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Story: A heartbroken man finds a diary throughout a meltdown to grasp {that a} girl he has by no means met may simply change his life.
Review: Palnati Surya Pratap’s 18 Pages sees a narrative by Sukumar and is a candy, light-hearted story of affection that retains you hooked for probably the most half. All one expects from a narrative like that is for it to maintain you engaged, which the movie manages to do for a piece of it.
Siddhu (Nikhil Siddhartha) is an app developer who has simply came upon one thing heartbreaking about his girlfriend. He goes on an unintentionally hilarious bender (Time Ivvu Pilla) and finds a diary written by Nandini (Anupama Parameswaran). He goes on a rebound and as a substitute of drowning himself in alcohol or within the arms of one other girl, he finds himself drowning within the 18 pages she has written. He believes she’s the golden-hearted resolution to his newfound pessimism. But the extra he digs to seek out her, the extra a thriller begins to unravel.
18 Pages begins out as a candy story of the love of a person who has fallen for phrases written two years in the past and a girl he has by no means even met. The movie works greatest when it’s centered on Siddhu’s longing as a result of the backstory. It may not be good however Siddhu and his trusty sidekick Baghi (Sarayu Roy) have presence. They don’t supply something out of the field, simply plenty of silliness and a few humour. The manner Palnati additionally subtly exhibits how Siddhu and Nandini had been destined to fulfill with out shoving it down your throat with melodramatic dialogues is nice. He’s additionally delicate in exhibiting simply how totally different Siddhu and Nandini are as folks. A monitor involving Siddhu’s household is okay.
Where the movie falters is relating to Nandini and her backstory – neither is that thrilling or distinctive. The manner she’s written, like some old fashioned Tollywood heroine, solely has its allure for the nostalgia issue. It looks like Sukumar additionally discovered this story in a dusty diary. Anupama is cute however there should be one thing in these pages past her philanthropy and simplistic nature that makes him fall head-over-heels earlier than he even sees her. The entire pay-off of the movie additionally relies on the thriller that surrounds her than on them assembly.
Gopi Sundar’s music and A Vasanth’s cinematography assist the movie properly. However, there are some points with sound relating to the dubbing (on the theatre this reviewer watched the movie) in some key elements of the movie that take away from the entire expertise. Some elements of the movie are on the nostril whereas others may appear saccharine candy on your style. The entire ‘let’s discuss to one another as a substitute of our telephones’ dialog additionally appears executed and dusted. The challenge is the movie by no means manages to raise the fabric that appears thrilling on paper and never a lot on-screen. Palnati additionally succeeds in making you need to sit by the period of the movie, regardless of its flaws, simply to know if these two folks ever make it.
Nikhil does a very good job as Siddhu, so does Anupama as Nandini. These two lend some deftness to their characters, particularly on the finish. Sarayu is hilarious and the remainder of the solid that includes names like Posani Krishna Murali and Ajay do properly with what they’re provided.
18 Pages is the form of movie you will need to watch when you’re enamoured by the thought of affection. Just hold your expectations in verify.
