Kushi Review – Rediff.com – Rediff.com
If you’re in search of a fluffy rom-com with out a lot pravachan, Kushi is price a watch, recommends Divya Nair.
There’s a magnetic high quality about love tales involving disapproving dad and mom and households. It is a formulation that the majority definitely works with the Indian viewers.
Assume Bombay, DDLJ, Alaipayuthe, Two States…
Director Shiva Nirvana makes an attempt this tried and examined formulation along with his newest theatrical Kushi, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
On this romantic comedy, Viplav (Vijay), a BSNL worker, falls in love with Aradhya (Samantha) solely to grasp that their fathers — who’ve robust, conflicting views about astrology and science — is not going to approve of their union.
When both of the dad and mom refuse to budge, the couple resolve to get married and reside away from their households in a bid to show that unconditional love can conquer every thing.
The concept behind the movie — to discover the facility of superstition versus logic within the lifetime of a married Indian couple — is considerate and related in modern-day.
Keep in mind how a number of days in the past, the whole world applauded India for its profitable moon mission? Effectively, it had its fair proportion of spiritual homams, prayers and blessings as nicely.
Can science and logic really win over superstition?
Or ought to they co-exist in concord?
Whereas the beautiful lead pair and proficient supporting forged provide a lot promise on this household drama, the makers by some means determined to play it secure, maybe hoping not to attract undesirable controversy.
The primary half invests an excessive amount of time aimlessly attempting to determine chemistry between the lovers, with loosely explored references to A R Rahman, Mani Ratnam, Dil Se.., Roja and the likes.
The second half rushes with out dwelling or deeply exploring the conflicts confronted by a younger married couple.
Kushi sows many seeds of thought by mentioning generally confronted points like infertility, miscarriage, miscommunication, ego clashes, gender sensitivity and parental stress.
On the identical time, it additionally trivialises the gravity of the conditions with lame songs and one-liners that dilute and deviate from the primary dialog, with out taking a stand.
Not like Alaipayuthe or Bombay, through which both of the couple did not have to clarify themselves as to why they fought or liked one another, Kushi tries a bit too arduous to repeat its predecessors.
But when I had been to disregard the compelled references and ‘attempting too arduous to impress’ bit, Kushi is a good watch with good performances led by an environment friendly supporting forged together with Murali Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Vennela Kishore, Saranya Ponvannan, Jayaram and Rohini.
The Alleppey sequence that includes Jayaram and Rohini the place they discuss coping with grief of a liked one, is a fantastically written section. Additionally it is the turning level of the movie.
The message of the movie is thoughtfully written in a approach that it offends nobody and in addition offers the viewers a ‘fortunately ever after’.
Vijay and Samantha look good collectively; their chemistry is pure.
Vennela Kishore and Saranya’s comedian timings are equally entertaining.
If you’re in search of a fluffy rom-com with out a lot pravachan, Kushi is price a watch.
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