Movie Review: Hi Nanna
Director: Shouryuv
Producers: Mohan Cherukuri (CVM), Dr. Vijender Reddy Teegala
Music Director: Hesham Abdul Wahab
Starring : Nani, Mrunal Thakur, Baby Kiara Khanna, Priyadarshi, Jayaram, Nassar, and others
Release Date : 7th December 2023
Rating : 3/5
Hi Nanna Movie Review and Rating: Nani, Mrunal Thakur, Baby Kiara Khanna, and Nassar starrer family drama Hi Nanna is directed by debutant Shouryuv. Let’s see the story of Hi Nanna.
Story: Viraj (Nani) is a famous photographer. He runs a photo studio in Mumbai. Viraj stays with his daughter Mahi (Baby Kiara Khanna). However, Mahi suffers from a lung disease. Viraj strongly believes that Mahi will not leave him, even if the doctors say that she will not live for long. On the other hand, Mahi wants to know about her mother. Viraj does not tell his daughter about his wife. Who is Viraj’s real wife?, Why did she leave Viraj?, Meanwhile, Yashna (Mrinal Thakur) is coming into Viraj’s life?, So, why is Yashna (Mrinal Thakur) so connected to Viraj and his daughter?, What is her past?, To get these answers, one should watch the movie Hi Nanna on silver screen.
Plus Points:
· Nani performance
· Presence of Mrunal Thakur
· Baby Kiara Khanna
· Cinematography
· BGM
Minus Points:
· Simple story
· Placement of songs
· Editing
Performance: The natural performances of the actors are the highlights of this Hi Nanna movie. Nani – Mrunal Thakur gives life to their characters. Nani delivers a good performance as Viraj. He acts very well as an average father in the second half. Nani does full justice to his character with a settled performance especially in emotional scenes. Nani’s acting in the main climax sequence and in the scene with the daughter saying ‘You are not enough of my love’ are the highlights of the movie. Also, the chemistry between him and Mrunal is very entertaining. Mrunal Thakur impresses everyone with her screen presence as well as her performance skills. Baby Kiara Khanna is adorable in her role and she utters her dialogues confidently. Shruti Haasan in a cameo role and Jayaram as the father impress with their natural performances. As usual Priyadarshi acts well. Angad Bedi and the rest of the actors also act well in their roles.
Technical: Although the story taken by director Shouryuv is good, the story is simple and slow at some places. Especially the Kooner sequence in the first half and the starting sequences of the second half are not interesting. The care should be taken in terms of screenplay. Music director Hesham Abdul Wahad’s songs are good. Similarly the background score is also very good. If the editor had trimmed the unnecessary scenes tightly, it would have been a plus for the film. Cinematography by Shanu Varghese is good. The production values followed by Vaira Entertainments are very good.
Analysis: Overall Hi Nanna is a good emotional family drama. Good concept along with decent father-daughter emotions, interval and climax are the highlights of this movie. Some of the scenes are boring due to the prolongation of each scene. And the climax also went as expected by everyone.