O Pitta Katha Movie Review: O Pitta Katha has all the bearings of a rom-com, complete with easy-going, romantic visuals set in a village. That is, till it jumps into its thriller mode. What works for the film is how the thriller and comedy manage to merge together. Even if the film is suffocating in the beginning, it manages to more than make up for it by the time the end credits roll.
Venkata Lakshmi (Nitya Shetty) is a happy-go-lucky college student from Kakinada. Krish (Viswant) visits his uncle’s home to soothe the rift between his mother and him. While there, he falls for Venkata Lakshmi and asks his uncle to give her hand in marriage so the two families unite again. Meanwhile, Venkata Lakshmi leaves on a vacation to Araku and goes missing. When the sub-inspector Ajay Kumar (Brahmaji) tries to untie the knots, he soon realises the existence of Prabhu. How the cop unravels the mysteries is a funny and thrilling ride.
Despite the shaky part, Chendu Muddhu manages to pull off the film for the most part. While the love story is pretty run-of-the-mill, the quirky comedy works in bits and pieces. It’s the well-packaged thriller that works particularly well. Nitya Shetty, as the typical, orthodox Venkata Lakshmi has performed with ease. Having said that, her character is strange, as the whole devotion angle gets really annoying, so does the slapping bit. Sanjay Rao makes an impressive debut as Prabhu with minimal flaws. Though Viswant pulls off his role well enough, he still leaves room for improvement. The not-so-admirable love track between him and Nitya too leaves room for flaws. Bala Raju entertains as Pandu, with his comedy timing. Though he appears for a brief period, Brahmaji gives a satisfactory performance as a cop
Music composer Pravin Lakkaraju does a good job, especially with the romantic numbers. Sunil Kumar N has done a satisfactory job with the camera. Overall, it’s the interesting and funny twists in the second half that make O Pitta Katha an entertaining watch.
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