Story :
The story of ‘Backbench Student’ revolves around
Karthik (Mahat Raghavendra), Priyanka (Archana Kavi) and Chaitra (Pia
Bajpayee). Karthik is a carefree youngster who does not take his
education very seriously. As a result, he is left with 16 backlogs at the end of his engineering course.
He has a romantic relationship with his classmate Priyanka. After
graduation, Priyanka is forced by her dad to pursue M.S. in USA. This
brings about a rift in the relationship with Karthik.
Meanwhile, Karthik’s parents
(Sharath Babu and Pragathi) come to know about the backlogs and all
hell breaks loose at home. A desperate Karthik now looks for a job to
support himself. He happens to be a talented ethical hacker and he tries
to put this skill to use. Chitra walks into Karthik’s life at this
point and helps him secure a job.
Karthik and Chitra get romantically involved and
just as their relationship is about to take off, Priyanka comes back
from the US in search of Karthik. What happens to this triangle love
story? Who ends up with whom? That is the story of ‘Backbench Student’.
Plus Points :
Pia Bajpayee looks cute and she has given a neat
performance in this movie. Archana Kavi is good as the ‘girl next door’.
Sharath Babu, Banerjee and Pragathi have delivered in a dignified
manner.
Ali’s comedy track as an incompetent Project Manager brings much needed relief.
Minus Points :
‘Backbench Student’ is a badly made film. After a
promising start, the film just nosedives and never manages to recover.
The story is very predictable and screenplay goes for a big toss.
Mahat Raghavendra is a big minus for the film. His
expressions are very wooden and his performance lacks conviction. A
badly written character and some poor lines make matters worse. There is
no spontaneity or chemistry in the romantic tracks and most of the
scenes fail to register emotionally.
The movie’s climax is very bad and scenes have been
needlessly stretched out. I never expected to see Brahmanandam in an
irritating role, but that is precisely what has happened here. HIs
character’s name is ‘Kareena Kapoor’ and his cell phone contact list has names like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan etc! It is not funny. The character does not gel with the storyline at all.
Visuals go for a toss. Bad cinematography and poor choice of colours take the life out of the viewing experience.
Another big issue is with the areas of background
score and re-recording. When a punch dialogue or a witty one liner is
delivered, background score must do what its name suggests – stay in the
background. Here, the loud background score just drowns out the dialogues.
Technical Aspects :
As I already mentioned, Prasad G.K’s cinematography
is bad. There are many scenes where the focus is not sharp enough.
Editing by Dharmendra (of Prasthanam fame) is surprisingly mediocre.
Sunil Kashyap fails to make an impression as a music director.
Madhura Sreedhar disappoints in the direction and
screenplay departments. He showed promise in his debut film
‘Snehageetham’ , but he has not been able to replicate that work again
Verdict :
Backbench Student is a badly executed and painfully
slow movie. Poor writing, wooden performances and an irritating climax
spoil the viewing experience.
Movie Rating....1/5
Movie Rating....1/5
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