Release Date: October 19, 2022
Starring: Aishwarya Lakshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha, etc…
Director: Charukesh Shekhar
Music Director: Bharat Shankar
Cinematography: Apurva Saligram
Producer: Karthikeyan Santhanam, Kalyana Subramanian, Karthik Subbaraju
Banner: Amazon Prime
Rating: 2/5
“Ammu” is the latest original produced by Amazon Prime. The film, starring Aishwarya Lakshmi, Naveen Chandra, and Bobby Simha in lead roles, started streaming on Prime App on October 19. This concept is particularly impressive in the trailer.. let’s see how entertaining the movie is..!!
Story: Ammu (Aishwarya Lakshmi) marries the boy next door Rabindranath (Naveen Chandra) with many hopes. At first, everything is fine. Husband pours unconditional love. But.. slowly the dark side of her husband is coming out. Ammu’s world also darkens as she realizes that what was around her until then was only an illusion. Apart from escaping from her husband who tortures her physically and mentally, how should she reveal his true nature to the world? Prabhu (Bobby Simha) is the weapon found by Ammu who is thinking that. Using Prabhu.. How did Ammu persuade her husband Ravindra? This is the “Ammu” story.
Actors Performance: Naveen Chandra surprises with a typical characterization. Although Fahad imitated the performance of “Kumbalangi Nights” in some frames & scenes, he failed as a sadistic husband. Naveen Chandra has really lived the role to the extent that the women are cursed. Ravi’s role in this film will remain one of the most memorable roles in his career.
Aishwarya Lakshmi portrays the average woman as Ammu. She got into that role very naturally. We feel like we are watching a girl in our house. Especially.. the scene where he is crying and comforting himself at the bus stand is tear-jerking.
However..if there was more clarity in the characterization, the character would have been more elevated and connected. Although Bobby Simha’s role was short, he was impressed with his screen presence.
Technical performance: Camera woman Apoorva Saligram’s performance is the main asset of the film. The way the tone of the movie is controlled to match the emotion in the movie is good. Also.. the way the heroine’s inferior personality is conveyed with lighting is also good.
Bharat Shankar’s music did not sync with the Telugu nativity, and the Telugu translation lyrics also failed to elevate the emotion. This is one of the minuses of the movie. The production design & artwork are good. Director Charukesh’s attempt to tell an ordinary story in an extraordinary manner is commendable.
However.. he hesitated in the story. Although he was able to create an impact in terms of the trailer by choosing the police-thief chase as the background for the concept of domestic violence, he could not entertain as a movie. In one case it seems so simple. Also.. the way the climax was conceived is not good. If more care had been taken in these two matters, the film would have gone to another range.
Analysis: “Ammu” is an attempt to prove that the wife does not need to bear the beast in Magadi. As it is an OTT release, there is an ease of forwarding lag & repeated scenes… Naveen Chandra’s acting, Aishwarya Lakshmi’s film “Ammu” is a must-watch for screen presences.