Release Date : December 30, 2022
123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5
Starring: Aadi Sai Kumar, Riya Suman, Brahmaji
Director: Shashikanth
Producer: K.V.Sridhar Reddy
Music Director: Harshavardhan Rameswar
Cinematography: Sai Sriram
Editor: Prawin Pudi
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Young hero Aadi is doing back to back films in his career. Next in line is a crime thriller named Top Gear. The film has released today and let’s see how it is.
Story:
A dreaded criminal, Siddharth(Mime Gopi) cracks a big drug deal and tries to escape to Singapore. He reaches Hyderabad to execute the deal. On the other hand, Arjun(Aadi Sai Kumar) is a cab driver who is newly married. He gets entangled in this drug deal and has to do as said by the criminals to save his wife Aadhya(Riya Suman). Well, how did he do it is the basic story of the film.
Plus Points:
The basic idea is simple but the manner in which it is executed is decent. The director has gone into a lot of detailing and connects the twists well. Riya Suman as the female lead is decent in the film.
With each film, Aadi Sai Kumar is improving and shows a lot of maturity in Top Gear. He gets a restless role and does well in it. Satru as the cop was decent. Satyam Rajesh and Brahmaji were neat in their cameos.
The first half of the film is neat as the drug deal and the manner in which an innocent cab driver gets stuck is shown in an interesting manner. The second half is also passable and the thrills showcased in the last half an hour are decent.
Minus Points:
The film has a few loose ends. The hero is stuck in a situation and gets chance to call the cop’s numerous times but he does not do it. The second half has a few errors as the climax is ended in a jiffy.
The story idea is quite routine and has nothing new to showcase. Also, the trauma that Aadi faces because of his situation should have been elevated even more. There is no panic situation created in the film even though there was so much scope for it.
Technical Aspects:
The music of the film is very good and young composer Harshvardhan has done a great job. His BGM in the second half was quite impressive. The entire film happens at night and the locations have been beautifully showcased. Editing is decent.
Coming to the director Sashikanth, he has done a passable job with the film. Though there is nothing new in the story, the mind games that he plays and gets characters involved in various phases looks interesting. The way he had a detailed narration and kept the film’s runtime crisp is also an asset. Had he added more drama in the climax the effect would have been even better.
Verdict:
On the whole, Top Gear is a passable crime thriller with a few interesting thrills. There is nothing new that you will see here but the director has narrated the film in a way that you do not get bored and connect with the plot in a few areas.
123telugu.com Rating: 2.75/5
Reviewed by 123telugu Team