Movie: Ustaad
Rating: 2.5/5
Cast: Sri Simha Koduri, Kavya Kalyanram, Anu Hasan, Ravindra Vijay
Director: Phanideep
Produced By: Sai Korrapati, Himank Reddy Duvvuru, Rakesh Reddy Gaddam
Release Date: 12th August 2023
Story: Surya (Sri Simha) has been afraid of high places since childhood. It often haunts him. After a few insults, he wants to become a pilot. On his first plane journey, he works under the leadership of his senior captain (Gautam Menon). Surya reveals the story of his bike Ustad and his love story to his captain during the journey. How did his love story with Meghana (Kavya Kalyan Ram) and what is his connection with his favorite bike, Ustad? How did those two affect his life? Why did Surya become a pilot? Does his love story end on a positive note? Answers to these questions form the rest of the story.
Analysis:
The film starts with the hero’s childhood portions, and then introduces Hero as a pilot and after that goes into the flashback which shows his life journey. The college episodes were ordinary and did not evoke much impact. But the narrative starts to get interesting when the connection between the hero and bike develops. Also, the love track between the lead pair starts well, entertains as much it can, but it gets predictable as it progresses. The problems in their love life are usual but the ending scene in their track at the pre climax was stronger where the director entangles the emotion of the hero with the bike and heroine.
The hero’s equation with his mother was neatly presented while his evolution (the paragliding scene) was not properly depicted, which could have helped to portray his ambition and self-transformation. The film required much better sequences in showing his struggles in the aviation academy. The Climax episode was also not satisfactory as the tensed atmosphere was not created well.
Performances: Simha Koduri was good, and he has got such a character which had a lot of depth, he was able to convey the impulsiveness and emotions in key scenes. Kavya Kalyan Ram was too good. Anu Haasan, Gautam Menon,and Ravindra Vijay were very well suited to their roles.
Plus Points:
- Story
- Simha and Kavya’s performance
- Screenplay in first half
- Pre Climax
Minus Points:
- Slow pace
- Boring parts in the second half
- Climax
Verdict:
Overall, Ustaad is not a regular commercial entertainer. The main plot, few fascinating sequences and emotional parts work for it, while the slow pace, dragged moments in the latter half and disappointing climax do not work in favor of the film. The film can be watched if one can let go the boring moments.
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