Movie Review – Mirchi (Telugu) – A SPICY bag of borrowings!!

Spot the difference in Mirchi Top 10

1. Shankam: The movie opens with a love story in Australia and the smoke trail leads you to Rayalaseema.

Mirchi: The movie opens with a love story in Italy and the smoke trail leads you to Palanadu in AP.

2. Darling: Hero gets a musical introduction as the member of a band.

Mirchi: Hero gets a musical introduction as the member of a band.

3. Ready / Bindaas / Brundavanam / Jayeebhava / Shankam / Dammu and many more: Hero lives with heroine’s family to gain her family’s confidence and change them with a magical mantra called love.

Mirchi: Hero lives with heroine’s family to gain her family’s confidence and change them with a magical mantra called love.

4. Student No. 1: Hero to focus on studies shows the trouble-monger villain the path of love.

Mirchi: Hero to gain entry to a place shows the trouble-monger villain the path of love.

5. Dhada: A pre-visualized fight sequence with a timer to bash the goons.

Mirchi: A pre-visualized fight sequence with a timer to bash the goons.

P.S. Both are ripped off from Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes.

6. Hum Tum (Hindi): Despite his busy work, the hero assists his mother who is a wedding planner.

Mirchi: Despite his busy work, the hero assists his mother who is a wedding planner.

7. Brundavanam: In the climax, the hero is beaten to pulp, but like a phoenix he rises from ashes when there is a trouble for his loved one. *Suspension of Disbelief*

Mirchi: In the climax, the hero is beaten to pulp, but like a phoenix he rises from ashes when there is a trouble for his loved one. *Suspension of Disbelief*

8. Brundavanam and loads of other Tolly flicks: One heroine is a city lass and the other one is a village belle.

Mirchi: One heroine is a city lass and the other one is a village belle. Here I leave it to the audience’s intellect as who finally gets tagged with the hero.

9. Rebel and myriad films of this land: After a magnanimous fight sequence to save his family, the hero is ostracized by his father for putting up such a great show (for hero) / dismal performance (for father). As a reward, the hero accepts this with a smile.

Mirchi: After a magnanimous fight sequence to save his family, the hero is ostracized by his father for putting up such a great show (for hero) / dismal performance (for father). As a reward, the hero accepts this with a smile.

10. Most of the Telugu films: A chewing gum-ish flashback in the second half.

Mirchi: A chewing gum-ish flashback in the second half.

Question Time: Most of the Tollywood films that find comfort in formulaic stories are HITs.

Mirchi: ___________________________________ ???

High-Liers: The dude-ish Prabhas, beautiful Anushka, exotic locales, crisp dialogue, striking camerawork, DSP’s BGMs and Idhedo Baagunde song.

Low-Liers: Routine routine routine routine routine ‘chintakaaya pacchadi’ story and screenplay.

Bottom-line: Cinema choosthe poyedemundi dude… Maha ante Rs 55 / Rs 150 bokka anthe!!

My Rating: Expectation – 7/10; Reality – 4/10