Movie Review: Mangalavaaram
Director: Ajay Bhupathi
Producers: Swathi Reddy Gunupati, Suresh Varma M
Music Director: Ajaneesh Loknath
Starring: Payal Rajput, Ajmal Ameer, Nandita Sweta, Chaitanya Krishna, and others
Release date: 17th November 2023
Rating : 3/5
Mangalavaaram Movie review and rating : Payal Rajput, Ajmal Ameer, Nandita Sweta, Chaitanya Krishna, and others starrer Mangalavaaram helmed by Ajay Bhupathi has finally hit the theaters on 17th November 2023. Let’s see the story of Mangalavaaram.
Story: In Mangalavaaram , on Tuesday, couples who had illicit relations die. All the people of that village think that they all committed suicide. But the new SSI Meena (Nandita Shweta) suspects that someone has murdered them. So, are they suicide?, or are they murders?, What is the story of Shailaja (Payal Rajput) who laid the finger on the town a few years ago?, What is the role of Ravi in the midst of this? Why the murders are happening in the village? Who is the killer? To get these answers, one should watch the movie Mangalavaaram on silver screen.
Plus Points:
· Payal Rajput
· Twists
· BGM
· Comedy
· Cinematography
· Direction
Minus Points:
· Narration
· Few scenes in first half
· Story
Performance: Payal Rajput’s performance in the bold and love scenes became the highlight of the movie. Though Payal’s role is not that long as per the story, she impressed with her performance. Nandita Shweta impressed as a serious police officer. Krishna Chaitanya’s acting and mannerism are good. Divya Pillai’s performance is also good. Also, Ajmal, Ajay Ghosh, Ravindra Vijay, Shravan Reddy and others have done justice to their roles.
Technical: Talking about the technical department, director Ajay Bhupathi could not add good treatment to good crime thrillers and increase interest. The heroine track should have been written a little better. Cinematography is good in the movie. Along with the opening scenes of the movie, the cameraman showed some key scenes in the second half very naturally. The music is good. The background music is also good. Editing is also impressive. The production values are also very good.
Analysis: This murder mystery thriller set in the background of illicit relations has some horror scenes and some thrilling elements. Also the climax twist was not expected. The crime drama written by the director was interesting in some places. Especially the twists in the movie are impressive. The way the director has handled the film in many angles around illicit relations is good at some places.
Although the makers have elevated the content well on the screen, some scenes are not good. Also, some scenes in the first half are not impressive. With the increase in drama in the movie, the naturalness is lacking.
Overall, this crime suspense thriller will appeal to a wide range of audiences.