Matti Kusthi is an Indian Telugu-language film featuring Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi in the lead roles. The film has been co-produced by Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja and Vishnu Vishal. It hit the screens on a certain date, and here is a review of the film.
Plot:
Veera (Vishnu Vishal) is a wealthy and carefree man who wants to marry a submissive and uneducated girl. On the other hand, Keerthi (Aishwarya Lekshmi) is a professional wrestler and a graduate. Keerthi’s parents convince her to marry Veera, which leaves her wrestling dreams unfulfilled. In their married life, Veera shows his authority towards Keerthi and eventually learns the truth about her. How Veera’s life changes after this forms the rest of the story.
Positive Points:
Aishwarya Lekshmi delivers a strong performance as Keerthi, a role with more prominence in the film. She excels in both action and emotional scenes and is graceful in the film.
Vishnu Vishal gives a natural performance as Veera, a narrow-minded man. He has good screen presence and his comedy scenes with his friends’ gang evoke decent laughs. The chemistry between Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi is good, and Vishnu Vishal’s acting in the scene where he realizes his mistake is impressive.
The first half of the film is engaging and fast-paced, with a good amount of entertainment. The Chal Chakkani song, which comes in the first hour, is well-shot. The climax fight sequence is well-composed and gives a nice finishing touch to the film.
Negative Points:
The second half of the film lacks proper flow and wanders off track. The story is routine and the treatment is unoriginal. The execution of the film’s themes, such as equality between men and women and female empowerment, is not convincing. The depth is missing, and the film focuses more on a training episode of Vishnu Vishal, adding to the film’s length.Technical Aspects:
The background score by Justin Prabhakaran is good, and he elevates a few scenes with his nice composition. The cinematography by Richard M Nathan is neat. The editing is below-par, as a few scenes in the second hour could have been chopped off. The production values are great.
Verdict:
On the whole, Matti Kusthi is a film that has a few enjoyable moments. The lead pair’s performance and the entertainment at places are good, but the below-par second hour and not having enough emphasis on important issues bring down the overall impact. Thus it ends up as a passable watch this weekend.