Prema Vimanam review: A sweet lullaby that puts you to sleep with its bland screenplay

Movies By Prakash Pecheti 12/10/2023 Read the article

Prema Vimana, streaming from 12 October, written and directed by Santosh Kata, features Devansh Nama, Anirudh Nama, Sangeeth Shoban, and Saanvee Megghana in lead roles.

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Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kishore, Ravi Varma, Goparaju Ramana, Kalpalatha, Surabhi Prabhavathi, and Abhay Bethiganti also play key characters.

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Director Santhosh Kata tries to weave a rags-to-riches story on the screen but doesn’t show the transition through his characters making the film implausible.

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Scenes from and the characterisations in the first half are routine and make you sleepy. The comedy track isn’t so funny. The twists don’t hold the excitement enough.

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Sangeeth Shoban must have cursed himself for the dull content after he made headlines with his recent campus drama MAD (2023), a hit. Saanvee Megghana as Abhitha is good.

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Master Devansh Nama and Master Anirudh Nama are decent. Apart from their performance, no serious attempt has been made to capture the innocence of the young faces.

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The story of Prema Vimanam is driven by songs. However, it is not as convincing as the background score rendered by Anup Rubens.

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Prema Vimanam starts off with a novel story but is watered down by too many cliches towards the end.

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