Malli Pelli (2023)
4/10
A one sided narrative at finding a soul mate.
14 September 2023
Actors Narendra (Naresh) and Parvathi (Pavithra Lokesh) find each other to be their soulmates. Narendra is divorced twice and on the verge of divorcing his third wife. Parvathi on the other hand, is in an unhappy relationship and is wary of getting into another relationship even if it is the right guy. How the duo overcome the challenges thrown at them by their respective exes, in order to start trusting each other and in their relationship forms rest of the story.

Narrated in 4 chapters, the story focuses on few episodes of the main characters lives. No matter how much they stress on this being a fictional account of their own life, one cannot ignore the singular narrative. Chapter 1 The Flirting, narrates the love at first sight for Nagendra as he falls head over heels for his co-star and that's about it. This however, doesn't establish the mutual admiration the duo have as they claim. Chapter 2 The Mistake is about Narendra's turbulent marital life. Chapter 3 My Story drops the narrative pace as Parvathi's past is narrated, to establish her sad marriage.

Chapter 4 The Conflict is where the film actually gets interesting. How much ever flawed the writing be, since this directly focuses on the real life drama involving the media, the whole chase between the media and the couple as they get betrayed and pushed into a corner, their actions to protect the children from this mess instantly clicks in terms of entertainment. Performance wise, Naresh and Pavithra Lokesh get to live themselves on screen and they don't falter a bit. Vanitha Vijaykumar as Sowmya Sethupathi and Ravi Varma / Roshan Basheer as Phaneendra play their one toned negative roles aptly. Jayasudha and Sarath Babu elevate the scenes they are present.

In the end, it does end as a one sided narrative and the clever insertion of 4 chapters, ensures some intrigue into the story even if the overall product isn't satisfying.
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