Juna Furniture Review
Rating: ️
Plot: A father’s journey of fighting for the plight of neglected parents and old people after a harrowing similar experience with his own son.
Team:
Writer and Director – Mahesh Manjrekar
Cinematography– Ajit Reddy
Music – SRM Alien, DH Harmony, Hitesh Modak
Review:
Mahesh Manjrekar’s Juna Furniture truly justifies the title. It is a film with an outdated premise coated with modern problems and Manjrekar’s very own rusty dialogues and direction. Even though the teaser created quite an impact and buzz around the film, it is utterly disappointing as a whole.
The film starts with Mr Pathak (Mahesh Manjrekar) getting in a brawl with a local goon and then we are introduced to the badass Pathak that he has always been. Mr Pathak is true to his words and is morally superior. His son Abhay (Bhushan Pradhan) is an IAS Officer but also a son with abandonment issues. He has adopted his Father-In-Law as his new father. Mr Pathak’s wife (Medha Manjrekar) is seriously ill because of an unknown illness.
Due to Abhay’s negligence in attending his father’s phone calls, Mr Pathak is not able to save his dying wife from an unfortunate heart attack. Later, Mr Pathak files a case against his son and demands a huge amount in compensation. The case picks up in media and Mr Pathak becomes a hero among elderly people. Will Mr Pathak win the case or will it take a different turn is how the film goes forward.
The concept seems good but the writing and direction are so poor that it just makes a mockery out of the subject. The performances by almost everyone seem fake and half-hearted. There is no emotional value to whatever the characters speak. Manjrekar is so involved in using expositions for the main character, he just forgets that everyone else also needs to be on that level.
The cinematography is too amateurish and the editing is choppy. Manjrekar’s downfall is real and I have come to terms with it. He is not the same director anymore. The music is also subpar. One song during the climax works well and that is the only high of the film I felt.
All in all, the film is a star-studded pretentious disaster with a heavily undercooked execution of what could have been a great film.
