‘Mistake’ is produced by Abhinav Sardhar and helmed by Bharrath Komalapati (story, screenplay and dialogues as well). Is it worth a watch? Here we tell you in this review:
Story:
The story essentially revolves around three couples, played by Ajay Kathurvar, Sujith Kumar, Teja Ainampudi, Karishma Kumar, Taniya Kalrra, and Priya Paul. On their way to a holiday destination, they are relentlessly chased by a tattooed, fearsome guy (Abhinav Sardhar). He hotly pursues them because he suspects they are in possession of invaluable, rare diamonds.
But they are no criminals or smugglers. Two of them are techies, one of them is a priest, and another one is a stylist. One of the two women is the daughter of an ACP (Raja Ravindra). Why did they get embroiled in the fracas? Are they innocent at all?
Performances:
You don’t watch a movie of this sort expecting great performances. But you are not prepared to tolerate over-the-top acting either. The guy who played the priest is exaggerated. Ajay Kathurvar, who played the stylist, is repetitive. The three women are better in comparison.
Abhinav Sardhar makes his badness too obvious. There is too much going for him in terms of tattoos and too little in terms of a script. His character is stagnant, never caring to mouth any lines.
Technical Departments:
Mani Zenna’s background score and Hari Jasthi’s cinematography compete with each other to make a mark, but only the former succeeds to an extent. Pruthvi Shekar’s action choreography is consistent in disappointing the audience. Probably, the director’s vague ideas didn’t let the stunt master experiment much. The crisis that the lead characters are in demands better ideas. Even jump scares were possible. The potential remains unexplored throughout.
Plus Points:
- The climax.
- Some jokes.
- The romantic song where the three pairs make out spontaneously in a ‘gudaram’.
Minus Points:
- Weak characterizations.
- Lack of tension.
- Lacklustre action and chases.
- Too few characters other than the three pairs.
- No major upheavals and twists.
Verdict:
‘Mistake’ commits fundamental mistakes on every level. This adventure comedy doesn’t derive any lessons from films belonging to the genre. Bollywood, Mollywood and Kollywood have come up with weighty movies in the genre. In contrast, ‘Mistake’ is too bland.
Telugubulletin.com Rating: 2/5