HER: Chapter 1 review: Ruhani Sharma hauls this crime thriller forward

Entertainment By Prakash Pecheti 21/07/2023 Read the article

Actor Ruhani Sharma, in her latest outing — HER: Chapter 1 — breaks the monotony of her many girl-next-door characters.

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IPS officer Archana Prasad is dealing with a personal loss after Taskforce officer Seshadri Prasanna (Vikas Vashisht) is killed by notorious gangster Keshav (Chanakya Tejas) during a raid.

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Director Sreedhar Swaraghav manages to keep the first half pacy. IPS officer Archana Prasad dives into action after six months into suspension with mysterious twin murders.

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Director Sreedhar Swaraghav’s innate ability is in writing scenes that have limited dialogues. But it looks as though he faltered when it comes to handling sequences with dialogues.

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Even in the first half, the film has poor shooting and editing work. Officer Seshadri gets killed but it was so abrupt that you couldn’t comprehend how it started and why it ended that way.

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HER: Chapter 1 is solely hauled forward by Ruhani Sharma. Her performance as a woman IPS with a strong resolve to book the culprits is well showcased.

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Jeevan Kumar chips in well with his humour and entertains viewers with his satire. Sanjay Swaroop has done a good job.

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A question may arise in your mind whether HER: Chapter 1 is attempting to mimic some of Adivi Sesh’s suspense thrillers. The film falls flat in terms of execution in the second half.

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