Thursday, February 16, 2017

Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavaada movie review - Entertaining thriller

Movie Name  :  Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavaada
Rating            :  3.25 / 5

Banner           :  Meghana Arts
Starring         :  
Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha, Vennela Kishore, Raja Ravindra, Tanikella Bharani, Satya, Viva Harsha, Sudarshan, Bhadram, Apurva Srinivas and others
Story             :  VI Anand
Music             :  Sekhar Chandra
Cinematography : Sai Sriram
Editing            :  Chota K Prasad
Producer         :  
P.V.Rao
Screen play & Direction :  
 VI Anand
Date of Release  :  18th November, 2016

With hit movies like "Swami Ra Ra" and "Karthikeya",  Nikhil Siddharth has developed a good following.   People are now awaiting for his films to be released as he is taking up different concepts.

His last film was "Sankarabharanam" which flopped miserably.  Even then he created a buzz for "Ekkdiki Pothavu Chinnavaada" with different promos.   Let us see what is the story of the movie?


Story  

Arjun (Nikhil Siddharth)  a visual effects supervisor, falls in love with a girl during his college days. They even get ready for Marriage but the girl doesn't come to the spot where they planned to meet and goes missing completely.   Story forwards to four years.

Now in 2016, he is working in Graphics Company and his friend (Vennela Kishore) has the problem of feeling of another person inside his body. He and his friend go to Mahishara temple in Kerala for treatment.  While his friend is being treated, Arjun gets in touch with Amala ( Hebbah Patel ) who also comes there for her sister's treatment.  They instantly fall in love and roam in the forest.  She hails from Vijayawada.  One day she suddenly leaves the place without informing him.  Once his friend gets well, Arjun goes to Vijayawada to meet Amala and he comes to know that she was killed in an accident few years ago.

So he gets shocked and comes to Hyderabad and in a twist he sees Amala again but her name and identity turns out to be Nithya. On the same day, he gets a call from Amala ( Nanditha Swetha).  Who is Amala?  and who is Nithya?  Arjun is clueless about what's happening in his life. How did he chase the mystery forms the rest of the tale!


Performance of the Artists:

Nikhil once again pulls off this role with so much ease. He has played his character convincingly. Newcomer Nanditha Swetha completely owns the film, she makes the second half more interesting. She is 100 percent fitted in that role.
Hebbah Patel has done a neat job. Vennela Kishore provides some good laughs. Sathya, Praveen and others also have come up with best comedy act.

Technical Aspects of the movie:
True to its genre, the film has good technical values with perfect background score by Sekhar Chandra, rich cinematography (Sriram) and taut editing. Sriram’s cinematography makes the movie different.
Sekhar Chandra’s music is also plus point. Production values are excellent. Dialogues by Abburi Ravi are perfect.

Overall analysis of the movie:
'Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada' is a fantasy thriller based on evil spirits. Director VI Anand succeeded in giving a new touch to the age old story. Thanks to the Strong Characterizations and Twists n Turns throughout the course of the movie!

A bit of time has been taken to enter into the actual story but thereafter it was smooth sailing. Viewers keep guessing answers after every Twist. There is good dose of comedy in the movie though its a thriller. Especially, Vennela Kishore and Satya leave a big impact.

Interval Bang takes audience into a serious mood. The manner in which flashback Love Story which ended abruptly was connected to the present times is pretty impressive. Minute details have been taken care & Screenplay does the trick. Twist in the Pre-Climax is thrilling. But, The Climax could have been better as conclusion appears unconvincing/illogical.   

Though Narration appeared a bit show at times & few scenes were dragged, 'Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada' has certainly engaged the audience. Overall, Nikhil strikes back with a promising film which offers a new experience with interesting twists and good humour.




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