Majili Chronicle: This film by Naga Chaitanya and Samantha has its heart in the right place

Majili cements the presence of Shiva Nirvana as a writer-director from whom one can expect good films. It is a different canvas from his beginnings, Ninnu Kori and he uses it to make us forget the star actors and examine the characters that they describe. And it's not easy when the stars are the beloved industry couple whose social media photos give many of their subscribers "couple goals".

We see Naga Chaitanya and Samantha on a complex journey of relationships. We can look at Majili as a story of two couples. We can also see this as a story of three girls and how their lives are intimately related to one man.

First girl we were introduced to, Anshu (Divyansha Kaushik) a a lot of courage and is a bit rebellious. She tries to get rid of what binds her. She keeps her fiancee waiting outside her car while she calls another guy, just to apologize for her behavior. She expresses herself when she does not agree with her future mother-in-law. Under this difficult facade hides a girl who hopes that her father (Atul Kulkarni, naval officer) will understand it. Instead, he reminds her of discipline. While Anshu falls in love with budding cricketer Poorna (Naga Chaitanya), who has her own world of rough cricket and torn apart by politics, we hope that Anshu's parents will support her.

Much later, we meet another girl, Sravani (Samantha). She works with the railways and badumes a large part of her financial responsibilities with her stepfather (Rao Ramesh). Her father (Posani Krishna Murali) looks at her situation desperately and wants to see her in a happier space. All that Sravani gets from her husband, Poorna, who is now a failed cricket player in the bitter past, is indifference. He talks to her from time to time, for example when he needs money. The way this scene is played speaks volumes about Sravani. She gives everything, to the point that we want it to stop. Samantha, who has been at the top of her game lately, offers another good performance. She has ably helped with Chinmayi's voice.

The story of these girls takes place against the backdrop of a power struggle in municipal-level cricket. As the narrative moves between Poorna's stunning present and late adolescence when he was a mixture of naivety and dizziness, we see a new Naga Chaitanya. He looks at the party and shines in his portrait of a budding cricketer. He undeniably feels that he has gone to the film and his role as he approaches the difficult path of relationships.

The previous parts probably took place in the early 2000s, like the Maruti Zen. Divyansha has an easy on-screen presence and is a welcome addition to Telugu cinema.

When things slow down and threaten to follow the predictable melodramatic path, Shiva Nirvana uses humor to show us the insane life of key characters. Rao Ramesh and Posani are the additional lifesavers of this story.

Special mention to 'Yedetthu Mallele' sung by Kala Bhairava and Nikhita Gandhi, composed by Gopi Sunder. This is the leitmotiv of the film and it works well, as well as the score of Thaman and the cinematography of Vishnu Sharma. he could have been smarter and avoided some predictable tricks, especially with the new character in the last parts; he could also have treated the character of Subbaraju better. However, he has his heart in the right place and that has made me take root for his characters.