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Movie Review : Love Story
By: Tupaki Desk | 24 Sep 2021 12:24 PM GMT
Love Story Movie Review!
Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Sai Pallavi, Uttej, Rajeev Kanakala, Eeshwari Rao, Devayani and others.
Music: Pawan Ch
Cinematography: Vijay C Kumar
Producers: Ram Mohan Rao and Narayan Das Narang
Writer & Director: Sekhar Kammula
Postrn the second wave of Corona, Love Story' which has been the most-awaited rnfilm in 2021 has finally hit the screens today. The film garnered a hugern buzz with its cute posters, teasers, trailers and songs. The rnpre-release event was also a huge boost to the audience. After a lot of rnexcitement, 'Love Story' is in theatres now. Let us dive into the rncomplete review to know more about the movie.
Story:
Revanthrn (Naga Chaitanya) is a lower middle-class man who hails from Armoor. Hisrn father dies during his childhood and Revanth is brought up by his rnmother. He aims to start a big fitness and dance center of his own and rnsettle well in life. Mounika (Sai Pallavi) who is from Revanth's villagern completes her studies and arrives where Revanth lives in order to find arn job. She faces a lot of problems due to her lack of confidence. After rngetting to know Revanth, Mounika joins his fitness & dance school asrn a dance master. Their bond slowly gets stronger and they end up fallingrn in love. The major hurdle for their love is 'Caste' and we have to rnwatch the film to know whether they finally win in the battle of love orrn not.
Analysis:
It is not easy to showcase the everyday rnhappenings in our life, regular common people and situations in life in rnthe most beautiful manner without taking the reality away. Sekhar rnKammula has a knack for taking normal moments in our daily life and rnmaking them magical on the screen. His characters don't come from a rnparallel universe but often resemble the people next door. His hero rndoesn't get a lot of elevation shots and his heroine doesn't exist for rnsongs and glamour sake. There are no villains in his films but only rndifficult circumstances instead. This is his filmmaking style right fromrn the beginning and 'Love Story' is no exception. Sekhar Kammula designedrn the lead pair's characters in such a way that they are quite relatable rnand we get emotionally attached to them very easily. The normal rnday-to-day happenings have been presented in a beautiful way during the rncourse of this movie. The friendship, love and the journey of the lead rnpair are very natural yet magical. Though there is nothing new in their rnlove story, the typical 'Sekhar Kammula moments' make it worth a watch. rnBut the film falls into a routine trap once the 'caste' problem comes rninto the foreground. We expect Kammula to deal with it in a unique rnmanner but you are going to get disappointed as the movie becomes like rnany other average film. With nothing new to present, Sekhar turns the rnstory towards a new problem at the end and hurries up the climax which rnrestricted 'Love Story' to a huge extent.
The first half runs in rnthe typical style of director. Those 'beautiful moments' are plenty in rnthe first half. Hero thinking that the heroine is beyond his reach and rntears rolling down his eyes when she kisses him publicly and the heroinern questioning him, all these scenes make your heart fill with happiness rnand an unknown satisfaction. There are a lot of such scenes which make rnus identify with the characters of Revanth and Mounika. At no point in rnthe film do we see Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi. We only see them as rnthe characters and Sekhar Kammula's heroines are always special and rn'Love Story' also falls under the same category. The light-hearted rnmoments, songs, emotions and chemistry helps the film in running rnsmoothly till the interval.
Sekhar Kammula always had a problem rnwith dealing with second halves and it is evident in 'Love Story' too. rnHe fills the first half with wonderful scenes and fails to continue the rnsecond half at the same tempo. While 'Fidaa' was a romantic comedy whichrn revolved around the conflict between two personalities, people managed rnto enjoy it but he decided to discuss serious problems like caste in rn'Love Story'. This forces the film to land in a regular template where arn character becomes a villain for their love. The second half feels a bitrn heavy as the light-hearted moments disappear and they are replaced by rnhard-hitting emotional sequences. Superhit songs like 'Saranga Dariya' rnand 'Nee Chitram Choosi' were not placed rightly. After a certain point,rn you expect a typical Tamil film climax which deals with serious rnsubjects in a bold way. But Kammula moves onto another issue that looks arn bit forced. Though these topics should be discussed, the dark theme mayrn not go well with everyone. The film ends with a routine climax and rnthese flaws stop 'Love Story' from becoming a memorable film. There are arn lot of scenes that makes your ticket worth but it is better to keep rnyour expectations in check.
Performances:
As said earlier,rn we don't see the actors but only characters in this film. Naga rnChaitanya as Revanth did a fantastic job. He kept his image on the side rnand made sure that the 'Star' in him doesn't come in the way of this rncharacter. He gave his best for this film and aced the Telangana accent.rn There is nothing to say about Sai Pallavi at this point. She is just rnamazing and emoted exceptionally through her eyes in key scenes. She rnstole the show in songs and Sai Pallavi gave everything her fans would rnexpect. Eeshwari Rao was great as hero's mother and rest of the actors rnlike Rajeev Kanakala, Uttej and Devayani were perfect in their assigned rnroles.
Technicians:
Music is the soul of 'Love Story'. rnSongs were already a big hit but it is his background scores that liftedrn the proceedings massively. But a few songs were misplaced. Vijay C rnKumar's cinematography is artistic. He managed to showcase every rnordinary premise in an extraordinary way. The visuals stand as one of rnthe main pillars. The productions values are very good and Sekhar rnKammula showed his mark during the first half. He should be appreciated rnfor trying to discuss such sensitive issues but his execution left a lotrn to be desired. The climax should've been dealt more convincingly and rnSekhar Kammula's narration became way too serious in the second half rnwhich caused a lot of problems for this 'Love Story'. The routine rnstorytelling too played the spoilsport to a certain extent.
Verdict:
Love Story - A Mix Of Light Hearted Moments & Heavy Emotions
Rating: 2.5/5
Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Sai Pallavi, Uttej, Rajeev Kanakala, Eeshwari Rao, Devayani and others.
Music: Pawan Ch
Cinematography: Vijay C Kumar
Producers: Ram Mohan Rao and Narayan Das Narang
Writer & Director: Sekhar Kammula
Postrn the second wave of Corona, Love Story' which has been the most-awaited rnfilm in 2021 has finally hit the screens today. The film garnered a hugern buzz with its cute posters, teasers, trailers and songs. The rnpre-release event was also a huge boost to the audience. After a lot of rnexcitement, 'Love Story' is in theatres now. Let us dive into the rncomplete review to know more about the movie.
Story:
Revanthrn (Naga Chaitanya) is a lower middle-class man who hails from Armoor. Hisrn father dies during his childhood and Revanth is brought up by his rnmother. He aims to start a big fitness and dance center of his own and rnsettle well in life. Mounika (Sai Pallavi) who is from Revanth's villagern completes her studies and arrives where Revanth lives in order to find arn job. She faces a lot of problems due to her lack of confidence. After rngetting to know Revanth, Mounika joins his fitness & dance school asrn a dance master. Their bond slowly gets stronger and they end up fallingrn in love. The major hurdle for their love is 'Caste' and we have to rnwatch the film to know whether they finally win in the battle of love orrn not.
Analysis:
It is not easy to showcase the everyday rnhappenings in our life, regular common people and situations in life in rnthe most beautiful manner without taking the reality away. Sekhar rnKammula has a knack for taking normal moments in our daily life and rnmaking them magical on the screen. His characters don't come from a rnparallel universe but often resemble the people next door. His hero rndoesn't get a lot of elevation shots and his heroine doesn't exist for rnsongs and glamour sake. There are no villains in his films but only rndifficult circumstances instead. This is his filmmaking style right fromrn the beginning and 'Love Story' is no exception. Sekhar Kammula designedrn the lead pair's characters in such a way that they are quite relatable rnand we get emotionally attached to them very easily. The normal rnday-to-day happenings have been presented in a beautiful way during the rncourse of this movie. The friendship, love and the journey of the lead rnpair are very natural yet magical. Though there is nothing new in their rnlove story, the typical 'Sekhar Kammula moments' make it worth a watch. rnBut the film falls into a routine trap once the 'caste' problem comes rninto the foreground. We expect Kammula to deal with it in a unique rnmanner but you are going to get disappointed as the movie becomes like rnany other average film. With nothing new to present, Sekhar turns the rnstory towards a new problem at the end and hurries up the climax which rnrestricted 'Love Story' to a huge extent.
The first half runs in rnthe typical style of director. Those 'beautiful moments' are plenty in rnthe first half. Hero thinking that the heroine is beyond his reach and rntears rolling down his eyes when she kisses him publicly and the heroinern questioning him, all these scenes make your heart fill with happiness rnand an unknown satisfaction. There are a lot of such scenes which make rnus identify with the characters of Revanth and Mounika. At no point in rnthe film do we see Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi. We only see them as rnthe characters and Sekhar Kammula's heroines are always special and rn'Love Story' also falls under the same category. The light-hearted rnmoments, songs, emotions and chemistry helps the film in running rnsmoothly till the interval.
Sekhar Kammula always had a problem rnwith dealing with second halves and it is evident in 'Love Story' too. rnHe fills the first half with wonderful scenes and fails to continue the rnsecond half at the same tempo. While 'Fidaa' was a romantic comedy whichrn revolved around the conflict between two personalities, people managed rnto enjoy it but he decided to discuss serious problems like caste in rn'Love Story'. This forces the film to land in a regular template where arn character becomes a villain for their love. The second half feels a bitrn heavy as the light-hearted moments disappear and they are replaced by rnhard-hitting emotional sequences. Superhit songs like 'Saranga Dariya' rnand 'Nee Chitram Choosi' were not placed rightly. After a certain point,rn you expect a typical Tamil film climax which deals with serious rnsubjects in a bold way. But Kammula moves onto another issue that looks arn bit forced. Though these topics should be discussed, the dark theme mayrn not go well with everyone. The film ends with a routine climax and rnthese flaws stop 'Love Story' from becoming a memorable film. There are arn lot of scenes that makes your ticket worth but it is better to keep rnyour expectations in check.
Performances:
As said earlier,rn we don't see the actors but only characters in this film. Naga rnChaitanya as Revanth did a fantastic job. He kept his image on the side rnand made sure that the 'Star' in him doesn't come in the way of this rncharacter. He gave his best for this film and aced the Telangana accent.rn There is nothing to say about Sai Pallavi at this point. She is just rnamazing and emoted exceptionally through her eyes in key scenes. She rnstole the show in songs and Sai Pallavi gave everything her fans would rnexpect. Eeshwari Rao was great as hero's mother and rest of the actors rnlike Rajeev Kanakala, Uttej and Devayani were perfect in their assigned rnroles.
Technicians:
Music is the soul of 'Love Story'. rnSongs were already a big hit but it is his background scores that liftedrn the proceedings massively. But a few songs were misplaced. Vijay C rnKumar's cinematography is artistic. He managed to showcase every rnordinary premise in an extraordinary way. The visuals stand as one of rnthe main pillars. The productions values are very good and Sekhar rnKammula showed his mark during the first half. He should be appreciated rnfor trying to discuss such sensitive issues but his execution left a lotrn to be desired. The climax should've been dealt more convincingly and rnSekhar Kammula's narration became way too serious in the second half rnwhich caused a lot of problems for this 'Love Story'. The routine rnstorytelling too played the spoilsport to a certain extent.
Verdict:
Love Story - A Mix Of Light Hearted Moments & Heavy Emotions
Rating: 2.5/5
