Ustaad (2023 film)

Ustaad
Release poster
Directed by	Phanideep
Written by	Phanideep
Produced by	Rajani Korrapati Rakesh Reddy Gaddam Himank Reddy Duvvuru
Starring	Sri Simha Koduri Kavya Kalyanram Gautham Vasudev Menon
Cinematography	Pavan Kumar Pappula
Edited by	Carthic Cuts
Music by	Akeeva B
Production company	Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram
Release date	12 August 2023 (2023-08-12)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Ustaad is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Phanideep and starring Sri Simha Koduri and Kavya Kalyanram. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

Cast

• Sri Simha Koduri as Surya Sivakumar
• Kavya Kalyanram as Meghana
• Gautham Vasudev Menon as Joseph D'Souza
• Anu Hasan as Gayathri
• Ravindra Vijay as an alcoholic mechanic
• Venkatesh Maha as Sivakumar, Surya's father (Cameo Appearance)
• Ravi Siva Teja as Surya's friend

The lead characters' names are based on the actors and characters from Surya S/o Krishnan (2008) and that film's director Gautham Vasudev Menon features in this film as an actor.^{[ citation needed ]}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Akeeva B.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Roju"	Anantha Sriram	Anurag Kulkarni	4:00
2.	"Aakasam Adhire"	Lakshmi Priyanka	Kaala Bhairava, Aditya Sreeram	2:42
3.	"Chukkalonchi"	Rahman	Karthik	3:13
4.	"Nanu Veedi"	Rahman	Kaala Bhairava	3:04
Total length:				12:59

Reception

A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The drama loses steam after a point and the writing resorts to cinematic overtures and convenient coincidences in the final segment. Had this portion been conceived better, it would have been a befitting end to the coming-of-age story". ^[1] A critic from OTTplay wrote that "Ustaad is a coming-of-age story depicting the transition of a directionless teenager to a pilot where a bike is a metaphor to portray his journey. The film struggles to keep you invested in the protagonist’s journey despite the impressive performances, visual detailing and technical finesse". ^[2]

References

1. Dundo, Sangeetha Devi (12 August 2023). "'Ustaad' movie review: An imperfect yet warm coming-of-age story of a boy and his bike" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 12 August 2023.
2. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (12 August 2023). "Ustaad review: This ambitious premise doesn't have the wings to fly high". OTTplay . Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

External links

• Ustaad at IMDb