Directed by: Vimal Krishna
Written by: Vimal Krishna, Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Written by: Vimal Krishna, Siddhu Jonnalagadda
The best part about an actor co-writing for themselves is that they write with a stronger sense of character. They write to their strengths, they add in more idiosyncrasies perhaps with a bit of greed to get more scope for acting - but when it results in a better fleshed out character, then it's a win-win for all. Few other examples being Naveen Polishetti, Woody Allen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. This aspect is the main strength of the film - DJ Tillu as a character is so interesting because of the way he talks and reacts to even normal situations. Phrases like 'naadhi chala delicate mind' and many more such things add a lot of quirk to the character which ends up in humor as well as authenticity. This resulted in such a strong sense of character, that I can imagine DJ Tillu being a love story as well, with the same character put in different circumstances. Now it is a crime comedy because of the inciting incident. What if the girl is still in love with his ex, and is confused? It'd have been a love story. When the character is so specific, it keeps us hooked irrespective of how the plot is.
In this film, the plot is pretty simple and normal - it puts enough situations to elicit humor and tension. Although in the 2nd half, it felt a bit dragged only because there was no emotional satisfaction in the plot. Which is why, even after the twists and turns in the film, it didn't feel emotionally satisfying. But the film works as a comedy, it keeps us hooked - it's just that it doesn't go to the next level - which is completely alright because never promised to do that. I'm really enjoying Siddhu's work - in every film of his - there is strong sense of character and depending on the plot they choose - the film lands at a mark from being normal to being really good.
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