Periya Nayaki

My review on ‘Climax’: Plot:comedy thriller/suspense Cast: Rajendra Prasad, Sasha Singh, Sri Reddy, Shiva Shankar master and Prudhvi Director: K. Bhavani Shankar Producer: P. Rajeshwar Reddy Vijay Modi, a billionaire, leaves his two wives and children and lives in a seven-star hotel. He enjoys every bit of his life. He becomes a big industrialist by borrowing thousands of crores from banks. He has three goals in his life: 1. to become popular, 2. to make a movie / become a movie star, and 3. to become a politician. In this process, he becomes a Benami for a minister and earns many friends and enemies. Unexpectedly, he is brutally murdered. Cops enter and unfold the mystery. It's a very simple comedy/thriller story. But the interesting parts in this film are the selection of the names and the crazy get-up of Rajendra Prasad, who plays the lead role. Brilliant performance. His get-up is similar to Vijay Mallya, with tatoo in his hands, and his act resembles Nirav Modi. His first speech after he joins a political party will make the audience laugh out loud - lol. He fails to prove himself as a good politician, and the party expels him. The dialogues at some places are very sharp and catchy! The other characters in this movie are only supporting characters. However, the actor and actress concerned performed well in their respective roles. But the disappointing element in this movie, is the investigation portion, which is carried out in a very casual manner. Of course, the movie is a comedy thriller, and we probably cannot expect serious investigations, like in Vijayakanth or Suriya movies. No car chasing, no fights! At the same time, the clever climax twist and the unique characterisation of Vijay Modi's character are to be appreciated. The movie was concluded with the dialogue, “two persons imitate us in our lives, one is our children, and the other one is the person who works under you”. This is the clue for the viewers who decide to watch this movie in the upcoming days! To be frank, I thought of Actor Satyaraj throughout this movie. If this movie is remade in Tamil, only Sathyaraj can do this character well, in my humble opinion. No one can perform the comedy thriller role better than him in Tamil. I also wondered how there were no protests in Andhra Pradesh, for naming the main character Vijay Modi! Though the full name of the character is Vijay Modi, throughout the film, everyone calls him just as 'Modi'. Intentional, I assume! Had this movie been a Tamil one, I can only imagine the reaction. If it is ever remade in Tamil, they will probably change the name of the main character! I recommend watching this film, especially during this lockdown, when all of us are under stress. This movie will definitely bring your blood pressure down. For those who cannot follow Telugu, the subtitles are available in many languages!!

DRISHYAM2: Review Quick note: I thought of writing a review for the movies, after the end of Bigg Boss Season 4, which was the show that gave me an entry into review writing I am happy that my first film review is Drisyam2. It is a sequel to Drishyam1. Director: Jithu Joseph The parents of the deceased Varun, Mrs Geetha, IPS and her husband were keen on locating their son’s body even after six years. It was a big challenge for the police too. Finally, the police succeeded in their search of the deceased’s body, and arrested Georgekutty. How Georgekutty came out of the case and saved his family again, is the story of Drishyam2. No words to say about Mohanlal’s acting. His experience speaks. Other actors and actresses, mainly Meena, supported the film well. Two main twists in the film - one is in the first half, and the other one is in the climax. The climax is nail-biting, no artificial or extra fittings for the sake of making it commercial. A clean screenplay is an added point to the movie. Viewers might think from two angles after seeing the movie. 1. George Kutty's daughter murdered the young boy, Varun and The hero, George kutty, buried the body, and his whole family hid the facts. So Georgekutty and his family shall be punished for their crime. 2. At the same time, the boy Varun misbehaved and what George kutty and his family did was justifiable. What I felt was that, legally speaking, he should have surrendered with his family. If Georgekutty had surrendered with his family, keeping in view the facts, and the circumstances under which the murder occurred, he and his family would get a few years of jail. At the same time, Varun’s mother being IG of police, for sure would have tried to cover the truth, to protect her son and her family’s reputation, and tried to frame the family. Varun’s parents suffered a lot mentally, as they didn't bring up their son correctly. It is a lesson for all parents. There is a general opinion in our society that only girls should be brought up with the utmost care, and for boys, it is not necessary, which is wrong. Boys should also be taught good habits, and it's the parents' duty that they bring their children properly. And those who felt Georgekutty and his family escaped from his punishment, I would say no. They might have escaped legally but not morally. George kutty, though he could escape from the case and save his family, he and his family also suffered mentally. His elder daughter got Epilepsy, and rumours spread in their town that she had a relationship with Varun, the deceased boy. Basically, she was a nice girl, but her name got spoilt because of that boy. This will be a life long mental agony for Georgekutty and his family. Georgekutty might have escaped from the law, but his family suffered for some reason. We can expect Drishyam2 in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi too in due course. In Tamil, Drishyam1(Papanasam) Kamal and Gowthami acted in that movie. In case Papanasam2 is taken, whether they both will act together again, as they are not on good terms now, is something we have to wait and see.