Ride - Review
Ramesh Varma has made an effort to resurrect himself with the film Ride which is a mixture of love, and action. There are two heroes and both of them fight for a bike. While for one it is a passion, for another it is a necessity. How and why they clash for one bike is the subject.
Arjun (Nani), an engineering college student longs for a bike. However, his father (Ahuti Prasad) does not fulfil his wish. Mahesh (Tanish) hailing from a middle class family has two sisters. His father (Kasi Viswanath) is a retired man and his family survives on his pension. Mahesh wants to help his father and searches for a job. He gets a job in Kapil Chit Funds as a collection agent, but the manager puts a condition that Mahesh should have a two-wheeler. Mahesh"s mother (Tulasi) sells off some silver articles and he purchases a biketo join for the job. One day, Mahesh"s father suffers a stroke, and Mahesh loses his bike while bringing medicines. Though he lodges a police complaint it is of no avail. Mahesh goes jobless without the bike.
One day Mahesh finds Arjun riding his bike and they fight with each other for the bike. Mahesh learns that Arjun has purchased the bike at chor bazaar after winning a bike race. They finally come to an understanding on the advice of a priest to use the bike to suit the convenience of each other by dividing the day. They keep their promise and use the bike judiciously.
One day, some goons attack Arjun and grievously injure him. Mahesh who finds him in an unconscious state, admits him in the hospital and informs Arjun"s parents. After that incident, both Arjun and Mahesh become good friends. At this juncture, again their bike goes missing. The person who stole their bike calls them and plays tricks upon them. Arjun and Mahesh come to know that he is the brother of Arjun"s lover Puja (Aksha) and is that he is in love Mahesh"s girlfriend Rani (Swetha Basu Prasad). He tries to take revenge against the two boys by playing with their bike.
In the climax, Arjun decides to participate in a motorcycle race and get the bike as a prize to present it to Mahesh as it is a necessity for him. Mahesh too wants to get back the bike from the person who stole the bike as Arjun has a passion for the bike. Each of them try in their own way and get two bikes. The film ends on a happy note as the problem gets solved, but they keep exchanging their bikes as usual and continue their friendship forever.
PLUS:
Director
Ramesh
Varma
has
penned
a
typical
story
where
he
has
perfectly
mixed
several
elements
like
family
relations,
sentiment,
love,
action,
friendship
and
what
not.
Though
he
loses
grip
on
certain
occasions,
he
regains
the
grip
very
fast.
The
screenplay
has
been
written
in
such
a
way
that
the
director
has
kept
a
duet
or
fight
to
check
the
monotony.
It
is
a
director"s
film
and
he
has
been
able
to
extract
the
talent
from
young
artistes
well.
Heroes
Tanish
of
Nachavule-fame
and
Nani
of
Ashta
Chemma-fame
have
given
their
best
and
are
totally
involved
in
their
characters.
Shweta
Basu
Prasad
and
Aksha
have
filled
the
glamour
slot
and
have
competed
with
each
other.
Even
the
action
scenes
have
been
choreographed
nicely
and
they
appear
very
naturally.
The
portrayal
of
the
family
relations
and
sentiment
too
is
good.
Senior
artistes
like
Kasi
Viswanatham,
Ahuti
Prasad,
Sudha
and
Tulasi
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Another
highlight
of
the
film
is
the
music
by
debutant
Hemachandra.
All
the
tunes
are
inspiring
with
fast
beat.
MINUS:
The
narration
is
a
little
slow
and
the
director
has
ignored
some
glaring
cinematic
mistakes.
When
a
person
lodges
a
complaint
that
his
bike
is
missing
with
the
police,
why
can"t
he
go
to
the
police
to
lodge
another
complaint
that
he
has
seen
his
bike
with
another
person.
Likewise,
why
does
the
director
want
the
parents
to
realize
things
only
after
a
huge
argument
with
their
children.
None
of
the
fathers
would
think
along
the
lines
of
Ahuti
Prasad
these
days.
The
way
Naani
has
explained
the
mindset
of
the
present
generation
youth
is
really
inspiring.
But
for
such
petty
and
silly
mistakes,
the
film
is
worth
watching
as
a
whole.
REMARKS:
With
overstretching
the
first
half,
the
director
has
tried
to
complete
the
film
in
a
huff-huff
manner
in
the
climax.
Though
the
tunes
are
good
with
fast
beat,
the
music
is
overpowered
the
lyric
and
it
is
not
audible
at
all.
The
director
has
failed
to
establish
how
Tanish
gets
back
his
bike
by
escaping
from
the
speeding
train.
After
a
long
time,
the
director
has
chosen
to
portray
a
bike
chase
on
screen,
which
were
in
vogue
in
80s
and
90s.
Production
values
of
Sri
Sai
Ganesh
Productions
are
good
and
the
producer
has
spent
a
fortune
on
the
special
sets
erected
for
the
picturisation
of
songs,
of
course,
he
has
been
able
to
save
a
lot
by
avoiding
canning
of
songs
abroad.
Cast: Tanish, Nani, Shweta Basu Prasad, Aksha, Ahuti Prasad, Viswanath Kasi, Tulasi, Sudha, Kinnera, Gowrav, Brahmanandam, Hema, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Adarsh, Satyam Rajesh, Praveen, Bikshu, Deekshitulu, Rajitha, Gayatri, Ushasri and others
Credits: Lyrics – Bhaskarabhatla, Music – Hemachander, Dialogues – Sashank Vennelakanti, Cinematography – Shyam K Naidu,, Editing – Marthand K. Venkatesh, Art – Chinna, Action – Ram-Lakshman, Presents – B Padmavati, Producer – Bellamkonda Suresh, story, screenplay and direction – P Ramesh Varma.
Banner: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions