An appreciable youthful story of love and ego
Love is nothing, To love is something, To be loved is everything.
Any youthful story gets its strength from its characters and their characterization even though the common point of love remains the same in all these stories. Egoistic nature, compatible problems, and impulsive decisions play a vital role in any relationship, and in Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma (MVGV), which is streaming on Aha oscillates around these issues which largely influence the building or breaking of any relationship.
Story-line
A college love between Siddhu (Siddhu Jonnalagadda) and Vinitha Venugopal blossoms into a full-blown relationship after several trial and error efforts by Siddhu. But some untoward incident in the form of a wedding video that goes viral on social media turns the whole story topsy-turvy.
The video not only triggers the break-up of Siddhu and Vinitha but drives a wedge between Meghana (Kalpika Ganesh) and Vinitha’s brother Kartik (Kamal Kamaraju) as well and breaks their engagement much to the agony of all three families.
How Siddhu and Vinitha patch-up who in turn breaks the ice between Meghana and Kartik is the remaining part of MVGV.
Performances
The onscreen chemistry of Siddhu and Seerat Kapoor in Krishna And His Leela is awesome and MVGV has lit this up fully as they both look quite apt and effervescent on screen which is the plus point for this film.
Seerat is at her lovable best unveiling her acting talent which is hidden inside her so far. She is not only meant for glamour roles but she can also do performance-oriented roles is proved with this film. So we can see her in some more meaningful roles in the future. Priyanka deserves special mention for lending her voice for Seerat.
Siddhu is playing the continuation part of his Krishna character from Krishna And His Leela (as the jinxed lover) which he has done with great involvement in MVGV which eventually has been a cakewalk for him.
If the writer is the lead actor, it’s an advantage, and Siddhu has made good use of this opportunity by essaying the author backed complicated character of a boy turned man which uplifts his potential as a better writer and actor too.
But he needs to come out of this love, break, patch up syndrome soon to extend his creative abilities to other greener pastures in the future.
Tanikella Bharani would have been utilized in a better manner instead of relegating him to the role of a passive listener because of his stature and caliber. Similar is the case with Fish Venkat who can do better than in a cameo role.
Kalpika, Kamaraju, Shisher Sharma, Jayaprakash, Rajeswari, and above all Pragathi have doled out good performances that contributed a lot to propel the narrative forward with some decisive display of brilliance in their respective characters.
Behind the scenes
Aditya Mandala has handled the script of Siddhu quite commendably and the spark inside him is evident from the addition of the classic Ravoi Chandamama which define his creative bent of mind. He can grow into one of the brilliant storytellers if he does more homework and walks the extra mile while executing the projects.
The impressive composition of the song Dooramga by Sricharan Pakala and another brilliant song Jaana composed by Ravi Sharma stand apart while the background score by Rohit Pasupuleti and Joy Rayarala is quite refreshing.
The photography by Sai Prakash Ummadisingu is as usual quite pleasing to eyes with perfect colour combos and flawless lighting.
Verdict & Rating
Appreciation is due to Siddhu for conceiving an appreciable youthful story of love and ego which manifested the results of impulsive nature and the harmful effects of ego and how they can be controlled with compassion and love.
The scenes between father and son, Siddhu and Shisher are well presented highlighting the need for support of parents in case of any breakup in love thereby creating a positive vibe all around.
MVGV is a well-intended effort that can be watched comfortably to feel pure love with an underlying word of caution on using social media more responsibly and sensibly which is the actual need of the hour.
Rating: 3/5
