Uppena (2021)
Written and Directed by: Buchi Babu Sana
Starring: Vaishnav Tej, Kriti Shetty
Produced by: Mythri Movie Makers.
Spoilers Alert.
Uppena cheats us, acting like it's a dumb movie with old school romance, and the woke ending which is done with a twist - is like a huge bang. Initially, the film has cheesy romance - the way they show them kissing is a back shot of the head, and it cuts to their eyes widening and then they release. It's so hammy. The slow-motion reaction shots of the guy and the girl. I was almost dozing off here and there. It felt a lot like Sairat, where they elope, go to another city and struggle. The only good thing about the film (apart from the ending) is the way they use the setting of the film, the way they shoot in real locations, near the beach. I could feel the beach while watching the film.
And as I was dozing off, the conversation between Sangeetha and her dad - suddenly I go, 'what the fuck' and it's such a mind-blowing twist, it has setups earlier and this twist alone closes the theme, plot, character and everything. The conversation is a little on the preachy side, but I thought it wasn't that bad. The best part about the Sukumar school of films is that they deal with edgy themes, they talk about real adult stuff and yet they do them under the garb of a commercial film. There's no way I can personally imagine, a Telugu film talking about masculinity in such a good way - if not for this film. Now, I understand why they got Ravi Shankar to dub for Vijay Sethupathi - the masculinity has to be evident through every feature.
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