Movie: Writer Padmabhushan
Genre: Family Drama
Cast: Suhas, Tina Shilparaj, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rohini, Gouri Priya and others
Director: Shanmukha Prasanth
Produced By: Anurag Reddy, Sharath Chandra and Chandru Manoharan
Music: Shekhar Chandra
Background Score: Kalyan Nayak
Cinematography: Venkat R Shakamuri
Runtime: 123 Minutes (2hrs 3mins)
Story
Padmabhushan (Suhas) is an aspiring writer who works in a library. He published his first book "Tholi Adugu" and awaits its success. He decides to share it with his parents Madhusudhan and Saraswati (Ashish Vidyarthi and Rohini) only after it's a success, so he keeps it a secret. He tries every way to make people read the book but the copies remain unsold. Bhushan loses hope and decides to write another book only when he is fully confident that he could write a great one. The twist in the tale arises when Bhushan with his family attend their relative's wedding where Bhusan's uncle publicly announces that he has decided to get his daughter Sarika (Tina Shilparaj) married to Padmabushan and claims that he is a famous writer. Bhushan and his parents are shocked to hear this. How did Padmabushan become a famous writer? What will this lead to? This forms the rest of the story
Artiste Performances
Suhas steals the show with his performance. He is excellent with his comedy timing, one-liners and his mannerisms. It is during the emotional sequences in which he excels and does an amazing job.
Ashish Vidyarthi and Rohini as Bhushan's parents are perfect. Ashish Vidyarthi is great in his role and provides a few fun moments. He also does well during the emotional scenes.
Rohini is impressive in the mother role. Her subtle performance will be loved by the audience and Saraswathi's character will definitely remain a memorable one in her career.
Tina Shilparaj as the female lead has done a good job. Her scenes with Suhas are entertaining. Gouri Priya too does a fine job. The rest of the cast have played their part well.
Plus Points
Suhas
Ashish Vidhyarthi and Rohini's performances
Breezy moments
Situational comedy
Climax and Message
Emotional strength
Songs and BGM
Dialogues
Runtime
Drawbacks (Which I Felt)
A few dull portions here and there
Analysis
From the promotional material, it is clear that Writer Padmabhushan promises a feel-good entertainer. The movie starts off by introducing Padmabhushan and his family in an entertaining and fresh way.
The scenes involving Bhushan's struggle to get his book recognized by the public are shown in an interesting and hilarious way. The initial portions are really engaging with good situational comedy. Scenes between Bhushan and his friend too are presented superbly and provide some fun and emotional moments.
The family thread is well established in a way that the audience can easily get connected. The marriage episode is where the conflict begins. Love track gets into the proceedings and it is superbly done with entertainment throughout.
Every relation is presented in a matured and beautiful way. The writing plays a major role in making the Audience get easily connected with the characters.
Most of the first half is filled with hilarious and enjoyable moments. From the pre-climax point, the tension starts building up when Bhushan tells the truth about his book to Sarika. From here till the Interval block the pace is racy, making it a good interval block for the movie.
The second half carries the whole emotional strength of the movie. The initial portions of the second half feel a bit dull as few scenes feel repetitive. But all the dull moments are overshadowed by Suhas's performance and comedy.
As the movie proceeds towards pre-climax, the director builds the drama superbly. The last 30 minutes are the soul of the movie. The audience will be hooked to the screens for the whole 30 minutes as the drama and emotional scenes are excellently done.
Suhas, Ashish Vidyarthi and Rohini are terrific in these portions. Everyone has performed at their best. The audience will surely be moved to tears in the scenes during Pre-climax and climax. The climax episode is a major highlight of the movie as it has got strong performances with solid message dealt brilliantly. After an emotional climax, the movie ends in a heart-touching way.
Dialogues are a major asset to the movie. Especially the dialogues during a few key sequences and the climax are written impactfully. Production values are good. The camera work is great. The visuals bring a fresh and lively look to the movie. Songs and BGM are an added advantage. The editing is neat and the runtime is perfect.
The Director has succeeded in providing an enjoyable experience by blending in the entertainment and emotions excellently in the right amount at the right places and delivering the message he wanted to in an effective way.
(MY) Final Word
Writer Padmabhushan feels breezy from the word go. It has every Emotion in right place. The audience will have a roller coaster ride through every emotion. Keeping a few dull portions aside, The director has done a fabulous job in etching this beautiful movie with memorable characters and heart-touching emotions. On a Whole, Writer Padmabhushan is engaging, and entertaining and will give the audience a heartwarming experience. Worth watching!
Bottom-line: Writer Padmabhushan - A Beautifully Woven Feel Good entertainer with a Strong Message!
Note: This is my take on the movie. That is why I am not rating the movie. I respect each and every movie. Making people read my review and influencing them to form an impression of a movie before watching the movie is never my intention. I am a Movie lover too. This is just to express my view on the movie. 😊
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