Along with a half a dozen movies released today, a film titled, Mana Iddari Prema Katha directed by Iqbal has also hit the screens on April 25,2025. Let’s Review it.
Mana Iddari Prema Katha: Good concept goes for a toss (2/5)
Story:
An orphan named Nani(Iqbal) loves a girl named Shruti (Mounica). As they both are in deep love, both Nani and Shruti decides to go to a beach side. Unexpectedly, a girl named Anu(Priya Jaspar) comes in between Nani and Shruti which leads to a break up with love couple. At the same time, an intimate video of both Nani and Anu goes viral and leads to their marriage by the nearby villagers. Rest of the story deals with How come both Nani and Anu adjust as a couple? What kind of struggles will Nani face in the meantime? What is the shocking development in the proceedings during the climax, Forms the crucial crux.
Plus points:
Iqbal should be appreciated for handling multiple aspects such as direction, story and screenplay in a successful manner.
Coming to performances, Iqbal is fine in a boy-next-door role. His facial expressions and mannerisms are so natural and creates an impact on the film proceedings in an effective manner.
Heroine Priya Jaspar is cute on the screen and did her performance oriented role in an impressive way. Other heroine Monika is equally good and did a decent job in Ex-lover role.
Minus points:
Lack of gripping plotline comes as a minus. Though the lead actor gave a natural performance, lack of gripping narrative in the proceedings dilutes the efforts put by the actors.
Songs come as a minus for the film and can be termed as a minus point for this movie.
Technical aspects:
While Iqbal has given the story and screenplay for the movie, they are decent enough but when it comes to the direction, Iqbal would have focused more on the execution part seriously.
The music work comes as a letdown for the film as it lacks freshness in it. The cinematography work is fine as the natural locations in the movie are showcased nicely. Editing work is okay but lacks a sharpness in it.
The production values for this limited budget movie are fine to an extent.
Verdict:
All in all, Mana Iddari Prema Katha is a message oriented love drama that has a realistic approach towards the love. The shocking ending portions added with the lead actors performance makes the film a good love drama. On the other hand, the proceedings elevates the key aspect in the movie nicely but lack of gripping narrative comes a defect for the movie making it an average watch during this weekend.
