Karthi Biryani Movie Review - Didn't cooked well

Title: Biryani (2013)
Star Cast: Karthi,Hansika Motwani,Premji Amaren,Ramki,Mandy Takhar
Director: Venkat Prabhu
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja

Biryani Movie Rating :- 2.75/5

Karthi popular Kollywood hero and brother of Surya is trying his luck with Biryani, His previous flicks Awara, Na peru shiva gained some good fan base for him in t-town and he is trying many different aspects with this Biryani movie in Tollywood. Hansika playing lead role in flick and movie is a entertainment based plot.

-:::Plot :::-

Movie about a Corinthian Sudheer (Karthi) and his best friend clean-handed Parushuram (Premgi Amaran) who work for Mahindra company. Sudheer always likes what Parushuram admires and loves. That’s how he falls in love with Priyanka (Hansika Motwani). But things around when one night stand goes pear shaped when young woman, Maaya, accepts a lift home from Sudheer and Parushuram. After one-night-stand they wake up with their lives in complete in highlights. They end up with a murdered body, they don’t understand what happened to Maaya (Mandy Takhar)? CBI investigator Riyaz Ali (Sampath) in the meanwhile understands the seriousness of the issue and gets along the kidnap case of Varadharajulu (Nassar) a powerful corrupt politician. Things slowly reveal and take a completely unexpected turn in the end.

-:::Performance:::-

The performances in the film are a mixed bag. Karthi played a playboy character. He is tailor made for this role. Hansika Motwani brings fresh faced innocence in the first half later brings unbridled confidence in the second half of the film. She has limited to a under developed characterization. Premgi Amaren is good in some scenes, but appears fake in others. Mandi Takhar is magnificent and gets ample scope to shine in a film that doesn't entirely belong to her. Nassar is okay in his small role as Politician. Madhumathi has got a neat role. Sampath is stiff his role as a CBI officer Riyaz.

-:::Technical:::-

The main storyline of the film is a sort of inspired from Hangover but the way Venkat Prabhu developed the movie must be appreciated. Biryani deals Murder Mystery, Venkat Prabhu added his mark parallel dark comedy and action episode. Excessive effort to add comedy has diluted the seriousness of the film. There are quite a few loopholes in the narration of the film. Director tried making romantic thriller with feel good texture, but he could not inject the soul to the characters. The much needed climax twist could have been handled better. Dialogues in the film by Shashank Vennelakanti are routine.

The movie also marks an important milestone for Yuvan Shankar Raja as it is his 100th film. Music by Yuvan is effective, but none of the songs stay with you and seem to have been placed in the film merely as fillers. Background Score supports the scenes. Cinematography by Sakthi Saravanan is good. The frames are rich and colorful. Editing by Praveen K. L & N. B. Srikanth could have been crispier. The major suspense get mixed up with alternate episodes. Production values of Studio Green is praise worthy.

-:::Plus Points:::-

Karthi’s performance and his new stylish look

Karthi’s own voice song is a special attraction

Few Comedy Scenes

Pre climax

-:::Minus Points:::-

Story is too short

Silly comedy scenes in many scenes

Hansika role is wasted

Screenplay, Editing

-:::Final Verdict:::-

Biryani Didn't cooked well..overall it's a onetime watchable film

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