Naga Shaurya is back with his new film Aswathama and the trailer has left the audience thrilled until the final frame. Let’s see if the movie can do the same, here is Aswathama Movie Review:
Aswathama Movie Review
STORY: Gana (Naga Shaurya) who returns to India for his sister’s engagement finds out that his sister got pregnant and even she isn’t sure how. He finds a similar case when a girl commits suicide for a similar reason and then comes to know that similar cases happening around the city.
Gana then realizes that all the cases have a common point of the girls disappearing before resurfacing at some hospital. How he tracks down the man who did this to his sister and many other girls forms the rest of the story.
PERFORMANCES: Naga Shaurya did a good job and transformed into an action hero with ease. His dialogue delivery has also improved and he has handled the action sequences well. Jisshu Sen Gupta was excellent and is one of the major highlights of the film.
Mehreen has a very limited role and it didn’t really anything to the film. Satya also didn’t have much to do while Harish Uttaman got a meaty role and his performance was apt. Posani Krishna Murali only features in a single episode.
TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT: Story was written by Naga Shuarya and the core part of it has good potential. Director Ramana Teja handled the first half well by carrying on the suspense with action orientation in between. However, when the suspense is revealed early in the second half the movie treads into mediocrity with a dampening final act which feels rushed. Even the Family sentiment feels over melodramatic.
Songs are below average, but the movie didn’t really need them. BGM though is a huge asset to the film. Cinematography is decent and Editing is alright. Action choreography is top-notch although it is violent in some places. Dialogues and Production values are good.
PLUS POINTS:
- Naga Shaurya and Jisshu Sen Gupta
- Engaging First Half
- Fights(though violent)
- BGM
MINUS POINTS:
- Second Half
- Back Story is not convincing
- Screenplay
VERDICT: Aswathama is a passable thriller that has some thrilling moments in the first half, but that gets undone by a shoddy second half and ends in a climax that feels rushed with the only saving grace being the twist at the end.
The villain’s characterization goes a bit too far many times and his back story is a dampener. A better screenplay would have made this into a top-notch thriller.
