At a posh locality in Vizag, a guy named Akash gets killed. During their investigation, the police find a photograph that shows a person hiding in the building of Akash, on the night of the murder. That person turns out to be Siddharth (Ram), a civil engineer and MD of a construction company. His girlfriend Mahima (Malvika Sharma) went on a trip, and he gets arrested in this case.
Police officer Yamini (Nivetha Pethuraj) takes up the investigation. The twist comes when his look alike Aditya (Ram Pothineni), a gambler and criminal, gets arrested in a drunk and drive case. Now, police have two suspects Aditya and Siddharth.
Who murdered Akash and why What is the connection between these two look alike persons
Analysis:
Red is an official remake of the Tamil movie Thadam. The film deals with a murder case and two identical twins played by Arun Vijay.
The core idea is taken without tampering for the Telugu version, but director Kishore Tirumala has stretched the plot beyond a point, thereby diluting the impact. A murder mystery works effectively, only when it is narrated in a gripping and crisp manner.
Kishore Tirumala, who is known for directing soft romantic dramas like “Nenu Shailaja and Chitralahari, has tried to narrate murder mystery in his trademark style, by adding romantic tracks peppered with smart dialogue.
Perhaps to meet the expectations of Rams fans, there is unnecessary over the top mass orientation to Adityas character. The body language and dialogue delivery of iSmart Shankar gets repetitive.
The thriller lost its main strength as the second half goes on and on. Plus, the investigative process looks silly and unrealistic. Despite Rams sincere effort, Red fails to engage.
All in all, Red is another example of a botched up remake.
Greatandhra
