Vijay Devarakonda’s brother, Anand Devarakonda is out with his new film Highway. The film has skipped the big screen release and is out on AHA. Read the review to find out if the film has any juice in it or not.
Plot
Vishu(Anand Devarakonda) is a photographer by profession who is all set to leave for Bangalore. He meets Tulasi(Manasa Radhakrishnan) on the way and agrees to drop her in Bangalore. The couple starts for Bangalore but encounters a dreaded criminal called D(Abhishek Banerjee) who is on the run and crossed paths with Vishnu and Tulasi. What happens to the couple and how they face this psycho killer is the story of Highway.
Performances
Anand Devarakonda is a very improved actor now and shows his skills in the film. The manner in which he performs in key scenes was good. Manasa Radhakrishnan makes her Telugu debut and she was impressive for her first film. Abhishek Banerjee as the main villain is menacing. Things look good when he comes on to the screen and the Bollywood actor is superb. Sayami Kher does the role of a cop and she is over the top.
What’s Good
Abhishek Banerjee’s role
Twists and turns
What’s Bad
Slow start
Dull narration
lack of freshness
Analysis
KV Guhan directed this film which is a road thriller. It has a good premise and is also elevated well when it comes to the backdrop of the psycho killer. But the lead pair are dull and their track is not at all interesting and creates hurdles to the narrative. The climax is as silly as it can get.
KV Guhan is a great technician and he has made sure that the technical aspects like BGM and visuals are great. The setup and color tone used to show the thriller indulges the audience quite well. But the editing could have been better. The cat and mouse game between the killer and police look silly.
Road thrillers are meant to be racy but that is not the case with Highway. It takes its own sweet time and has been narrated in a dull manner. There are some thrills that draw your attention but do not make you sit on the edge of your seats and cheer for it.
Bottom Line – So So Thriller
