Arjun Reddy (2017)

Arjun Reddy: Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. With Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey, Jia Sharma, Kanchana. Arjun Reddy, a short tempered house surgeon gets used to drugs and drinks when his girlfriend is forced to marry another person.

“Sitting in my room, my mind is still probing the edges of this one of a kind, beautifully executed, epic journey of a deeply flawed character that the director wanted to take us on. He has one message – love in any form is pure and free from any constraints that our culture might seemingly shackle us in. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn the first act, I hated this character that was supposedly the movieu0026#39;s protagonist. In fact, you will like any other character over him apart from the girlu0026#39;s father, and that sure is a warning sign for any story. I thought I would end up disliking the movie, which almost everyone has praised. But as the film progressed, I found myself getting hooked. This director, almost implausibly, made it work, and I couldnu0026#39;t praise him more for handling such a tricky, controversial plot so seamlessly. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith every scene, the director drags you into the messy life of Arjun Reddy. You will disagree with most of his actions, yet you find yourself relating to him. The director makes it work by focusing on the things which we all share, his emotions, his love for Prithi, and his passion for his field, the sincerity and candor in his dialogues. Every scene was shot beautifully, was interesting, and was important to the film, which is impressive considering the film was 3 hours long. It is also very easy to fall into the trap of using commonplace, hackneyed characters as your supporting cast with such a complex main character. You wonu0026#39;t find any of that here. Each character is unique, and feels like a gust of fresh air in todayu0026#39;s movie industry. More importantly, they all seem real. Not once, do you find any of the characters acting out of the personality and role the director has fleshed them in.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKudos to the whole team of Arjun Reddy. You have sculptured a wonderful picture! You are the guys who are keeping cinema alive.”