‘Chennai Love Story’ movie review: Sri Gouri Priya is terrific in a film that loses steam midway

It is unfair to analyse a film as two halves. In the case of debut director Ravi Namburii’s Telugu film Chennai Love Story , however, it becomes inevitable. Sai Rajesh , who has written the story, screenplay and produced the film, introduces a twist at the mid-point that changes how the audience is likely to perceive the film. Everything from this point depends on whether one gives in to an idea that defies logic and what it entails, even if the story thankfully ends on a pragmatic note.

To be fair, Sai Rajesh and Ravi Namburii establish the film’s mood and story well enough in the initial portions to indicate that this may not be a regular love story.