It’s hard to go into a show of Aduvari Matalaku Ardhale Verule without a sense of cheery anticipation. First, the name and the promos seem to suggest a romantic comedy that’s also slick-looking. Then, Venkatesh and Trisha are both delightful at comedy. And finally, Venkatesh, an A-lister with universal appeal, is returning to the screens after 15 months.
AMAV however turns out to be a meandering, ho-hum film – at least in one half – that fails to deliver either on the romance or on the comedy. The movie is not happening in the first half and has déjà vu as the watermar....