Sanchita
Radhe Shyam paints a pretty, magnificent picture that’s washed away by bland writing!
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Director: Radha Krishna Kumar
Cast: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Sachin Khedekar
Rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 2h 8m
Storyline:
Prabhas plays the mysterious yet slightly high-handed palmist Vikramaditya – dude’s known as the ‘Einstein’ in his field. And his predictions of the future are ALWAYS unfalteringly true.
But it appears there is a fault in his own stars – he doesn’t have a love line himself. So he goes around telling the ladies that he’s not the ‘relationship’ type. However, Vikramaditya’s plans to stick to ‘flirtationship’ go right out the window when fate intervenes and throws Prerana (Pooja Hegde) his way.
Now, Prerana is a chick who likes to flirt with death; flinging herself out of trains by hanging onto her scarf. Sparks fly between the duo in the picturesque locales of Europe but they are ultimately not meant to be…
Because our fortuneteller has already seen Prerana living a long, happy life while reading her hand…but it appears fate has spelled a tragic doom for her story!
Can his vision be false? Can love change one’s destiny? Watch the period-drama Radhe Shyam to know!
What Do We Think:
First things first, Radhe Shyam is hella aesthetic. Prabhas-Pooja make for a damn good-looking couple. But that’s the only thing that it has got going for it.
The 1st half of the movie lags quite a bit and there’s not much substance to it. Bhagyashree and Kunal Roy Kapur are… just there. And the comedy kind of falls flat…maybe it was lost in translation in the Hindi version! But the 2nd half picks up in intensity and melodrama with a visually stunning, if cliched climax.
Going by the trailer, we were all excited by the grandeur that the film promised. A tighter screenplay would’ve done justice to the potential of this epic love story.
Music:
The ballroom dancing is a delight to watch in Main Ishq Mein Hoon! But we gotta say, we much rather prefer the Telugu versions of the songs. Ee Raathale is such an enchantingly beautiful song and we feel it beats Aashiqui Aa Gayi any day.
And the Beats Of Radhe Shyam is simply mesmerizing to both watch and hear.
Hit Or Miss:
Radhe Shyam is getting mixed reviews in the public court – and facing quite a bit of criticism for the flaky writing. But we feel it is a timepass enough watch. If you’re in the mood to see some grand, over-the-top, melodramatic, eye-pleasing romance, check out the film in theatres near you.
