‘Bloody Mary’ movie review: The Nivetha Pethuraj starrer is a sketchy crime drama

Nivetha Pethuraj, forged within the title position of Mary, powers the Telugu crime drama Bloody Mary, with the story and screenplay by Prasanth Kumar Dimmala and directed by Chandoo Mondeti, streaming on Aha. The story is ready in Vizag the place Mary lives together with her childhood mates Raju (Rajkumar Kasireddy), who is difficult on listening to, and Basha (Kireeti Damaraju), who’s speech impaired. 

The opening sequences have three incidents of crime. The crime that occurs in childhood shapes the lives of the buddies. The opposite two that happen years later flip the lives of the buddies the other way up and they’re caught between the satan and the deep sea. Mary, too, has a bodily limitation. A cop (Ajay) is on their heels and a neighborhood gangster Shekhar (Brahmaji) sees them as straightforward targets.

A premise comparable to this, the place three primary characters should battle for survival by rising above their limitations, can turn into an fascinating crime drama if the narrative has sufficient to make viewers root for the characters. A couple of particulars concerning the mates unravel step by step — how Mary is just not what she initially appears to be and Basha’s cinema aspirations. However these particulars don’t contribute easily to the bigger drama. 

Mary’s characterisation oscillates between pretending to be timid on some events to presenting an overconfident manner at others. A couple of of her turns are backed by her stealthy actions that get revealed in the end, however there are conditions the place she is merely taking leaps of religion. Barring the preliminary jiffy when she is reeling from an incident of crime, Mary by no means comes throughout as weak. 

After the primary incident when she hoodwinks the cop, the remainder of her journey doesn’t create an intrigue. It’s nearly a foregone conclusion that she is going to wriggle out of any state of affairs. I want the story and screenplay had been smarter in creating these tough conditions. Brahmaji because the native don Shekhar additionally grapples with an underwritten, far-from-menacing character.

Kireeti and Rajkumar, regardless of the latter having to be forcibly jovial on events, come throughout as extra plausible characters and get their moments. Had the writing been higher, it will have been doable to purchase into Mary’s position as a girl who has the final giggle. As an alternative, what we get are just a few handy coincidences. The investigation of the 2 murders additionally stays superficial. 

The top parts that set the stage for a sequel are laughable somewhat than intriguing. The ‘Rise of Mary’ is just not fascinating sufficient; to maintain us invested in her rule over Mumbai, the story wants way more depth.

(Bloody Mary is streaming on Aha)