Asura Movie Review
Nara Rohith has been doing different movies with unique storylines. He hasn’t tasted big commercial success yet but has pinned lot of hopes on Asura as he believed that it has the necessary commercial elements to succeed at the box office.
Story :
Dharma (Nara Rohith) is a sincere jailer who always keeps his prison in order. A notorious criminal Charlie (Ravi Varma) who is facing death sentence is transferred to Dharma’s jail. Charlie plans to escape from the prison and Dharma should make sure that justice prevails.
Perfomances:
Nara Rohith is intense in the role of a powerful cop. His body language and dialog delivery stands out. He is believable in the role of a jailer who goes to any end for the sake of justice. Priya Benarjee has limited scope in the film and she did alright. Ravi Varma got a meaty role. His performance is neat without any flaws. Most of the remaining starcast are either television artists or little known actors. They have done what they can within their limitations.
Technicalities:
Director Krishna Vijay has come up with a different story. He didn’t bank on regular commercial elements and comedy for his first film. However he couldn’t get the execution entirely right. This could have been an edge of the seat thriller but the director doesn’t do complete justice to the script. There are few flaws on the direction front that didn’t allow this film to rise above the average mark.
Songs are completely unnecessary. But Sai Karthik’s background score is good. Cinematography is neat. Editing could have been crisper despite the short running time. Producers should be lauded for trying something different from the usual stuff.
Thumbs Up:
- Nara Rohith
- Story
- Climax
Thumbs Down:
- Slow Pace
- Second Half Drags
Analysis:
Asura is not for everyone. This film is targeted at the audience who love to watch concept based movies. This film focuses only on the conflict between the good and bad and doesn’t deviate from it for most of the time. There is a romantic track that keeps on interrupting the main story at times. Apart from that Asura stays focused on the main plot.
There isn’t any comedy track or out of the world action in the film to please masses. It is a laudable and daring attempt from the makers as they didn’t incline towards commercial elements for the sake of succeeding at the ticket windows. The sincerity shown is commendable however the film is not entirely appealing. The plot has potential but is not dealt in a way that it arrests the audience all along.
Second half slides down after a neatly done first half. Director throws in a surprising twist that saves the day for Asura. This may not be the film that could mint money at the box office as it lacks the entertainment that the majority audiences look out for. It is a sincere and honest attempt that will appeal to niche audience. Nara Rohith has once again come up with a film that has potential but the director lets him down with just okay execution.
Verdict: Different but not Great.
