Movie: Unstoppable
Rating: 1.5/5
Banner: A2B Productions
Cast: VJ Sunny, Saptagiri, Nakshatra, Aqsa Khan, Raja Ravindra, Posani, Raghu Babu, Prithvi, Vikram Aditya, Shakalaka Shankar,
Music: Bheems Ceciroleo
Director of Photography: Venu Muralidhar
Editor: SB Uddhav
Producer: Rajith Rao
Story, screenplay, dialogues and direction: Diamond Ratnababu
Release Date: June 09, 2023
Nandamuri Balakrishna's talk show "Unstoppable" gained immense popularity. Now, a film with the same title has been released, featuring VJ Sunny, who rose to fame on Bigg Boss, as the lead actor.
Let us analyze the film and its merits.
Story:
Childhood friends Kohinoor Kalyan (VJ Sunny) and Jilani Ramdas (Saptagiri) engage in gambling and end up losing their parents' money.
To help them out, their friend Shakalaka Shankar decides to transfer the funds to their account. However, due to Kalyan's intoxicated state, he mistakenly provides the wrong account number. This leads them to cross paths with a criminal named Khadar, as the money gets deposited into his account.
Artistes’ Performances:
VJ Sunny, a TV actor, plays the main character in this film. He tries to act like a mass hero, but he lacks any skills. Throughout the film, he wears one or two expressions that clearly state his lack of acting skill.
Saptagiri, his friend and the film's second lead actor, attempts to carry the film on his shoulders.
Pruthvi, Posani, Bittiri Satti, Chamak Chandra, Raja Ravindra, and other actors perform random comedy sequences in the film. The 'glamour part' is handled by Nakshatra and Aksa Khan.
Technical Excellence:
The less we discuss the technical aspects, the better. Bheems, who has recently delivered some hit songs, serves up loud tunes. The cinematography and editing are both poor.
Highlights:
Couple of comedy bits
Drawback:
Silly comedy sequences
Over-the-top narration
VJ Sunny's inability to act
Everything appears to be stale
Analysis
In comedies, we don't seek logic, nor do we expect a great story. However, we do want jokes that genuinely make us laugh without sounding silly or stale. We also look for some coherence in the narrative, a sense of semblance.
Diamond Ratnababu is credited with writing the story, screenplay, dialogues, and directing the film. Unfortunately, there is no trace of freshness in any of these aspects. While Saptagiri's antics and a few jokes manage to elicit laughter, the rest of the episodes are tedious.
Ratnababu tries to create comedy scenes out of every social media meme, viral post, and popular Reel, resulting in a movie that feels like a series of viral posts on the big screen.
With an extremely thin storyline, Diamond Ratnababu attempts to hold our attention for over two hours, but we feel restless even before the interval. The songs and item song are equally torturous.
In summary, while Balayya Babu's "Unstoppable" is an entertaining show, Ratna Babu's "Unstoppable" is a non-stop headache.
Bottom line: Horrible