Review of 'Venkatadri Express':

Genre:

Thriller

Plot: 

'Venkatadri Express' is an entertainer that takes you through the ordeals of a bold young guy, who is on the verge of loosing his place in the house by making his 100th mistake and there by breaking the family constitution, while going from Hyderabad to Tirupati for his brother's marriage after failing to catch the 'Venkatadri Express'.

The Director's Angle: 

The director made an effort to thrill the audience through out the journey with some twists and a shade of humor.

Strong Point:

The dialogues that are in tune with the humor attached, except for some.

Logic: 

Though there are some surrealistic acts that create the required drama, the timeline that is most important for this kind of movie, is well maintained throughout the movie.

Music:

The background score is in sync with the action and engaging. The two songs are enjoyable with meaningful lyrics. 

'Critic'al View:

The story starts with a series of hurried scenes in order to demonstrate the hastiness of the main lead's father. But, after reaching the main plot, the screenplay gets better but lacks the suspense element. 

The transition between present and flashback is smooth and timely. The humor is good overall, but at times borderline.

The father's character is too hasty and the brother's character's too silly to be genuine.

The screen looks fresh and bright and camera work won't make you fell its being there, which is a good thing.

Quotes:

• Some of the crowd has its moment when the character of a drunkard(Thagubothu Ramesh) says "నా  బ్రాండ్ కానిదేదైనా నాకు చీప్ లిక్కరే రా బయి," which translates to "any brand that I don't drink is cheap liquor to me, brother".

Bloopers:

• The introduction fight leaves the main lead with a cleanly ironed shirt after a bath of paints during the fight.

Rating: 2.5/5 

(5 - Excellent, 4 - Very Good, 3 - good,  2 - average,  1 - poor,  0 - Repulsive)

'Venkatadri Express' is on rails but lacking in strong performances and a suspense element.

Who can watch:

Who can bear somewhat dragging yet entertaining journey of one night.

Movies with similar Storyline:

Danger(telugu), Swami ra ra. though both of these fare better.