Movie Name: Aay
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Narne Nithiin, Nayan Sarika, Kasireddy Rajkumar, Ankith Koyya
Director: Anji K Maniputhra
Produced By: Bunny Vas, Vidya Koppineedi
Release Date: August 15th, 2024
Amidst this week’s big releases like Mr Bachchan and Double Ismart, Aay- a small romantic drama also hit the screens. Starring Narne Nithiin and Nayan Sarika in lead roles, this tale of friendship, emotions, and love has managed to create some noise in the movie circles. Let’s find out if Aay has enough steam to take advantage of the long weekend or will it fizzle out like the other two releases.
Story:
The story follows the life of Karthik (Narne Nithiin), a software engineer living in Hyderabad who visits his village – Pasarlapudilanka. He’s living his best life back in the village along with his friends Subbu and Hari when he meets Pallavi. He falls in love with her and after some time, his love is reciprocated as well. Karthik is soon left confused when Pallavi abruptly decides to marry someone else even though she is beginning to feel something for him. What led to this decision and will Karthik and Pallavi end up together is what the movie follows.
Narne Nithiin has improved his dialogue delivery and emotions compared to what we saw in MAD. There’s still a massive room for improvement and since the role of Karthik doesn’t demand complex emotions and heavy-duty acting, he manages to convince the audience. Nayan Sarika doesn’t have a challenging role either and manages to breeze past her role. Subbu (Kasireddy Rajkumar) and Hari (Ankith Koyya) are the life of the movie. Their comic timing and punches are a riot and it won’t be an overstatement to say they carry the film’s first half on their shoulders with the comedy scenes.
Analysis:
Aay is a lighthearted village drama with an adequate dose of humour. This, however, is a drawback as well as comedy overpowers the story and doesn’t take the plot ahead. A well-designed pre-interval manages to engage the audience but this interest soon dips as the second half drags and fails to grab the audience’s interest. The introduction of some unnecessary characters and dragged screenplay make the film lose the steam
Positives:
- Kasireddy Rajkumar and Ankith Koyya
- Entertainment
- Music
- Cinematography
Negatives:
- Screenplay
- Second half
- Cliched scenes
Verdict:
Despite lacking an engaging screenplay and a strong plot, Aay manages to grab the audience’s interest with entertaining scenes. The scenes involving the trio of Karthik, Subbu, and Hari are the film’s highlight and Aay would have benefitted massively from a tighter screenplay and a trimmed second half.
