Mathu Vadalara

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Mathu Vadalara
Sri Simha
Satya
CinematographySuresh Sarangam
Edited byKarthika Srinivas
Music byKaala Bhairava
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹2 crore

Mathu Vadalara (transl. Leave the intoxication) is a 2019 Indian

Sri Simha, Satya, Naresh Agastya and Athulya Chandra in lead roles while Brahmaji and Vennela Kishore play supporting roles. Kaala Bhairava
scored the music.

The film's title was inspired by a song from the

mythological film Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam (1966).[1] The film was released on 25 December 2019 and opened to positive reviews.[2] It was successful at the box office.[3]

Plot

Babu and Yesu are delivery men and friends living with their friend Abhi, who is unemployed and

headphones
.

A security guard enters the apartment, prompting Babu to hide in a closet in the bathroom. Babu witnesses the security guard enter the bathroom, under the rouse of fixing the shower, and replacing the

marijuana
. It is then revealed that Bujji also drugged the old lady and inadvertently drugs Babu as well. Soon, Babu ends up asleep in Bujji's bedroom. Upon waking up, Babu finds himself in the living room next to a dead body. Horrified, he escapes and finds Yesu downstairs, and goes home. In his bag, Babu notices his delivery packages are missing and instead finds ₹50 lakh (US$63,000). He also finds Banerjee's mobile phone, helping him realise that the dead body was Banerjee's. With Yesu and Abhi's help, Babu plans to escape by retrieving his bike and packages and deleting the video footage from the security cameras. Upon reaching 401, he finds the old lady alive, and that the girl he met the previous day was not Tejaswi.

He also realises that he woke up in apartment 501 and not 401. Upon entering 501, they find Banerjee's dead body. After retrieving the packages, they find the girl unconscious in a hidden

drug dealer
, came to pack drugs from Ravi, who cooks and supplies drugs. When Myra was waiting in 501 the previous morning, Banerjee came to Ravi's apartment for details about a neighbour. But instead, Banerjee learns about the drug lab. While Ravi was negotiating a bribe, Myra, under influence, kills Banerjee. Babu then reveals that Abhi was the mastermind after seeing him in the camera footage earlier, and beats him up. Abhi explains that he cooked the drugs and Ravi supplied them.

Upon finding Banerjee's dead body, Abhi hatched an escape plan and knocks out Myra and kills Ravi. With Babu contacting him from 401 seeking help, he planned to frame Babu by leaving him in the middle of a staged crime scene. Enraged, Babu destroys the lab causing an explosion of drugs and getting everyone high. Weeks later, Babu and Yesu wake up and find out from the interrogating detective that both Abhi and Myra are now mentally unstable. In exchange for the money, the detective lets them go scot-free. In the pre-roll credits, the Prime Minister of India declares all current ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes illegal making the detective's newfound money completely useless.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Kaala Bhairava.

  • Mathu Vadalara (Title Track) -
    M.M. Keeravani
    , Kaala Bhairava
  • Saalaa Rey Saalaa - Rakendu Mouli, Pruthvi Chandra

Release

The film was released on 25 December 2019. Additional screens and shows were added in Hyderabad a few days later.[4]

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that the film is a "A perfect thriller which makes audience glued to their seats and also spills some laughs".[5] The Hindu wrote that "Mathu Vadalara isn’t a very crafty thriller, which it could have been with some more effort. But it’s definitely a step in that direction by a new team that’s brimming with ideas".[6] Hemant Kumar of Firstpost rated the film 3.25/5 and wrote, "Mathu Vadalara is a worthy addition to the new age Telugu cinema, and it wins you over with its clever use of humour and suspense to build a gripping narrative."[7]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Critics Choice Film Awards 28 March 2020 Best Writing Ritesh Rana, R. Teja Nominated [8]
South Indian International Movie Awards 18 September 2021 Best Comedian – Telugu Satya Nominated [9]
Best Male Debut – Telugu
Sri Simha
 Won
Best Debut Director – Telugu Ritesh Rana Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Keeravani's youngest son Sri Simha turns hero". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (25 December 2019). "Mathu Vadalara movie review and rating by audience: Live updates". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ Sharma, Bhavana (29 December 2019). "Must know! Here's what helped Rajamouli's nephews succeed at box office with Mathu Vadalara". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ Neeshita Nyayapati (28 December 2019). "'Mathu Vadalara' gets new screens and shows". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Mathu Vadalara Movie Review: A perfect thriller which makes audience glued to their seats and also spills some laughs". The Times of India.
  6. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (25 December 2019). "'Mathu Vadalara' review: Till 'meth' does us apart". The Hindu.
  7. ^ Kumar, Hemanth (26 December 2019). "Mathu Vadalara movie review: Ritesh Rana's thriller is a superb blend of suspense and comedy". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020 nominations: Gully Boy, Article 15 compete for best film; Nivin Pauly, Mammootty get best actor nods". Firstpost. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ Reddy, Sandeep (7 August 2021). "SIIMA Awards 2021: హైదరాబాద్‌ వేదికగా సెప్టెంబర్‌ లో సైమా అవార్డ్స్". www.hmtvlive.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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