Ahimsa Movie Review: A bad mix of the past

Abhiram Daggubati, the son of producer Suresh Daggubati, and the brother of actor Rana Daggubati, is making his acting debut with the film Ahimsa, directed by Teja, who gave many successful films in his career. The film has been released today, and let’s see how it has turned out to be.

Story:

Our leading man hails from a peaceful farmer’s family, who believe in a calm life and choose the path of Ahimsa. However, things change drastically for them when our protagonist is accused of wrongdoings by a powerful landlord. To overcome his problems and the landlord, our protagonist much choose the path of himsa (violence). How this all plays out forms the story of the film.

On-Screen Performances:

Abhiram Daggubati has made his debut with the film and has given a commendable performance for a debutante. However, he has a really long way to go in terms of acting. His dialogue delivery and his emotions can be improved a lot. He falls short when it comes to emotional scenes and it shines through very dominantly. There’s so much that Abhiram needs to improve in terms of acting.

Leading lady Dikshitha Tiwari is alright in her role. Her lip sync is sometimes off, and her overall emotions are a hit and a miss. Her chemistry with Abhiram is also just about average, and their love story doesn’t feel as strong as the love stories that Teja has showcased previously.

Sada is seen in a key role, but her role has been hyped up more than it is in the film. She does a decent job with what she’s given.

The rest of the supporting cast is just alright, but the audience can’t identify with their characters as every character feels superficial and the actors also don’t seem believable in many scenes, with their lip sync not giving a natural experience.

Off-Screen Talents:

Director Teja is famous for his films like Jayam, Nijam, Nuvvu Nenu, etc. The most common theme in all these films is that the leading couple faces a lot of trouble in their love life and has to face a really powerful villain to be together. Ahimsa has the very same theme, with a few extra plot points. Thus, there’s nothing new to the film, except the cast, which makes the film very routine and dull. The screenplay is also very mundane and doesn’t offer anything new. Had Teja come up with a new story, then the film may have worked, but with his routine story, there’s nothing much working in favor of Ahimsa.

The music and background score by RP Patnaik, who has reunited with Teja after a really long gap, is mostly forgettable. Given that this director and music director combo has given numerous hits in the past, it comes as a shock that the music is not even mediocre.

The cinematography is one of the stronger points of the film. It captures some really neat and wonderful frames and tries to elevate the scenes, but even the cinematography can’t save this film a lot.

The production values of the film are alright, the editing could have been much better.

Plus Points:

• Cinematography
• Pre-interval

Minus Points:

• Routine Story
• Expected screenplay
• Sub-par performances
• Weak direction

Verdict: Ahimsa is the perfect mix of many of Teja’s films. It features new faces in the place of old and delivers a very expected story. A rewatch of Teja’s old, successful films is more recommended than this one.

Telugubulletin.com Rating: 1.75/5