Charmi
Kaur's
Prathighatana
is
one
of
the
most-hyped
Telugu
movies
of
2014.
The
film
has
been
created
positive
buzz
for
two
reasons.
Firstly,
it
is
a
social
political
thriller,
written
and
directed
by
critically-acclaimed
director
Tammareddy
Bharadwaja.
Secondly,
it
happens
to
be
the
50th
film
of
actress
Charmi
as
a
lead
actress.
But
the
comical
treatment
of
a
serious
subject
makes
it
a
flawed
attempt.
Prathighatana
is
a
social
drama
and
director
Tammareddy
Bharadwaja
has
managed
to
include
a
few
masala
elements
to
woo
all
kinds
of
audiences.
Charmi
Kaur's
talented
performance
is
the
main
highlight
of
the
film.
Tammareddy's
interesting
story
and
engrossing
narration,
good
music
and
background
score,
cinematography
and
a
few
comedy
scenes
are
other
attractions
of
the
film.
Tammareddy
Bharadwaja
has
picked
up
a
serious
subject
for
Prathighatana,
which
revolves
around
the
social
injustice
against
women.
The
story
of
the
film
is
about
a
journalist,
who
crusades
to
change
the
society
and
perception
of
women.
The
first
half
of
the
film
has
a
crispy
and
gripping
narration
that
entertains
you
and
keeps
you
engaged.
The
interval
bang
is
pretty
good.
Though
the
pace
slows
down
a
bit
in
the
second
half,
you
can
still
enjoy
the
movie.
Nischala
(Charmi
Kaur)
is
an
honest
TV
5
reporter.
She
sets
out
on
to
unearth
a
dreaded-rape
case
in
a
small
village.
With
the
help
of
victim's
best
friend
Shanti
(Reshma),
she
manages
to
find
out
the
political
personalities
behind
the
rape
act.
Then,
she
decides
to
bring
their
act
to
public
and
create
awareness
about
woman
atrocities.
What
happens
next
will
form
the
crux
of
the
movie.
As
a
journalist,
Charmi
Kaur
has
delivered
wonderful
performance
in
Prathighatana.
She
wins
the
heart
of
the
film
goers
with
her
mannerism,
expressions
and
dialogue
diction.
Reshma
has
also
done
her
best
and
her
performance
is
a
big
asset
for
the
film.
As
a
cop,
Atul
Kulkarni
has
done
his
best.
Raghu
Babu
has
played
a
serious
role,
but
his
funny
acting
makes
the
matter
worse.
The
director
has
wasted
Brahmanandam.
Posani
Murali
Krishna,
Krishna
Bhagawan
and
Uttej
have
done
justice
to
their
respective
roles.
Prathighatana
has
decent
production
values
and
the
director
has
managed
to
tap
out
right
kind
of
output
from
everyone.
MM
Keeravani
and
Yeshwanth
Nag's
songs
and
background
score,
S
Gopal
Reddy's
cinematography,
Lakshmi
Bhupal's
dialogues
and
Kotagiri
Venkateswara
Rao's
editing
are
all
commendable
and
big
assets
of
the
film.
Overall,
Pratighatana
is
good
socio-political
thriller
that
has
good
script
and
brilliant
performance
by
lead
actors.
It
has
wonderful
theme
and
it
will
impress
class
audinece.