Vimanam is a Telugu-Tamil bilingual starring Samuthirakani, Anasuya Bharadwaj, and Rahul Ramakrishna in lead roles has created curiosity among the audience with its promotional stuff. Directed by debutant Siva Prasad Yanala, the film is out for public viewing today. Let’s see how it fares.
Story: Veerayya (Samuthirakani) is a physically challenged person who lives in a Hyderabad slum. He runs a community toilet complex for his livelihood. On the other hand, his son named Raju (Master Dhruvan) is fascinated by airplanes and dreams of boarding a flight.
One fine day, Veerayya discovers something awful fact about Raju. What is it? what did Veerayya do next, from the crucial crux?
Performances: Samuthirakani delivers an outstanding performance as Veerayya. His character is well-designed and he effectively portrays innocence, positive thinking, and unconditional love for his child well and brings depth to the proceedings.
Master Dhruvan impresses as Raju. His innocent performance and heartfelt scenes with Samuthirakani create an emotional connection with the audience.
Anasuya Bharadwaj as Sumathi, a prostitute did an effective performance. Despite having limited screen time, she delivers impactful acting in her bold character.
Other artists such as Rahul Ramakrishna, Dhanraj, and Meera Jasmine gave a decent performance in their respective roles.
Rajendran evokes decent laughs in his comedy-coated role.
Technicalities: The movie features a couple of songs that are shot in a captivating manner. Music director Charan Arjun did a commendable job with the background score. His songs are also situational and register well.
Vivek Kalepu’s cinematography work is exceptional as he captures the essence of the film neatly with his lens. His framing and presentation of the film are major highlights of the film.
Marthand K Venkatesh’s editing work is satisfactory as he made sure that the film has any unnecessary scenes. The production values for this limited-budget movie are fine and so is the case with the production design work.
Analysis: The director provides healthy and emotional presentations towards the ending portion will leave the viewers in tears. Despite being his first film, the director Shiva Prasad Yanala dealt with the proceedings with clarity and perfection in the script.
The dialogues are thought-provoking and the team’s hard work is visible on screen. But the slow-paced narrative comes as a demerit for the film. Apart from the amazing performances from the lead artists, the film is more like an art film and not everyone’s cup of tea.
To summarize, Vimanam is a watchable emotional drama with a good concept and a slow-paced screenplay, which might not appeal to all sections of the audience. Samuthirakani and Master Dhruvan deliver stellar performances, and the emotional scenes can between the father-son duo be termed the heart of the film. If you are okay with slow-paced narration, the film will end up as a good watch this weekend.
Verdict: Slow-paced emotional drama!
Rating: 2/5
