Story:
Dolly (Nivetha Pethuraj), often known as Pallavi, is a Guntur native who comes from an upper-caste family. Against the objections of her parents, she marries Sudheer (Naresh Agastya), a member of a lower caste. One day, Dolly finds out about her uncle’s passing while living apart from Sudheer in Hyderabad. She decides to say goodbye to her uncle. From Hyderabad, the couple is chosen by Dolly’s cousin Chandu, also known as Chandra Sekhar (Sunil Kommiisetty). Dolly questions Chandu’s intentions to kill them on the trip. When things turn serious, Chandu is killed by Sudheer. What followed? How did Sudheer and Dolly manage to get away with their crime? The main plot point of the tale is this.
Positive Points:
A lot is going on in the series, even though at first glance Paruvu appears to be a criminal thriller. Social stratification, honor killings, caste prejudice, and avaricious politicians are just a few of the topics covered in the show. Though having a lot of characters and subplots usually makes the story disorganized, the writing team deserves praise for managing to pull this together. Each performer contributes to the plot and leaves their mark, not just Nivetha Pethuraj and Naresh Agastya.
A complex circumstance involves all of the people in Paruvu, adding a great deal of intrigue to the story. When Praneetha Patnaik is concerned about her missing fiance, Nivetha and Naresh Agastya become involved in a criminal case. Next is M.L.A. Naga Babu, who is now in office and under pressure because of an honor killing. In their never-ending quest to solve their issues, these characters behave in their own best interests and don’t give a damn about the repercussions of their choices. We are unable to identify with any of the characters because of their ambiguous characterizations, thus we end up traveling with them all.
The various events are expertly connected without becoming confusing. The greatest role in Nivetha Pethuraj’s career was given to her, and she performed flawlessly in it. Most of the time, Naresh Agastya plays a subtle role, and he does a terrific job. Beyond the nuance, Naresh Agastya gives a really strong performance when he loses it. There has never been any prior exploration of this aspect of the performer.
As a politician, Naga Babu is impressive and has a wealth of expertise. But Praneetha Patnaik steals the show. She played a more substantial role in Paruvu, and she gave it her all. Praneetha is too skilled at going above and beyond to discover her missing fiance. The series gains depth from Sunil Kommisetty, Raj Kumar Kasireddy, Ramesh, Moeen, and Bindhu Chandramouli.
Negative Points:
Naresh Agastya and Nivetha Pethuraj’s character introductions and the opening episode should have been presented more effectively. At first, it takes some time for us to adjust to the Paruvu universe and understand what’s going on. A shorter runtime for the series might have improved the pacing in a number of the episodes.
The show may not be suitable for family viewing because it contains a lot of profanity. Even while the show’s creators argue that the settings and gray characters make the profanity acceptable, some viewers will still be turned off by this.
Technical Details:
A tense tone is created by the powerful background score by Shravan Bharadwaj and the striking images by Chinta Vidya Sagar. Sushmitha Konidela’s production values are just too excellent. It could have been better, though, in terms of editing.
The work of filmmakers Rajasekhar Vadlapati and Siddharth Naidu, together with showrunner Pavan Sadineni, was commendable. Even the cliffhanger, which sets up the next episode, is presented in a clean and organized manner. One significant flaw that the creators have focused more attention on is the length.
Conclusion:
Paruvu is an intricate web series that is mostly captivating overall. Our attention is captured by the numerous subplots, and we like how well the connections between them are made. Excellent writing and captivating performances by Praneetha Patnaik, Naga Babu, Nivetha Pethuraj, and Naresh Agastya enhance the series. There are long pauses between the pace dips. Paruvu is a compelling movie after you get a sense of the environment and characters, which takes some time.
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