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Screenplay
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Sub-Plots spoil the flow
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Too bland
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Not suitable for Telugu audience at all
Bottom Line: Vote for NOTA, as Vijay Deverakonda impresses again but falters due to execution
Story
After appealing to fans and youth alike with his last release, the
family romantic entertainer Geetha Govindam, young sensation Vijay
Deverakonda has joined hands with director Anand Shankar of Irumugan
fame, to deliver the Tamil - Telugu bilingual movie NOTA, a political
thriller of power and rise to the throne. Here's team AP Herald's first
on net NOTA review.
Varun(Vijay
Deverakonda) is a carefree, happy go lucky youngster who is living life
king size, and he is the son of Chief Minister of State Vasudev(Nasser).
Situations lead to Nasser invoking Varun to take oath as the Chief
Minister of state, believing a Swamiji. As Vasudev gets convicted in a
case, there are riots and Varun takes impressive measures, but soon
after his image is spoiled after being photographed with women in the
drunk state, and now with an attack on Nasser's life, Varun begins to
transform and handles floods, and later faces a no-confidence motion.
Whether Varun was able to withstand the opposition and succeed as a
chief minister ultimately is what the movie is all about.
Star Performance
Vijay Deverakonda is as always full of life and energetic, and as the
unexpected rich kid carrying a Telugu political burden all of a sudden
impresses, and does a Minister decent job in massy sequences. Nasser as
the master politician who has his own share of after corrupt side is
impressive, while Sathyaraj proves the veteran he is, with his neat
performance. Mehreen is Minister underutilized, while Sanchana Natrajan
as the candidate is a welcome addition to the cast with her Swamiji
portrayal. The rest of the cast including Priyadarshi no-confidence
adequate.
Techinical Team
Sam CS's background score elevates heroism at many a place for Vijay
Deverakonda perfectly, with the rise of CM theme, and of songs, Yethara
Yethara and Raja Kula are okayish. Cinematography by Santhana Krishnan
captures the political scenes in a close to reality manner, and the
Tamil are lifelike thanks to his work. Editing could have been
taut. After tasting double success with the action drama Arima Nambi and
the double role action thriller Irumugan. director Anand Shankar has
made a return to films after a hiatus of 2 years, with NOTA, starring
the young sensation of Tollywood Vijay Deverakonda, in a bilingual mode.
Analysis
The movie has all scope for becoming one of the best political
entertainers, as it presents almost all the important and burning,
topical aspects of TN and AP politics, with scenes on some of the
contemporary political scenes in the states, including resort camp
politics, flood controls, riot and shootouts, and godmen controlling
state and lots more, and it is with these topical scenes that Anand
Shankar scores. While the first half begins on a leisurely pace, the
movie gains momentum towards interval, and post interval moves at
breakneck pace, and with Vijay Deverakonda and Nasser competing with
each other, and Sam CS's finely elevating BGM, and splendid
cinematography, NOTA is a technically rich venture as well. The second
half has several drags, and despite that NOTA is gripping and engaging,
though the songs could have been done away with. All said, NOTA is an average thriller from VD.
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