Quick Review: The inexperience of the director makes the movie dud.
Intro:
Right from ‘Arundhathi’, Bahubali actress Anushka has become the first choice for heroine-oriented films in Tollywood.Her previous film ‘Bhaagamathie’ has also carried the same image with Hit talk.Consequently, expectations are high on her latest outing ‘Nishabdham’ where she plays a deaf and mute character, Sakshi.
The film has recently released on Amazon Prime in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam languages.So, let’s see how far Anushka has impressed once again.
Story:
A deaf and mute artist Sakshi (Anushka Shetty) and renowned musician Anthony (R Madhavan) are engaged and go to a haunted house to get a painting.However, Anthony gets killed, and Sakshi escapes from the threat.
Seattle crime detectives Maha (Anjali) and Richard Dickens (Michael Madsen) starts the investigation.Maha suspects Sonali (Shalini Pandey), who is over-possessive of Sakshi and goes missing after Sakshi-Anthony engagement.Where did Sonali go? Who killed Anthony? you have to give a watch on Amazon to know the answers.
How is it?
Boring until the core point revealed.
Analysis:
The story looks good on paper and has the potential to make it a Super Hit if handled well.However, the inexperience of the director has made the film a failure.
When you have a good story to tell; good actors to perform; the viewers are not finding any emotion on the screen then, it is the fault in direction.The revelation of the core point in the film is an example of Hemanth Madhukar’s inexperience.
He even forgot to get a shot of ‘shocking expression’ from Anushka at a crucial point.If you can’t register the artist’s expressions properly, how can a viewer experiences the emotion from the scene? The story reminds us of Simbu’s ‘Manmadha’ and Kamal Haasan’s Erra Gulaabeelu.However, if dealt well, the comparison couldn’t be a big deal.The only horrific scene, let’s assume, is repeated four-five times.
Kona Venkat’s screenplay is dead slow in the first half and okay in the second half.The pre-climax and climax portions are the only saving points in the film.
Performances:
Because of the direction failure, no artist made an impact in the film, even Anushka.The writer in Hemanth has given enough time for every artist in the movie to perform, but the director in Hemanth couldn’t get it properly.
As a deaf and mute Sakshi, Anushka looks good, but not extraordinary compared to her performance in the previous film.Surprisingly, Subbaraju grabs more attention than Madhavan until the core point revealed.
Also, Anjali has more screen space in the first half than Anushka, and her performance is okay.Michael Madsen is the wrong choice for the character.
Technicalities:
The writers have failed to convert a good story into a better screenplay.Accordingly, the director is also unsuccessful to present the emotion on screen.
The best part of the film is Shaneil Deo’s cinematography and Girishh’s background score.Of all the songs from Gopi Sundar, the title song is good as it raises some interest visually, revealing the back story of Sakshi and Sonali.Editing by Prawin Pudi is just mediocre.
Final Verdict: A one-time watch if you patiently watch the first 40 minutes
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