Anupama Parameswaran and Siddhu Jonnalagadda in ‘Tillu Square’
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As the title credit of the Telugu movie Tillu Square roll, juxtaposed with a recap of a few of the fun traces and occasions of the 2022 crime comedy DJ Tillu, set to street-inspired foot-tapping music, the packed corridor cheers in recognition and anticipation. The sequel, co-written by Siddhu Jonnalagadda, who reprises the titular character, director Mallik Ram and author Ravi Anthony, is conscious about what made the unique click on such that its dialogues and scenes proceed to have immense recall worth. They attempt to amp up the fun by constructing on the familiarity of the primary movie and handle to ship. Had the writing, performances and execution faltered, Tillu would have develop into a one-time surprise. Tillu Square is a uncommon case of a sequel being higher than the primary movie and the collective cheer persevering with until the top.
Anyone who has gone by means of a turbulent part would swear by the phrase ‘once bitten, twice shy’. Not Tillu. The narrative begins a number of months after the primary movie. Tillu (Siddhu Jonnalagadda) is now not simply a DJ counting on small features. With the assistance of his two childhood mates and mother and father who rally round him, he runs an occasion administration agency, Tillu Events. His canary-yellow automobile has additionally gone in for a multi-hued, kitschy improve.
The sequel follows a completely different set of occasions just like the primary. In place of the keto eating regimen, the dialog in Tillu’s house is about making use of activated charcoal as a face masks. His mom (Lakshmi Sujatha) and others are trying to find a appropriate bride however the aftereffects of a sure Radhika (Neha Shetty in DJ Tillu) makes Tillu cautious of girls. Not for lengthy although. When Lilly (Anupama Parameswaran) waltzes in and Siddhu seems at her in awe, not simply his two mates however we, the viewers, know what’s in retailer.
Tillu Square (Telugu)
Director: Mallik Ram
Cast: Siddhu Jonnalagadda, Anupama Parameswaran
Storyline: Nearly a yr after the occasions of the primary movie, Tillu embarks on one other madcap, adventurous journey
Tillu Square rides on a skinny storyline that will get incredulous because it reveals its playing cards. Its energy lies within the writers’ understanding that the viewers is aware of the world of Tillu and is aware of to not dig deep into the logical facet of occasions. It would spoil the fun to disclose something in regards to the course the story takes, however let’s simply say it follows the tracks of a lacking thread from the primary story that wasn’t investigated. Tillu is cornered, but once more, and the ghosts of the previous hang-out him regardless of all of the precautions he, his mother and father and mates take to remain within the secure zone.
The appeal of Tillu Square lies in its endless unique one-liners and the little particulars. For occasion, as Tillu pines for Lilly and spends weeks not understanding the right way to get in contact along with her, discover the disbelief and exasperation that comes from his pal Marcus (Praneeth Reddy Kallem) who sports activities streaked hair in several colors week after week. Also look out for the phrases on Tillu’s chain. The DJ resides it up in a fashion that displays the streets of Hyderabad. A intelligent narrative instrument is the utilization of elements of older songs in uncanny conditions. When a music from Chandramukhi is performed out at a essential second, it brings the home down.
As the drama unfolds, Tillu makes a number of statements about girls who take gullible males like him for a journey. In one other movie, such sweeping statements would possibly come throughout as sexist. But given the backstory and a new set of occasions that unfold as Tillu continues to fall for ladies with questionable motives, these traces are hilarious.
Every couple of minutes, a few traces and visible snapshots of DJ Tillu are recalled as Tillu will get trapped in one other set of sticky conditions. These temporary recollects assist stoke the viewers’s familiarity of conditions of the previous and hook up with the eerie similarities of the current. A little extra indulgence and this might have develop into a deja vu. The echoes of Radhika’s character looms over the sequel and it’s no shock that a cameo elicits the loudest cheers.
Alongside the writing filled with humour that rings contemporary and unique, the movie’s largest energy is Siddhu Jonnalagadda. It is hard to think about anybody else as Tillu. He imbues the street-smart perspective, vulnerability and philosophical undertones of Tillu. Each time he realises he has been conned, he makes us root for him to rise above the murky conditions. This is an underdog character of a completely different sort and Siddhu performs it to the hilt, with uninhibited physique language however by no means going overboard or gimmicky.
Anupama as Lilly has a powerful activity in a Radhika-like character. Shedding her girl-next-door persona for a glamorous flip, she manages to be a manipulative charmer. Muralidhar Goud as Tillu’s father, but once more, effortlessly contributes to the humour. The music by Ram Miriyala, Bheems Cecerolio and Achu Rajamani serves as a foil for the colorful narrative.
Tillu Square is smarter and sleeker than the primary movie. ‘Atluntadi Manathoni’ and ‘delicate mind’ had been no flash within the pan.
