Paayal Rajput's Maya Petika directed by Ramesh Raparthi is releasing on 30 June 2023. The film is generating interest with its unique title. The film's OTT deal is yet to be inked and streaming will be done after the completion of its theatrical run. Let us find out what Maya Petika offered to movie lovers.
Maya Petika is the story of a cellphone and what changes it brings to the lives of all who possess it. A brand new smartphone changes hands from one person to another and how the lives of the popular actress Payal (Payal Rajput) and her fiancee Pranay (Rajath Raghav), Mayor Malliswari (Himaja), corporator Kameshwar Rao (30 yrs Pruthvi), car mechanic Ali (Viraj Ashwin), Aasra (Simrat Kaur), Watchman Narayana (Sunil), his wife (Syamala), thief Srinu (Srinivas Reddy) get affected from the rest of the story.
Payal Rajput is ok in her role. She oozed with glamor. Her presence might make people come to theatres expecting something from her. But she played a small role that is of no significance. Rajath Raghav who played the role of her fiancee did justice to his role. Himaja did a small role of a corporator and is shown in a powerful manner. 30 yrs Pruthvi's character played the role of a politician with a dark character.
Viraj Ashwin performed his role quite well and showed good expressions and emotions. Simrat Kaur looked beautiful on screen. She did not get any dialogue as she played the role of a dumb girl. But she emoted extremely well. Viraj Ashwin and Simrat Kaur's track is the highlight of the film. Sunil and Shyamala tried to entertain with their spoofs on various songs. Srinivas Reddy showed good emotions in his role.
Maya Petika's story penned by Ramesh Raparthy is about the latest smartphone made in China and enters India and reaches the hands of various people. Director Ramaesh Raparthy starts the narration that it is the biopic of a cellphone. He starts the narration in an interesting manner. He showed how the emotions of people change when in possession of a phone and how people use it be it in a negative or positive manner.
The track between Payal and Rajath showed how guys turn possessive and cannot tolerate when their girlfriends speak to someone for hours or every day even if the call is important. 30 yrs Pruthvi is shown as a politician with dark shades. Then comes the track between Viraj Ashwin and Simrat Kaur. This beautified the film and took the film to new heights. Viraj and Simrat elevated the scenes with their performances. A couple of dialogues are touching and emotions are highlighted. The first half ends in an emotional manner.
Ramesh Raparthy in the second half tried to entertain viewers this time with Sunil and Shyamala. Their scenes and the dancing videos generate the required fun. Srinivas Reddy is introduced as Hijra, and with a group of hijras he gives even more torture aided by a monkey, and the emotions are highlighted in a beautiful way. Finally Ramesh surprises with the Pakistan angle as if all. The biopic of the smartphone ends with a massive explosion on a sad note. Ramesh Raparthy came up with an interesting story and showed how a smartphone could be used either in a positive or negative way and how their lives change accordingly.
Guna Balasubramanian's background music is good. Songs are also colorful and shot lavishly and Shanna Shanna song has been tuned melodiously and shot in a beautiful way on Viraj Ashwin and Simrat Kaur. The cinematography of Suresh Ragutu is decent. He turned the film colorful using camera angles. D. Venkat Prabhu's editing is ok but could have been better as there are few repetitions. Dialogues like '"Ammai kanna andam Abbai Kanna update " describing the mobile and also between Simrat Kaur and Viraj Ashwin: Love Cheppedi Kaadu, Chupinchedi" is good. Some dialogues highlighted the emotions quite well. The production values of Just Ordinary Entertainment are decent.
Altogether, Maya Petika highlights a smartphone's emotional journey. Ramesh Raparthy tried to create fun and entertain viewers with Maya Petika narrating the biopic of a smartphone in a hilarious manner. He generated interest with the unique plot and included various angles, like romance, sentiment and emotions in a beautiful manner. However at times, the director Ramesh missed few logics. Had he taken care of, Maya Petika would have wove a web of magic. Considering all these points, Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 Rating for Maya Petika.