However, she is the emotional core of the story. It all seems good on paper, but the effect does not translate well on screen. Thaman’s background score lacks punch. On the bright side, the film is well-shot and PG Vinda creates the right ambience and mood with his lighting.
When you think about how the entire film unfolds, it feels like Krishna, the writer and director, has three stories to tell — one is the clash between the cop and the killer; the second is a revenge drama, with a big canvas but low stakes; the third is a commentary on the many social evils in the society. Only one of these stories is remotely interesting on screen. Perhaps, by the end of the film, you will figure out what that is. But when you do, you will feel like you have solved the puzzle without having to try too hard. That is the catch-22 situation that V finds itself in. It sets out to be a puzzle, but is also fairly easy to crack.
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Written By- T.H.PRASAD -B4U-Ratting-3 /5
