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Critic Review
Play Back (2021)A crime reporter named Karthik( Dinesh Tej) comes to a house as a tenant along with his friend. Soon after, Karthik’s focus shifts to an old model landline phone that is already there in the house. Within no time, the telephone rings and a lady named Sujata ( Ananya Nagalla) gets in touch with Karthik. Later, repeatedly, Karthik will be receiving from Sujata. Who is Sujata? What is her story? What is the common connection between Sujata and Karthik? What is the role of the telephone in the entire setup? To know that, you have to catch the film in the theatres near you..
All said and done, the strange storyline dominates the characters and their performances. It drives towards ‘what happens next’. Cinematography is good. Background music could have been far better for this kind of film. Screenplay and editing are reasonable. The temple collapsing scene is also done well. Though a commendable adaptation, care would have been taken to make it in a more interesting manner with better technical aspects. This kind of story deserves a better making on a whole..
On the whole, Play Back is a family thriller that has a fresh concept that deals with a cross-time telephone conversation. Though the movie has a few interesting moments here and there, lack of proper narration in the second half comes as a speed breaker. Watch it if you have enough time during this weekend..
