Nov 3, 20214 min read

Romantic: Love Beyond Social Boundaries

Updated: Feb 21, 2023

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Project Details:

Director Anil Paduri

Written By Puri Jagannadh

Produced By Puri Jagannadh & Charmme Kaur

Production Houses Puri Connects & Puri Jagannadh

Cinematography Touring Talkies

Music Director Naresh Rana

Edited By Sunil Kashyap

Art Director Junaid Siddiqui

Action/Stunts Jonny Shaik

Sound Effects Real Sathish & Prudhvi Sheka

Lyrics Bhaskarabhatala & Puri Jagannadh

Choreography Prem Rakshit, Jaani & Annie

Run Time 2 Hours & 15 Minutes

CBFC Rating "U/A"

Direction & Story:

The film is a love story between a young upcoming gangster and a music student and also about their wild journey of sensuality and love beyond anything. The story & screenplay by Puri doesn't offer anything fresh. Though the story is a mix of his popular hits Businessman, Pokiri. 143 & Idiot, Puri makes sure that he has all elements which attract his target audience. His screenplay forms the regular Puri universe which is filled with drugs gangwars, romance, comedy & action. Puri's dialogues hit us very hard and are superbly written as they have his signature all over them. The best one & my favorite one - “I Love India... Roopyai Karchu Undadu.. I Love You... Sarada Teerchestadi.” Director Anil Paduri makes a decent debut and scores well in the handling of his actors. The way he elevated Akash is commendable. But I have a strong gut that Puri himself must have directed most parts of the film.

Lead Performances:

Akash Puri has got loads of talent and this can be seen in this film. He has improved a lot when compared to his first film 'Mehbooba' and delivers an impactful performance. Though he plays a gangster which is a bit heavy for his age, he looks fully convincing with his confident screen presence, body language, and dialogue delivery. He carried the entire film on his shoulders and he is superb in all the action sequences. He is definitely a star in the making and one proper solid hit, he will surely be in the number game among the three-tier heroes. A bright & talented kid indeed. Delhi girl Ketika Sharma does a pretty decent job with her performance and she looked red hot in her glamorous avatar. Her sensuous looks in the songs will be a treat for the youth audience. Also, the chemistry between Akash & Ketika works well on-screen and all their romantic moments are superbly shot.

Other Performances:

Ramya Krishna leaves her mark with her amazing screen presence as a sincere IPS officer. Her character could have been more powerfully and intelligently written as after a point in time, she is only interested in the love story than in her duty and on the case. Deviyani Sharma impresses big time as the hero's best friend. She expresses well and is good in her role. Sunaina is the only one who makes us laugh in the film with her funny characterization & witty dialogues. All her comedy scenes in the first half are hilarious. Makarand Deshpande, Ravi Awana, Aziz Naser, and Temper Vamsi are good as the baddies in the film. Uttej & Rama Prabha are neat in their limited roles. Khayyum, Naveen Neni, Mahesh Vitta, and others are fine in their respective supporting roles. Cameo appearances by Hero Ram & director Puri Jagannadh in a song are a treat for the fans on screen.

Detailed Analysis:

The first half is filled with youthful elements which one expects from a Puri's film. The gangster drama though looks like a rip-off from his previous films, it keeps you engaged. The romantic track which looks a bit forced into the plot, comes after 30 mins and is stretched for no reason with an extra overdose at the interval. Hero’s lust for the heroine and her advances towards him looks unrealistic and sometimes a bit odd as well. Second half has many predictable and routine scenes which don’t add much to the overall experience. The climax isn't fully convincing. The cops surround the hero who is a criminal but nothing happens and all we get is a long conversation about the love story. The climax isn't effective because the love story is very poorly established. Having more romance than love brings down the emotion at the end. The police investigation & tracking scenes get repetitive & look bland.

Technical Team:

Direction 4

Story 3

Screenplay 2.5

Dialogues 4.5

Music/Songs 4

Background Score 4.5

Cinematography 5

Editing 4

Art Work 4.5

Costumes 4.5

VFX/Graphics 4

Fights/Stunts 4.5

Things to Look Out for:

The camerawork by Naresh Rana is top-notch. The beautiful Goa beaches & the fights are captured well. Sunil Kashyap's music is good. All the songs are good to hear and his background score especially is superb. 'Naa Valla Kadhe' is the best song of the album. The production values are super-rich & the edit is neat. The action is choreographed well. The artwork, costumes and the production design are on point.

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