Ram (Srinivasa Saayee) gets locked himself in a room in his house for 14 years, not seeing the outside world, not even talking to his mother due to his fathers (Rajeev Kanakala) tragic death. He steps out of his secluded life due to the charm of beautiful girl Sujatha aka Suji (Bhavana Rao) and starts liking her. She also likes his innocence and sincerity.
A few months later, when hes about to propose her, she points her finger to a paint she drew on the wall to show her boyfriends face. He assumes her boyfriend is a criminal the police are looking for and he must save her.
A kid locks himself due to a tragic incident in 2005. He doesnt know how he looks himself now in 2019. He has only one friend who regularly comes to his room. But the moment he comes out of his room for Suji, the beautiful girl in his locality, he knows everything about the outside world including where a bar and restaurant is located and to take up beer bottle when he feels down. Sounds illogical, right Such flaws dont restrict to these two things, the entire second half of Madhanam is unworkable.
The basic premise of Madhanam might have looked interesting on paper but the screenplay has glaring irrational points. The girl comes forward to marry him but doesnt care to know who he is, where he resides, who his parents are.
When one falls in love, the first thing one does is trying to look good themselves, to be attractive to the other person. They constantly look in the mirror to check their appearance but here the boy doesnt care to know he looks now And doesnt want to be captured on a selfie.
Spoilers Alter Clearly, the writer and director must have excited with the thought that the hero doesnt know his face. But this sounds absurd when you think from the girls point of view.
Why would a girl fall for him, what specialties does he possess Why does she paint his face when he beats her face instead of knowing about his past or his mental status or his family life
At the very beginning of the movie, it is established that there is one friend who the hero talks to, but this friend doesnt meet Suji and inform her what Rams problem is. Strange
All scenes are created for the convenience of the one basic thought that we mentioned earlier.
Madhanam is presented with a poetic touch in the beginning. The films initial sequences give us the impression that it has a hill station backdrop but it is only later revealed that the place is Hyderabad.
Even though there is nothing much happens in the first half, the heroines chirpy attitude and cool visuals by PG Vinda make us look forward to the second half.
But the core point is unveiled here which is quite unrealistic and the proceedings are tiresome. They are tedious for the reason that they are illogical, and also for the trite narration.
Except for visuals, and some initial portions, Madhanam makes an exasperating watch. Also, it is high time that filmmakers stop glorifying sincere love wherein the girl loves the boy for his sincerity, not caring about his job, his family, anything about him beyond his so called goodness or sincerity. This is absurd.
