He has family, good friends, failed romances and a flair for the dramatic. It is obvious that they make a good couple, but will they ever get it together? Guess away, dear reader. She has her own complications that emerge over time. His feelings deepen but he is reticent struggling to know when to speak out and not sure what he really wants to tell her. Gautham and Nithya cross paths again, and a warm friendship develops. No judgements were made relating to alcohol or failed affairs. You may watch it.I really love that the next day they could talk to each other, be embarrassed, laugh it off and that was it. Despital of the low emotional quotient, Ala Modalaindi scores well on humor and lighter-vein entertainment aspect. Hence, the emotional impact of the story will not be there for audiences. The ‘non-committal’ attitude of lead pair and a relationship that goes on for years might not suit the mentality of our Telugu guys who take every chance at girl to express their love.
The relationship shown in this movie suits the lifestyle of west. The negative point is the story-orientation.
The plus points of the movie are casting and humor. Second half becomes slow-paced, but picks up towards the end. Producer Damodar Prasad deserves an applause to make a light-hearted and unformulaic urbane entertainer.įirst half of the movie is decent and has sufficient humor though there is no emotional impact. Editing by Marthand Venkatesh is good, but a bit of trimming in the initial part of the second half will help the movie. The DI (color grading) is also not properly done. Cinematography by Arjun Jena should have been more consistent with visuals. Dialogues by Lakshmi Bhoopal are natural and witty. Except the Sneha Ullal’s song, all other tunes go with the flow of the narration. Other departments: Music by Kalyani Malik is melodious and soothing. Nandini Reddy knows her craft and she comes up with a nice job. However, the director has made sure that the scenes leading to climax are gripping and entertaining. Hence the initial part of the second half is slow-paced. It is pretty difficult to have an engaging second half when the separations and misunderstandings form the core basis. There are a few moments in the movie that shows the brilliance of the director (the thread of Asish Vidyardhi, the gay allegation ruining a marriage, Using Sneha Ullal character effectively for the break-up in pre-climax, the 4-years dialogue in hospital). I liked the way she constructed the screenplay with spaced flashbacks and how Asish Vidyardhi becomes an integral part of the story by the end of it. Debutant director Nandini made sure that there is fun and humor in the movie though it’s not a typical commercial film.
This film is more similar to ‘a lot like love’ because whenever one of the couple try to propose to other, they realise that the other person is in relationship with another person. We have seen these kinds of movies in Hollywood like ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and ‘A Lot Like Love’. Story - screenplay - direction: It is a typical romantic comedy in which the main leads keep bumping into each other after years of gap.
The guy who did the the role of drunkard software engineer in climax breathed life into the scenes. Asish Vidyardhi gave a balanced performance in a crazy character. The friends gang of hero ( Mirchi Hemantha, Raja Valluru, Pinky and Rhea) is also appropriately cast. Rohini and Uppalapati Narayana Rao (film director) adds freshness to parents characters.
Kriti Karbandha and Chaitanya Krishna did cameos. Sneha Ullal had a reasonable length character and she is fine. She dubbed her voice and it suited the character to the tee. Nitya Menon’s is the best debut in recent years of Telugu cinema after Samantha in YMC. She looks beautiful in all kinds of dresses. She epitomized Nitya character with her fabulous performance. Nitya Menon should be lucky to get a role that has lots of substance in it. His voice is an asset and he used it effectively. Nani is completely natural, at home while playing the character of Gowtam. The rest of the story is all about how this couple finally realises that they are made for each other after few years of courtship. Though both these people like each other, the fate intervenes to separate them at crucial moments. They keep bumping in to each other over a period of years. Nitya stays in Bangalore and Gowtam stays in Hyderabad. They hit off well and become instant friends. He attends the wedding of his girlfriend where he meets the another girl Nitya (Nitya Menon) dumped by the groom (her boy friend). He is nursing a heart break after his girlfriend (Kriti Karbandha) dumped him for another guy. Gowtam (Nani) works as a reporter for a television channel.