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Today’s view section features two Telugu movies – Colour Photo and Johar. Let us begin.
Colour Photo – Storyline
The movie is about Jayakrishna (Suhas), who falls deeply in love with Deepu (ChandniChowdary). However, afraid that she would reject him because of his dark skin, he keeps his feelings to himself. One day, Jayakrishna gets beaten up by a gang in his college. Concerned, Deepu gets in touch with Jayakrishna, and their friendship soon blossoms into love. But their relationship is not acceptable to DeeDeepu’sother Rama Raju (Sunil). The rest of the movie is about how Jaya and Deepu reunite after going through several atrocities.
Performances
The talented Suhas has unleashed his complete range. Be it his dialogues, expressions, or screen presence, the young actor plays his part superbly.
Chandni’s emotional expressions, especially at the end, show how formidable an actress she is. Sunil tries his hand at playing a villain and pulls it off decently.
Viva Harsha gets a good role and surprises you with his performance. Sri Vidya, who plays SunSunil’sfe in the movie, also does well.
The film setting, art direction, songs, and BGM are impressive. The camera work is superb and showcases the film beautifully. The production values are excellent. The Director Sandeep Raj has handled the emotionally-laden love story well.
All in all, Colour Photo is a romantic drama that keeps you engaged with some fantastic performances.
Johar – Storyline
The movie Johar is a concoction of five different stories. The stories revolve around the life of a young athlete (NainaGanguly), a young girl (Esther), a poor farmer (Eeswari Rao), and an older man (SubhalekhaSudhakar) who runs an orphanage. The movie is about how all of them get affected by a young CM’CM’shaitanya Krishna) political moves, who, looking to gain public sympathy, want to build a statue in his father’s memory.
The best thing going for the movie Johar is the emotional angle that works well right till the end. The four stories are nicely interconnected and backed by some awe-inspiring performances.
Performances
Chaitanya Krishna, as the shrewd and cunning politician, is superb. Veteran actors SubhalekhaSudhakar and Eswari Rao do justice to their roles. Esther is also good in her role.
The Surprise package, though, is NainaGanguly. For an actress always seen in glamorous roles, she has played an athlete’s role to perfection.
Technical Aspects
The film’s production values, aided by some superb camerawork, are top-notch. The songs fit nicely into the narrative, and the dialogues are meaningful. The locations are authentic, and the framework set by the director TejaMarni is right on target.
All in all, the movie Johar, with its emotional drama and political satire, delivers an excellent social message and ends up as a decent watch.
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