BOTTOM LINE
Lifeless film.
CENSOR
U/A certified.
OUR RATING
What is “Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi” about?
The film is a simple love story which deals with the fickle nature of love and feelings that changes based on what one experiences at that particular point of time. Madhav (Krishna Madhav) loves Gayatri (Anusha) and Gayatri wants Madhav to win her father and family, which makes him irritated. He meets Nithya (Sanskriti) during this period and likes her company and finally falls in love. Whom will he choose between the two is the basic plot of the film.
How is Krishna Madhav’s performance?
Krishna Madhav who makes his debut as hero with the film looks extremely uncomfortable throughout the film. He is completely expressionless and has absolutely no screen presence at all. He just sleep walked through the film.
What about Vi Anand’s direction?
Direction by debutant Vi Anand is very poor. He has a decent story on hand that has a nice little message at the end but that could have been executed far better. The screenplay here is absolute disaster and the director doesn’t do anything bring a narrative at anywhere during the film. Poor actors don’t help his cause either. Overall it’s a complete failure on his part.
Anusha and other artists performance?
Anusha making her debut as heroine is neither glamorous not an actor. She has a decent characterization that has a place for sure in the narrative but it is failure on her part that she fails to engage at the right moment in the film. Sanskriti also has an important role but even she fails as an actor. Although he doesn’t have much to do Ahuti Prasad is decent. Prudhvi is okay in his small role. The two comedians fail to create any laugh.
How is Music, Songs and other departments?
Music is decent by Vishal Chandrasekhar is the only plus for the film technically. The rest of the departments can be cited as examples for some of the poorest works technically in recent past.
Highlights?
Story.
Message at the end.
Drawbacks?
Screenplay.
All technical departments.
Placement of songs.
What about the box office performance of the film?
The film has a very short window to survive and looking at the content and its execution, the box office prospects of the film look disastrous to say the least.
Did I enjoy it?
No.
Will you recommend it?
No.
OUR RATING
Reviewed by Siddhartha
