Starring : Karthik Raju, Nithya ShettyDirector : Chunia
Producer : Ayaan Creations
Music Director : Anup Rubens
Timesofap Rating: 2/5
With a plethora of films releasing today, one movie with positive pre-release buzz is Padesave. Directed by serial director Chuniya, the movie promises to be an entertaining rom-com. Lets see if it holds up to its promise or not.
Story:
Karthik (Karthik Raj) and Niharika (Nithya Shetty) are childhood friends who are very close to each other. They spend some good times together and during this process, Niharika falls in love with Karthik.
Twist in the tale arises when Karthik falls in love with Niharika’s best friend Swathi (Jaheeda Shyam) who comes back after finishing her studies. As time passes by, a huge confusion makes Niharika believe that Karthik is also in love with her.
What will Karthik do now ? How will the triangular love story end ? and who will sacrifice finally ? That forms the rest of the story.
Plus Points:
Nagarjuna’s voiceover
Anup Ruben’s music
Minus Points:
Not a strong story
Director missed the plot somewhere
Other supporting actors failed to do their job
Technical Aspects:
Production values are striking and overall visuals bring value to the flick. Editing is sub-par. The background score is fine in certain places but songs are crummy. Cinematography is pretty good for a low budget flick and dialogues are ok to an extent.
Coming to director Chuniya, she succeeded in providing sparse entertainment but her storyline and second half are not apt. A tighter screenplay and entertainment in the second half would have made the movie much better.
Verdict:
On the whole, Padasave is a disappointing rom-com entertainer. Although the first half and production values will leave a good impression, the second half and a routine storyline will work against the movie. Watch it only if you have nothing else to do or wait for it to come on television.
