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Cast:
Nikhil
Siddhartha,
Anupama
Parameswaran,
Posani
Krishna
Murali,
Dinesh
Tej,
Brahmaji,
Sarayu
Roy
Rating:
3
Introduction:
Nikhil
Siddhartha,
who
was
last
seen
in
the
adventure
thriller
Karthikeya
2,
is
now
back
with
a
romantic
comedy
titled
18
Pages.
Incidentally,
he
is
paired
opposite
Anupama
Parameswaran
in
this
film
as
well.
Directed
by
one
of
the
wards
of
director
Sukumar
Bandreddi,
18
Pages
has
story
from
Sukumar
Writings,
Sukuamr’s
production
house.
Nikhil
rose
to
nationwide
fame
with
Karthikeya
2
and
the
movie
is
a
Rs
100
Crore
venture.
Immediately
after,
the
film
18
Pages
hit
the
screens
after
several
postponements.
Story:
Siddu
(Nikhil
Siddhartha)
is
an
app
developer
in
a
start-up.
He
is
friends
with
Bhagi
(Sarayu)
who
is
very
doting.
Following
a
break-up,
Siddhu
drinks
his
way
out
as
he
loses
focus.
He
stumbles
upon
a
diary
of
Nandini
(Anupama
Parameswaran).
He
gets
entangled
and
smitten
by
her
way
of
life
and
struggles
to
cope
when
he
finds
out
that
she
died
in
a
pre-planned
car
accident.
What
happened
to
Nandini?
How
did
Siddhu
find
out
about
her
flashback?
Who
is
Dr.
Sandeep
B
and
why
Nandini
loved
him?
is
to
be
seen
on
the
big
screen.
Technical
Aspects:
Nikhil
Siddhartha
as
usual
is
easy
and
comfortable
in
the
character.
He
did
his
best
for
it
and
Anupama
too
looks
very
convincing
as
the
character
that
resists
technology.
Simply
put,
she
is
an
old-school
soul
who
doesn’t
use
a
mobile
phone,
has
no
social
networking
presence,
and
is
a
woman
with
a
kind
heart.
Nandini
comes
to
Hyderabad
to
deliver
an
unopened
letter
to
a
person
named
Venkatrao
as
per
her
grandfather’s
dying
wish.
She
then
becomes
the
target.
The
movie
mainly
focuses
on
these
three
or
four
characters
and
the
others
are
just
passing
clouds.
Sarayu
made
her
film
debut
with
18
Pages
and
puts
up
a
neat
act.
Positives:
Performances
Music
Screenplay
Negatives:
Lengthy
scenes
Lack
of
emotional
connect
Drag
Verdict:
Nikhil
Siddhartha’s
18
Pages
is
a
different
film
with
convincing
performances
and
new
concepts.
The
movie
makes
for
a
good
watch
if
you
want
to
experience
a
Sukumar
trademark
film
story
and
narration.
