Buddy - Ordinary Ride

 

Movie: Buddy
Rating: 2.5/5

Cast:  Allu Sirish, Gayatri Bharadwaj, Ajmal Ameer, Prisha Rajesh Singh, Mukesh Rishi, Ali and others. 

Director: Sam Anton
Produced By: KE Gnanavel Raja, Aadhana Gnanavel Raja

Release Date: August 02, 2024

Story:

Aditya Ram, played by Allu Sirish, works as a pilot, while Pallavi, portrayed by Gayatri Bharadwaj, serves as an Air Traffic Controller in Vizag. They both develop feelings with each other through radio conversations. However, an unfortunate mistake by Pallavi at the workplace leads to negative repercussions for Aditya's career. In an unexpected turn of events, Pallavi's soul detaches from her body and gets ensnared within her teddy bear. Pallavi joins forces with Aditya without telling her actual identity and tries to locate her body and stop a big medical crime. You will have to watch the film to see know the remaining story.

Performances:

Allu Sirish performs adequately, and Gayatri Bharadwaj captivates the audience as the heroine with her strong emotional scenes. Ajmal Ameer, Prisha Rajesh Singh, Mukesh Rishi, Ali, among others, are fine.

What worked for the film:

The interactions between Buddy, the Teddy bear and Allu Sirish work well for the film. The initial moments in the first and second half raise the anticipation, along with the entertaining episode involving Ali.

What did not work for the film:

Buddy deals with a storyline that is overly predictable, resulting in a lack of suspense. The narrative comes together as anticipated early on, but director San Anton does not proceed further captivating. Several scenes appear illogical and provoke unintentional laughter. An uninspiring Screenplay for most of the parts evokes no emotional resonance. 

Buddy Review and Verdict:

Buddy deals with an ordinary storyline but sprinkles in a few engaging instances. Despite the pleasant banter between Allu Sirish and Buddy here and there, the film fails to showcase a strong narrative or interesting scenes.