Nothing new to offer Run movie

Nothing new to offer:

Run, which is a remake of a Malayalam hit Neram doesn’t quite thrill

We saw many crime comedies in Telugu cinema in the last few months, so this one Run, which is a remake of a Malayalam hit Neram doesn’t quite thrill but succeeds in parts.

This is exactly the time the Telugu audience is coming out of their fetish for template stories and are encouraging fresh concepts so the producers do not have qualms releasing it after three long years. The original had Nazriya Nazeem and Nivin Pauly as the lead actors, here Sundeep Kishan and Anisha try to bring that charm, but their effort goes waste as the script has nothing new to offer.

The movie begins with a goon, Vaddi Raja who sports gold chains like Bappi Lahiri and hands out money to Sanju (Sundeep). Sundeep is going through a rough patch, he had suddenly lost his job, he had taken a loan and can't repay that, his friend who helps him is miffed with him as Sanju loses the cash. His love interest is kidnapped and the girl's father who happens to be his uncle lodges a police complaint and problems keep piling on. After a brief character sketch the hero is on the run. There are a few gems, one such dialogue goes, "The relationship between bawa and bawa maridi should be like Chandrababu and Balaiyya Babu". Brahmaji plays a self-obsessed cop with a quirky name 'Padmavathi' and actually pouts while taking a selfie.

Anisha has very few scenes and is just the glamour quotient, Sundeep looks good after a very long time and does a decent job. The plus points are, the story stays focused, all events take place at one time on a single day and has a set time to wind up. The screenplay is racy, the humour sometimes is forced but passable and the movie wraps up in two hours and even if you want to complain, you would let that be.

Comedian Praveen impresses as a friend albeit in a few scenes. The film's message stands out and is not heavy. Music is good and cinematography is easy on the eye. If this had released before Express Raja or Bhale Manchi Roju, it might have caught people's attention.