STORY PREMISE
Sameera Maha(Regina), a rich businessman’s wife, is accused of killing a police officer Ashok Krishna(Naveen Chandra), who claims that she had to kill him in self defense as he raped her. And as the case is against a police officer, to save their image from public, the whole police force is hell bent to disprove the allegations of rape on the police officer. To defend the case on their behalf the police get an powerful lawyer who doesn’t hesitate, even to produce fake evidences, if that helps in winning the case. Amidst all these mounting anti forces against her, Sameera has only one option, as her lawyer suggests - a corrupt police officer Vikram Vasudev. As stated by Sameera’s lawyer, Vikram Vasudev would do any thing for money, he is an expert in producing fake evidences.
Whether or not Vikram Vasudev succeeds in steering the case away to save Sameera from the impending anti forces or succumbs to the pressure from his higher authority, forms the rest of the story.
SCREENPLAY & DIRECTION
The whole of the narrative’s strength lies purely in the screenplay. The brilliance of the screenplay is evident in the way it takes, what can be called an usual kind, of a homicidal criminal case and presents it in a complex web of twists. It keeps you on the edge till the very last moment frequently throwing jaw-dropping revelations at us. It doesn’t seem like a debut director’s movie at all. Director Venkat Ramji did a commending job; be it in accurately judging the performances of actors or in designing the overall narrative build, he handled them deftly. Shown a promise of a seasoned director.
PERFORMANCE
Sesh and Regina ably shoulder this complicated narrative with their earnest performances. The cold stares between them leave us guessing on what’s going on in their minds, what are they going to throw at us next. They succeeded in making the double-edged dialogues work pretty well, which is not an easy task. Murali Sharma is at his usual best and, Naveen Chandra’s performance looks honest. All the other supporting cast did well too.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS
The background score competes with the intricate screenplay, in achieving a pulsating effect of the narrative. It pushes the revealing moments to a whole new level; in the process, enabling the narrative to be a commercially viable.
The background score, the cinematography and the editing work in tandem to get us deep into psych of the characters and leave us off-guard at every opportunity they are provided. Kudos to the whole technical team.
OVERALL IMPACT
After experiencing the movie - Evaru, you can’t help but appreciate how intelligently the narrative is woven, with brilliant twists catching us off-guard at regular intervals, and at the same time not losing the focus on the emotional core of the story. It is an uncompromising story telling, unusual to Telugu Cinema - with no songs, no cheesy dialogues, no fights, and above all a very crisp run time, less than 2 hours.
RATING: 3.75/5
CAST: Adivi Sesh, Regina Cassandra, Naveen Chandra, Murali Sharma, Pavithra Lokesh, Raja Ravindra
DIRECTOR: Venkat Ramji
WRITERS: Venkat Ramji, Abburi Ravi
PRODUCERS: Kavin Anne, Krishnakanth Kamineni, Param V Potluri, Pearl V Potluri
PRODUCTION BANNER: PVP Cinema
MUSIC: Sricharan Pakala
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Vamsi Patchipulusu
EDITING: Garry Bh
ART: Kolla Avinash
COSTUMES: Jahnavi Ellore, Sura Reddy
Thanks for the visit.
Maheshnandu
