Movie : 'Dear Megha'
Actors: Megha Akash, Adit Arun, Arjun Somayajula, Pavitra Lokesh and others
Music: Gowra Hari
Cinematographer: I Andrew
Producer: Arjun Dasyan
Screenplay & Direction: Sushanth Reddy
Adorable girl Megha Akash's Tollywood career wasn't smooth till date. She faced
only failures till date but she scored her first success with 'Raja Raja Chora'
recently. Now, she is playing the title role in her recent release 'Dear
Megha'. The promotional content is quite appealing and let us see how the film
turned out.
Story:
Megha (Megha Akash) loves her college senior Arjun (Arjun Somayajula) but
hesitates to tell him. Three years after college, they both run into each other
and Megha finds out that Arjun also loved her in college. They enter a
relationship and enjoy life but they get severely injured in an accident. Arjun
becomes brain dead and fearing about Megha, her parents say that Arjun died in
the accident. Megha tries to commit suicide but she meets Aadi (Adith Arun).
Meeting Aadi brings the old Megha back and she starts falling for him. At this
juncture, Arjun recovers and meets Megha. What happens now? Whom does Megha
pick now? All these questions will be answered in the movie.
Analysis:
There is no guarantee that a film that did well in one language succeeds even
when you remake it as it is. Sometimes there will be something missing in it
and this usually happens in love stories. 'Vaana' is a big example of this. The
film is an exact copy of the Kannada film 'Mungaarmalle' but the film was a
failure despite the hit songs. The same is the case with 'Dear Megha' which is
a remake of the Kannada film 'Diya'. It was a faithful remake but the soul was
missing in the Telugu film. Despite an emotional story, the narration turned
out to be the film's biggest drawback. A few artificial scenes, some love
scenes that did not work out and a narration that doesn't suit our audience
taste worked against the film. There used to be a time when people used to
think that your life is with a single person and it is over when he dies. But
things changed now and many films came which say that there is life even after
love. 'Dear Megha' treads on a similar path and the triangular love story has
good twists too. But the serious proceedings and not-so-interesting love
stories fail to create an impact. The feel goes completely missing in the first
love story. A lot of heavy dialogues were included in this track but the
visuals don't support them. The actors failed to showcase the chemistry and
delivered a mediocre performance. While the film goes on a dull note, the
twists manage to create an interest among the viewers. Adit as Aadi lights up
the screen when he enters and adds energy to the proceedings. But the love
scenes look a bit forced and unnatural. This made the audience feel no emotion
when the pair get separated. The makers gave another twist through the mother's
character played by Pavitra Lokesh. The climax is quite heartbreaking but
barring a few twists and the ending, the film had nothing nice to offer. The
film has a crisp run time but it feels like that the movie is dragged to no
end. Love stories require a lot of feel and emotions but it is what went
missing. While the songs and visuals try to breathe life into the movie, it
doesn't work out well. The screenplay plays the spoilsport in this emotional
story.
Performances:
Megha Akash looked very cute but she needs to improve when it comes to acting.
She played a role that required to showcase a lot of emotions but she doesn't
have that range. Adit Arun scored brownie points with her acting and he was
quite active. His voice was also quite good while Arjun Somayajula appeared
dull on the screen. Pavitra Lokesh did complete justice to her role and the
rest of the cast are fine.
Technicians:
Gowra Hari's music suited the movie and despite some songs appearing as speed
breakers, they are good to listen to. Sid Sriram's song stands out and the
cinematography by I Andrew is great. The production values are decent and
director Sushanth Reddy followed the original as it is but failed to make the
scenes look natural. The slow narration was one of the main problems in the
original too and it was replicated in the remake too. The soul was missing
which was its biggest drawback.
Verdict: Dear Megha - A Dull Love Story
Rating: 2.25/5
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