Criticism of "Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene": The film by Caarthick Raju and Sundeep Kishan revolves around an interesting principle

Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene (I'm the shadow that does not leave you) is a title that suits more than one title for this film.

The story is based on a worrying premise: what if you see the mirror and suddenly find someone else looking at you? This sleek silhouette might seem like a stepping stone to another of these horror movies with some jumps and maybe a comedy. We have seen enough in recent years.

The director Caarthick Raju, who also wrote this story, introduces something new into this horror-like space, gradually giving him emotional hooks, speaking of a deeply-in-love newlywed couple l & # 39; 39 one of the other and another slightly older couple who wake up to a shock and try to understand.

The story is told from the point of view of an elderly paramedic psychologist (Murali Sharma adds credibility to his role.It seems to be somebody you will take at serious when he speaks of supernatural phenomena and adopts a scientific approach.)

The film begins in 2035, when students in psychology (Malvika Nair and director Karthick Naren in beautiful cameos) deepen the subject. This is the time when holograms have replaced face-to-face discussions and smart watches have seen a new leap in innovation. These are small pieces that add a little fear but do not interrupt the main story that unfolds in 2013.

We see Rishi (Sundeep Kishan) being caught by two henchmen after one of them slapped Ria (Anya Singh) when she was in social work in a basti encouraging a girl to study. This is a situation so typical of traditional commercial novels: an angry hero strikes everyone who hurts his love as a lady, and wants to make him anger. He declares that she is the best thing that has happened to him. Stick to that. The story will recall this link much later.

The couple left for a long drive, to celebrate his birthday, and they have an accident. Although upset, they go home and hope things will return to normal. Until everyone looks in the mirror and sees someone else. Their images on WhatsApp and Facebook have also changed. Only for their eyes. The rest of the world seems to be normal.

So begins a journey to unlock the mystery. The first hour of the film unfolds at a steady pace, revealing little by little the events that led to the mystery. Sundeep (who also produced this film) and Anya Singh (with the help of Chinmayi's voice) tell the story with their sincere representations.

The casting of Vennela Kishore in an unusual role is a wise decision. He does not speak at all for a long time. He is quite serious, in fact perplexed, and he has the ability to enhance the strange mood while making us laugh, unwittingly.

Posani appears in a brief role, immersed in an unenviable situation. These parties are hilarious without diluting the atmosphere of the story.

A crucial revelation comes just before the intermission. The tables are returned and I wondered for a moment if the story would now be presented from a different angle. The para psychologist eliminates possible confusion by explaining why we can continue to look at history as before. Revealing anything more would spoil the pleasure; The movie that begins as a horror genre story is gradually moving into a more emotional space.

Some aberrations in comedy costume (three rounds of a game) diminish the intensity of the narrative. The film tries to get back on track, until the pace drops again when it lingers a bit more on family links to fill a few gaps for the main characters.

There is a little surprise towards the end.

What works for NVNN are his actors (including the small parts of Pragati and Poornima Bhagyaraj), his cinematography (P K Varma) and his music.

This is not the most intelligent movie of horror, but it is trying to bring something new. If only the first half tense was followed by an equally attractive second half.