World Famous Lover Movie Review, Live Updates

Star Cast : Vijay Deverakonda, Raashi Khanna, Aishwarya Rajesh
Director: Kranthi Madhav
Producer: K S Rama Rao
Run Time: 2 Hr 26 min
Release date: February 14^th, 2020

Introduction

Vijay Deverakonda is back with another love story. The film titled World Famous Lover has hit the marquee today. Movie has created enough buzz, thanks to its interesting promos and Vijay Deverakonda’s craze among the youth. World Famous Lover is touted to be new age love story which has 4 different worlds in it.

What about story ? 

Gowtham (Vijay Deverakonda) gives up his job for his passion towards writing but ignores  live in relationship with his college love Yamini (Raashi Kanna). Yamini gets depressed and decides to leave Gowtham. He struggles to write stories however he starts writing after his break up with Yamini, first he writes the story of Seenayya and Suvarna which is set up in Yellandu and then he writes another story of Gowtham and Iza based in Paris. The rest of the story revolves around if Gowtham becomes a successful writer and does he save his love life with Yamini.

How about On-Screen Stars performance ?

Vijaya Deverakonda did a fantastic act in three different roles as Gowtham (writer), Seenayya (Union leader) and Gowtham (Musician). His penchant for choosing different scripts should be appreciated. His acting in few scenes would reminds Arjun Reddy. He enacted Seenayya character with ease and fervor, very realistic and true to life characterization. Raashi Kanna did a full length emotional role for the first time, she did justice to the role. At times Yamini role seems to be too depressed, her characterization is as such. Aishwarya Rajesh did a zesty role as Suvarna, she lived through the character. Audience will fall in love with her characterization and her acting as village belle. Catherine Tresa has a good screen presence but a very limited role. Izabelle Leite acting is decent.

How about off Screen Talents ?

Kranthi Madhav has choosen a very difficult script and its extremely challenging to appease audience. Even though the first half feels a bit engaging with marriage drama and Seenayya’s plot, lackluster narrative begins soon after the second half starts. Such a script demands good music and songs which are lacking in this movie. The director was not able to convey Gowtham’s fervor for writing and his love for Yamini in a convincing way, one would think what Gowtham really wants. He is successful in establishing strong characters but failed miserably in creating a soul for the movie. Jayakrishna Gummadi’s cinematography work is apt for the different stories that comes in this movie. Gopi Sundar’s music is okay, could have been better.

What’s Hot ? 

Vijay Devarakonda’s performance
Seenayya & Suvarna episode
Aishwarya Rajesh’s performance

What’s Not  ?

Missing soul in the plot
Disenaging second half
Weak Story line
Mediocore songs

Verdict

The World Famous Lover is an amalgamation of three stories where director failed to connect them together to make it a soulful movie. First half is full of heartful emotions and good performances but lacks the same intensity in the second half and ends with a routine rather mundane climax. We have to wait and see how far Vijay Deverakonda’s eminence will pull the crowds to make it an average flick.

Immediate reaction at Intermission: Good performances and heartfelt emotions. Seenaya and Suvarna characterizations are good, on the flip side lacks comedy.

Immediate reaction at end credits:
Lacks Soul, routine climax.

Watch or Not?
You may skip it

Box Office Status:  

It might be a below average fare across the globe, could get decent openings. Thanks to Vijay Devarakonda’s craze but eventually will fall flat. It might end up as a loss venture.