Review: Journey - worth to watch
Hyderabad: Considering the number of Tamil dubbing movies that are releasing in our state of late, 'Journey' is one film that has content, performances and an able director who can deliver the goods.
Debutante director Saravanan took a script which is as realistic as it gets but presenting it on screen would be a difficult proposition as comedy and romance should be interwoven with in the realms of the story but Saravanan does it effortlessly as he trusted his story. He engages the audience with the first scene.
Journey starts off with Amrutha (Ananya) boarding a bus to Hyderabad to meet Gowtham (Sharwanand) who she loves after he helps her attend an interview.
On a parallel note, there is another story that starts in a bus stop at Hyderabad where Krishna (Jai) along with his fianc' Madumati (Anjali) board a Vijayawada bus to reach Krishna's village. And Sharwanand too boards the same bus to Vijayawada to meet Amrutha after discovering that he too is in love with her.
As the buses from both Vijayawada and Hyderabad start their journey, there starts the 'Journey', the film. In the flashback episodes, Ananya tells her story while Krishna and Madhumita narrate theirs.
A cleverly woven screenplay scores the point as Saravanan makes very effort to bring it as natural as it gets and he succeeds in most places.
Bringing many characters that one normally encounters in a journey add to the realism of the film and the director who is also associated with the scripting of the film scores over here too. There are too many moments in the film which will connect to youth to a great extent.
A girl in a bus speaking to her boyfriend and disconnecting her phone before telling him that her dad is on the line, only to speak to another guy, and as it happens with many travel episodes in one's life; a boy falling in love with a girl in the bus and the efforts he makes out to give out his number and vice-versa are clearly appreciated with a rousing response.
The thing with Saravanan is he lets the story talk without using any separate tracks and sub-plots and it pays off much to the credit of the director.
And as it happens with good films there are points where the director could have been more careful.
'Meghama..' song on Jai in the first half breaks the flow of the story to an extent though the film bounces back. Madumita gets preachy at occasions much to the dismay of audience.
Melodrama quotient is bit high in the climax part of the film though it goes with the story but wonder whether Telugu audience will connect to it or not?
The positive points of the film include the performances of all the lead characters. Chitti chitti pulakintha, a song in the second half is a treat to watch as montages with lots of humour connect strongly.
Music and background score add to the film. Photography is top notch. Overall the film reaches out to everyone on an emotional level which is rarity nowadays.
News Posted: 18 December, 2011
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