D/O Parvathamma

I have time and again watched movies purely based on IMDB ratings without even reading the blurb or any review. This has resulted in me uncovering several hidden gems of cinematic excellence. And then comes experiences like what you get when you watch this movie based on suspiciously bloated IMDB ratings. I strongly suspect that this movie rating has been manipulated by the makers and everyone associated with it. Oh, this is a review of the movie and not about IMDb ratings; sorry. Here you go: crappy story, lousy screenplay, pathetic direction, decent acting and background music, and chaos, presented as an amateur whodunit mixed with perverted romance and inept attempt at comedy. There - my attempt at the movie synopsis is as bad as the movie itself! Or, is it not?

The film opens with a police team gathering at the crime scene of a female medical student who is found dead. Initial investigation classifies it as suicide but with pressure from the girl's parents and the media suspecting it to be a murder, the case is taken up by CID officer Vaidehi ('Sandalwood Beauty Queen' Haripriya). How she solves the case is what the film is all about.

The first 30 mins of the film shows Vaidehi's earlier college life and how she used to be a tomboy in college. The rest of the movie is all about finding the murderer.The film doesn't have much story in it and the plot is overstretched. Usually a thriller film should be engaging for the viewer but this movie isn't very gripping and also starts to get boring after the interval. The climax is rather predictable and ends quite abruptly.

Haripriya, Sumalatha Ambareesh and the rest of the actors have performed well. Barring the negatives, the film has a quite enchanting screenplay along with some fine background music and good cinematography.

The director should have worked more on the script which doesn't have much to offer.

All in all this film is watchable and won't disappoint you for a one time watch.

Director doesn't actually know how he will present the story. By the way, the story is also very predictable. You always know what is going on. And just for the sake of extending the runtime director added heroines past story. A Doordarshan tele-series is much better than this. Please don't make such kind of movies. It's a disgrace to the cinema.

Very badly made film. Seeing the rating I watched but very disappointed. No proper flow nothing. Final twist is so fast lol. Not worth watching it.

Leading lady of this movie gets everything easily. She looks at a boy helping poor people that's it love happens, it's full of cliche. Even investigation, too easily she will get clues, too easily people talk, even school going kids can solve this murder and there was no need for a special investigation team. Except Sumalatha and Haripriya no one is in the role and zero acting, no strong supporting characters. Tests your patience.