Ayyare Movie Review

Movie Name: Ayyare
Rating: 2.5/5

Banner: Preetam Productions

Cast: Rajendra Prasad, Sivaji, Anisha Sing

Music: Sunil Kasyap

Producer: Sudhakaer Babu

Direction: Sagar Chandra

Story:
Venkatesh (Shivaji) is a mechanic who loves Anjali (Anisha) in the first look and she too falls in love with him after few bluff games played by him. Her father (Siva Prasad) agrees to get them married and suddenly turns against Venkatesh.

Having no clue about what happened to his would-be father-in-law, Shivaji searches for an answer. Then comes Prasad (Rajendra Prasad), who says that he knows the entire story behind it. Who is Prasad? What does he know about Venkatesh? What happened in the background? You will get the answers from Prasad side of story which forms the crux of Ayyare script.


Analysis:
Actual story of this film begins in the second hour. First hour is spent on Venkatesh and Anjali’s love episodes. These are dealt very badly and bring instant boredom to you. At one point we feel that the story is heading towards a dead end.

But Prasad’s character gives a twist to the tale and the film takes right track from that point. First of all don’t judge this film by its star cast. Despite the presence of Rajendra Prasad and Shivaji, Ayyare is not a comedy film. So if you are expecting a fun ride, you will be left disappointed.

Ayyare is mainly a drama based on how a common man turns god-man and how does he gets exploited by the evil beings surrounding him. Director tried to tie both the love angle and this god-man drama, but failed to set right emotions in the love track.

Second hour is way better than the first hour as it is content driven. First hour is pale and aimless. Despite few cinematic liberties taken, Ayyare ends on an Okay note.


Performances:
Shivaji doesn’t have much to do in this film. He is alright within his limitations. Anisha Singh neither has the looks nor acting skills. Rajendra Prasad is the saving grace for this film. His performance keeps the spirits going and he single handedly lifted this film from ending up as a disaster. Sai Kumar’s performance is laudable. Siva Prasad, Srinivasa Reddy and Venu Madhav are usual.

Technicalities:
Dialogues by Nivas are pointless. Cinematography is substandard. Music is weak. Director failed to extract good work from his technical crew. Production values are average. Director did a fair job in the second half and failed in the first half. Had he taken care on the first half and put some extra efforts to get right output from the technical team, Ayyare would have been a notable debut for him. Saying so, he did better than many newcomers. Additional efforts will take him to the next level.

Final Word:
Ayyare is a fairly decent film with a neat second half. First half is a big letdown. If you can ignore that part, Ayyare may not disappoint you completely. On a whole, Ayyare isn’t a bad film.