8/1/2023 0 Comments A ad infinitum movie review![]() ![]() Even though A (Ad Infinitum) has some interesting points, it’s let down by a draggy screenplay. The music by Vijay Kurakula is not as great but the BGM keeps things interesting. The film’s leads end up delivering a decent performance. The slow narration in the first half tests your patience but things pick up once it reaches interval point. The film also makes a few missteps when it comes to the science of it all, not doing enough to make the audience invest and suspend disbelief. The film however is hard to follow as there’s too much happening in terms of the characters, even if the backstory of the protagonist is draggy. Thrillers are not a genre often explored in Tollywood but director Ugandar Muni makes a decent attempt. How Sanjeev ties up to this case forms the story. At the other end of the tale is police officer Vishnu (Rangadham), who is about to retire and takes up the case of a child abduction. He decides to dig deeper with the help of his journalist friend. The couple leads a normal, happy life but Sanjeev’s dreams keep haunting him. Sanjeev suffers from memory loss and cannot recollect his past from before he met Pallavi at the hospital. They even have a daughter called Amrutha (Baby Deevana). ![]() Sanjeev (Nithin Prasanna) is a disabled receptionist who’s married to a nurse called Pallavi (Preethi Asrani). And while the film does have an interesting premise, slow narration and faulty logic when it comes to science, makes the film falter. Review: The trailer of A (Ad Infinitum) looked promising, with the dialogue “Science demands sacrifice” making one expect something more than the usual drama. ![]() But what he ends up finding out is much more than what he bargained for. Rating: 2.75 / 5.Story: Sajeev (Nithin Prasanna) cannot recollect his past but keeps dreaming of it. However, it can test your patience if thrillers are not your thing. ![]() The overlong film has got strong performances. It's a crime film and a semi-period drama, too. There is also a political movement involved. 'A (Ad Infinitum)' is a slow burn thriller where science is an important element. Binil Amakkadu's Sound Design could have been better. Vijay Kurakula's background score is compelling. Praveen K Bangari's cinematography is praiseworthy. Some moody thrillers perhaps invite the filmmaker to stretch the run-time organically. In this regard, it is important to mention recent experimental (and misunderstood in different ways) thrillers such as 'Manu' and the Netflix release 'Andhaghaaram', both of which ran up to 3 hours. At about 153 minutes, the film seems to go at the pace of a snail. The ideas of utilitarianism and the larger interest of humanity are mentioned.Īnd, when the suspense has to be revealed, the film becomes even more slow-burn than what it has already been. The male protagonist gets panic attacks, a top cop who is on the verge of retirement wants to solve the case of a series of child kidnappings, a wife is disillusioned with her husband, police egos kick in, and then there is a scientific experiment. The film deploys a number of disparate elements throughout its run-time. Preethi Asrani, who made a name for herself with 'Malli Raava', is surprisingly good in the role of an anguished wife. That says a lot about how the setup of 'A' is driven. In a way, the actor looks like a good-natured, distraught Malayalam movie lead. He is nuanced and is entirely endearing in whatever he does. Nithin Prasanna, who plays a challenging role, comes across as a seasoned performer with a solid grounding in stage performance. It enriches the saga although it doesn't have a direct bearing on what the film eventually seeks to narrate. And this backstory is not a mere red-herring. The film has a character who wants to topple the dictatorship of Mrs. What do the 1970s remind you of? Indira Gandhi. It revolves around a married guy who goes in search of knowing his past. The story of 'A' spans decades, moving to and fro from 1970s to 2019. What is Sanjeev's past? Can he reconcile it with the present? Who is the criminal and who is innocent? Answers to these questions are found in the second half. There comes a point when Sanjeev becomes a suspect in an important case investigated by Vishnu (Rangadham). With their little kid Amrutha (Baby Deevana), they lead a fairly normal life but for the fact that Sanjeev, a memory loss patient, is haunted by strange nightmares. His wife Pallavi (Preethi Asrani) is a nurse. Sanjeev (Nithin Prasanna) is introduced as a differently-abled private employee. 'A (Ad Infinitum)' is one of the several movies that has come out this week. ![]()
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