Starring: Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran, Dinesh Tej, Ajay, Posani Krishna Murali, Brahmaji, Sarayu Roy
Director: Palnati Surya Pratap
Producer: Bunny Vas
Music Director: Gopi Sundar
Cinematography: A. Vasanth
Editor: Naveen Nooli
Release Date : December 23, 2022
Nikhil is high on the success of his latest film Karthikeya 2. With high energy, he promoted his latest film 18 Pages which has hit the screens today. Read our review to find out how the film turns out to be.
Plot
Siddhu(Nikhil) is a youngster who is going through a breakup. One fine day, he finds a diary that is owned by a girl named Nandini(Anupama Parameswaran). He starts reading it and gets attracted to it a lot. He also falls in love with Nandini and starts to look out for her. Did Siddhu find Nandini and reveal his love for her, that forms the story.
Performances
Anupama Parameswaran plays the small-town girl and is amazing. She looks so elegant in the film and her diction is top-notch. Nikhil, who chooses different films time and again has chosen a great role. He gets a chance to showcase his comic and emotional side in this film and he is great. Big Boss fame Sarayu gets a meaty role and she is top-notch in it.
What’s Good
Sukumar’s plot
Lead pair’s performance
Climax
What’s Bad
Slow Pace
Dull second half
Analysis
Sukumar has penned the story and screenplay for this film and he has done a good job. The heroine and hero do not meet in the film and generating love was very difficult for the director Surya. But still, he created good chemistry between the lead pair. Anupama’s character has a twist and it is executed well in the film.
Gopi Sundar’s songs drive the narrative and the visuals are top-notch. The soothing atmosphere that has been created by the cameraman is so good to see on screen. The dialogues and climax have been justified well even though the pace in the second half drops a lot. One of the biggest letdowns of the film is the climax portion which disturbs the flow of the film.
Though the film is directed by Surya Pratap, there is a Sukumar mark in multiple scenes. 18 pages have a different theme and one needed a great screenplay to hold the attention. Though the proceedings are a bit slow, the manner in which the story is unraveled looks neat and makes us give this film a shot for those who love content-based films.
Bottom Line – Different romance
