Movie: Sammathame
Director: Gopinath Reddy
Cast: Kiran Abbavaram, Chandini Chowdary, and others
Producer: Kankanala Praveena
Music Director: Sekhar Chandra
Cinematography: Sateesh Reddy Masam
Editor: Vilpav Nyshadam
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THE IBC NEWS RATING
Kiran Abbavaram is one of the best talented young actors who is carving a niche for himself in TFI. With back-to-back good films, now he is back with his latest film Sammathame which has hit the screens today. Let’s see how it is.
Story:
The plot revolves around a boy named Krishna (Kiran Abbavaram) whose only aim in life is to get married to a girl, similar to the qualities of his mother. In search of his life partner, he meets Sanvi(Chandni Chowdary) who is a typical modern girl with a broad mind. Surprisingly, Krishna falls in love with Sanvi. And then starts all the differences between them because of their different mindsets. The rest of the story is about how Krishna and Sanvi make peace with their ideologies and become a couple.
What’s Entertaining & What’s Boring:
Despite the wafer-thin storyline and a whole lot of flat elements, ‘Sammathame’ has a respectable climax. The ‘Pelli choopulu’ sequence that Krishna goes through before realizing that his heart is set on Saanvi makes room for humor. The first half is entertaining and engaging.
But director Gopinath Reddy has done a below-average job with the film. His story is neat, and the concept is very good but the handling went totally wrong in both halves.
The editing could have been crisp in the second half. The film also runs out of ideas and introduces an episode involving Sapthagiri and Mottai Rajendran that is more annoying than humorous.
Performance of Cast & Crew:
Kiran Abhavaram steals the show as usual with his next-door boy acting. Great applause to Chandini Chowdhary as she is getting better with each passing film. The production values stand as the biggest positive of the film. Shekar Chandra once again has done a great job with the good music as well as BGM. Camera work is up to the mark and the dialogues are decent and many of them are relatable to the present generation.
First Half & Second Half:
First Half runs very fast and showcases nothing more than the hero and heroine falling for each other. The second half is from the core plot. However, as the plot is pencil-thin, we feel bored when scenes repeat with the hero doing the same act. Even the climax part feels rushed.
Impressive:
Performances
Music & BGM
Concept
Unimpressive:
Second Half
Many half-baked scenes
Boring narration
‘The IBC News’ take on Sammathame:
Sammathame is a half-baked love story that has a very small first half and a bit of a boring second half. The concept is good but the dull narration takes the film down. If you are the one who likes love stories, give this film a shot for its story, hero and heroine performances, and music.
One-Line Review:
Performances and Relatable Story Line Save this middling urban romance to a large extent.