Review of '1(Nenokkadine)': 1 to 'n'th stage of hallucination

               

Genre:

Action-Thriller-Mystery-drama

Plot: 

Gautham is a rockstar who has these realtime dreams(hallucinations of 'n'th stage as per sukumar's Arya2) of three people who he thinks killed his parents 20 years ago when he was a child. But he still thinks they are for real. A TV journalist 'Samira' tries to get his complete story while letting herself mingle into the riddle. The plot goes through several swift and some smooth twists and turns as he chases these dreams weather they are for real or not.

The Director's Angle: 

The movie keeps us guessing through out the movie which is real and which isn't, the director largely succeeded in handling a big subject(with several layers attached) logically and thrillingly for most of the part.

Strong Point:

The subject-matter of the story which is very fresh, experimental and brainstorming.

Logic: 

• Most of the story follows logic, which is sometimes reaches different levels of intelligent play between characters. 

Music:

The background score suits the emotional drama that the subject demands, songs were okay.

                        

'Critic'al View:

The story opens with a dream and then the only song of the rockstar that we will be knowing, unfortunately a let down as Devi's voice hasn't suited mahesh at all. Right after the song, he kills one of those 3 killers and surrenders himself to police. 

But the Tv journalist Samira who shoots the killing reveals some interesting facts and from there on joins Gautam's chase to find solace. The first half keeps the audience in check at each point with a tad of confusion. But the interval ends on a high with the audience getting some sort of idea about whats real and what was he hallucinating. 

That's not all!, There are more surprises to come which may or may not be hallucinations and how every one including Gautam try to use them to their own advantage. As the movie reaches climax, there comes some more twists and turns(some 'U' turns as well). 

Quotes:

• Just before the Interval, Gautam says to a rival, "నువ్ ఉపిరి పీల్చడం వల్ల కాదురా, నేను ఉహించుకోవడం వల్ల  బతికున్నావ్ (you are alive not because of your breathing, but because of my dreaming)"

Bloopers:

• A person in your hallucination can't push you physically, as external physical force can't be hallucinated(as in first fight).
• Some superhuman fight sequences.

Rating: 4/5 

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

There are some loose ends but it's an absolute hallucinating thriller but takes some time to get you into the groove.

Who can watch:

Every one, as it's a unique experiment especially in Telugu films. People who can travel with the logic of the movie will appreciate it.

Movies with similar Storyline(partly/broadly):

Identity, Shutter Island, Prison Break series