penguin movie telugu Review from damaged devdas

Penguin movie telugu Review from damaged devdas

Release date : June 19th, 2020

Star Cast : Keerthy Suresh

Director : Eashvar Karthic

Producers : Karthik Subbaraj, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam, Sudhan Sundaram, Jayaram

Music : Santhosh Narayanan

Most of the stories made as films in this world are love stories. Even some good psychopathic thrillers like Spyder and Rakshasudu lose their uniqueness by forcing a lovestory in between the story. But thankfully Penguin did not force any unnecessary love story in the middle, staying honest to the premise. This is the story of a pregnant woman who found her lost son after 6 years tries to protect him from the psychopath who is wanting to kill the child. The combat between them could have been much more interesting, horrific and thrilling but the screenplay lags in many moments and discharges the fun in it. Any thriller can be appreciated only if the screenplay leads to somewhere conclusive and logical.

By surpassing that point if it the film goes anywhere it is only an extension which in this case came out of nowhere. A pure average script. By the time you reach interval you feel there is something off about the kid and by using this situation the film could have travelled in a much darker space and brought goosebumps but it didn't so. There are no songs, so naturally anyone would expect a compelling background score from this thriller. It feels okay in situation, could have been even more better. I don't understand the logic behind playing pleasant music for a death scene.  Technically everyone did well in their craft. The mother factor in this film is highlighted in many parts but the protagonist Keerthy Suresh playing the role is not at all convincing as a mother. Certainly not the character one would choose after Mahanati.

Rating : 4/10

Gulabo sitabo Analysis and Review

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vijay Raaz, Brijendra Kala, Shrishti Shrivastava, Farrukh Jafar

Director: Shoojit Sircar 

Rating : 7/10.

Lock-down forced many films to find another way i.e OTT platforms to release their films. We’ve seen some films like Amrutha Ramam and Ponmagal Vandhal  releasing online directly. Following the same formula Gulabo Sitabo is also streaming on Amazon Prime currently. Before talking about the film there is a very popular argument among all of us.  Which experience makes a film more enjoyable In a 300 capacity theater with dolby surround sound and luxury seating or in a laptop in our home. The answer is both of them. Yes, Both theaters and OTT platforms have to co-exist. Certainly people cannot enjoy films like Bahubali in a laptop and some may feel small budget film doesn’t even require a theater experience. But you cannot deny the fact that it is content too and it might also cater to a small portion of audience. If some films are not able to see the face of the theater then maybe such OTT options can give them a chance to engage the audience right from their homes. If this Lockdown can force a mainstream film like Gulabo Sitabo also then yes, this can be the future of cinema as people can see convenience here.

Talking about the film, it stars 2 brightest talents of Indian Cinema. Legendary actor
Amitabh Bachchan and Mr. Consistent Ayushman Khurana. A very fresh combination rightly
fit into a new kind of story. The film revolves under mansion which is over a hundred years old
and an old lady Fatto happens to own it. Gulabo played by Amitabh Bachchan is her husband,
but is 15 years older to her and marries her only for the sake of living in that mansion.
The mansion is also a home to some families which pay meagre amount of rent and as tenants
they too have some rights. On the rift over Toilet Baankey played by Ayushman, one of the
tenant picks a tiff with Gulabo. He wants him to vacate the house and Baankey wants to stay
as tenants also have rights. In the middle a lawyer and an archeological surveyor too get
involved in this issue. Afterwards things get interesting and the story takes some unpredictable
turns, generates few laughs and meets a surprising end. One unique thing we feel is, the
mansion is the key factor for the whole film and silently it plays a character too in the subtext.

Technically not much of any craft is worth praising. Cinematography, music, editing are normal.
Comparatively Make-up, Artwork and Costumes felt congenial. The best part was the pair of
lead actors Amit sir and Ayushman. They drove this film forward. Vijay Raaz and
Brijendra Kala managed to give comic relief. Overall a decent film to catch up

Positives : Lead actors performance, quirky story line, Natural Artwork, makeup and costumes

Negatives : Lack of Proper background score and songs, Few Boring scenes

Rating : 7/10.