Addhuri

My review : Addhuri

“Addhuri” is a romantic comedy which marks the debut for Dhruva Sarja . He has done pretty well for someone who has to carry the whole movie on his shoulders. Writer-Director A.P.Arjun has taken a routine story of misunderstanding between lovers spiced it up with a sub-plot of the hero trying to get back his love within a period of one week before she leaves for her hometown. Whole story is told in a light-hearted manner. Thankfully the melodrama in the end is a very brief.

Screenplay moves at a brisk pace without much space for boredom. The exchanges between the lead two replete with humour & casual day to day lingo makes up for an enjoyable viewing. Though Dhruva & Radhika Pandit who play the protagonists occupy most of the screen space one doesn’t get tired of seeing them onscreen. They have a good chemistry between them. The love-hate relationship between them is captured & enacted well by the director & the lead pair respectively.

Dhruva Sarja is a nice find. He has done exceedingly well for the first timer. He enacts well in almost all the sequences be it humour, romance, sentiments, dance or action. As said earlier he lights up the screen & makes a sparkling pair with Radhika. Touted to be one of the most talented actress in Kannada film industry in the recent times, Radhika lived up to the expectations. She does her part casually & effortlessly bringing about myriads of emotions & expressions without much strain. Considering that the movie almost focus entirely on the lead pair it is vital that their performances must be good enough to do justice to the script. And boy they have done precisely that.

Dialogues by Arjun form a pillar of strength for the movie. The casual language with adequate dose of contemporary usages of the youth form the bulk of the dialogues used. Good that he refrained from mushy romantic lines which may have looked artificial.

V.Harikrishna is the music director & surprisingly songs are not that good this time around. Background score is also average & mundane.

Soorya S Kiran is the cinematographer & he has captured the various emotions of the lead pair well. He shows his talents in the song & action sequences. Technically movie is just about average.

On the whole, “Addhuri” is light-hearted fun packaged with adequate doses of romance & humour.

Bottomline: Breezy romcom

3.5/5