Ustaad Movie Review

Rating: 2/5

Actors: Sri Simha Koduri, Kavya Kalyan Ram, Anu Haasan, Ravindra Vijay, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Venkatesh Maha, Ravi Shiva Teja, Sai Kirana Edida etc.

Cinematography: Pawan Kumar Pappula

Music: Akiva B

Producers: Rajini Korrapati, Rakesh Reddy Gaddam, Himank Reddy Duvvuru

Written and directed by: Phanideep

Release Date: August 12, 2023

Ustaad Movie Story: 

Surya Siva Kumar (Sri Simha Koduri) pilot. That day was the retirement of senior pilot Joseph D’Souza (Gautham Vasudev Menon). Hyderabad to Bangalore flight! Surya will do duty with Joseph D’Souza. During training, Joseph already had the experience of being scolded. The air hostess advises you to say something… to avoid swearing during the two-hour journey. Then Surya starts telling his story.

Surya’s father (Venkatesh Maha) dies after knowing the assumption. His mother (Anu Haasan) brings him up. Surya can’t stand it when he gets angry. Show on something. Another problem he has is… Heights! Ride the giant wheel and your eyes will roll. 

How did such a Surya become a pilot? What is the love story with Meenakshi (Kavya Kalyan Ram)? What is Surya’s quarrel with Meenakshi’s father? What is the role of Ustaad (Bandi) at every turn of his life? What does Surya learn from the bike mechanic Brahma (Ravindra Vijay)? In the end, what did the cart do? What did Joseph D’Souza say after landing in Bangalore, who was scolded by Surya in training? It should be seen on the screen.

Ustaad Movie Analysis: 

Everyone has friends in their life. Some friends will not leave us no matter how much we are scolded or beaten. Why do some people need such a friend in their life? Can also be a cart/object. The movie ‘Ustaad’ was made by connecting the life of a person to a cart.

Fani Deep, who made his debut as a director with ‘Ustad’, chose a good plot. The way the characterizations are shown is also good. They got good performances from the artists. But… the article got confused. Mistakes were made. The story was pushed forward without being interesting at all. In the scenes and words, there were flashes of lightning.

The first impressive thing about ‘Ustad’ is that it is taken close to naturalness without any fuss or fuss! The way Surya introduced the family is good. The love story is also well-written. There is honesty in that. Watching those scenes… do you connect with the characters on screen? Or do we remember people we know? will happen the way she played the role of a mother who raised her son alone is amazing! There are good moments in the movie. Also, there are many long scenes in between. An uninteresting story will test the audience’s patience a bit. The songs are good. Background music and camera work too!

The director managed the movie well till the interval…then he faltered because he couldn’t give a proper ending. It’s okay to take time in the first half to build the characterization, but once you give it a break… Don’t be lax in giving a proper ending to the story and characters. That’s what happened in the second half of ‘Ustad’. Emotional scenes were stretched. 

The scenes in the background of the bike seemed boring. It would have been better if it had been written better. The bike is a part of human life. Making that cart a character… The crucial emotional scenes written in the second half between it and the hero were not well developed. The ending given to the character of the bike mechanic is not satisfactory. Even at the end of the movie!

Ustaad Movie Actors Performance: 

As an actor, Sri Simha’s career best should be called ‘Ustad’. Three variations were shown in the movie. Not only did he show innovation in terms of looks… He also shined as an actor. Showed maturity in acting. Kavya Kalyan Ram’s looks are enough… to keep the viewer’s eyes away from the screen! Kavya was impressed once again with simple expressions. The cute & little romantic scenes between Sri Simha and Kavya are good.

Anu Haasan’s performance as the hero’s mother is good. Naturally, it did. Dubbed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, his performance brings a sense of sophistication to the role of a senior pilot. Ravindra Vijay also acted well. Ravi Sai Teja’s performance as the hero’s friend is okay. But, why did you talk to him in Telangana dialect?

Spoken in Telangana by actors? Or say the dialogues in Telugu normally? There will be no damage to this story. If Telangana is taken as a background, it should be useful for the story, but the audience will recognize it and say ‘What is this?’ Don’t think so.