Mukhachitram
Release poster
Directed byGangadhar
Written bySandeep Raj
Screenplay bySandeep Raj
Story bySandeep Raj
Starring
CinematographySreenivas Bejugam
Edited byKodati Pavan Kalyan
Music byKaala Bhairava
Release date
  • 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Mukhachitram (transl. Face portrait) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language legal drama directed by Gangadhar and starring Vikas Vasista, Priya Vadlamani, Ayesha Khan and Chaitanya Rao with Vishwak Sen in an extended cameo.

Plot

Raj (Vikas Vasista) is a plastic surgeon who marries Mahathi (Priya Vadlamani), a village girl who lives with her father and tells tuition. Maya (Ayesha Khan) is his childhood friend, who is an orphan and loves him a lot. She writes romantic blogs. One day, Maya gets into a fatal accident due to which Mahathi gives blood to Maya even though she is pregnant which leads to her death.

Out of shock and depression, Raj does plastic surgery and exchanges Maya's face with Mahathi's. He marries Maya and tries to move on. They make Mahathi's family believe that Mahathi is alive by showing Maya to them. Maya who is an orphan and always wanted a family for herself gets easily attached to them.

One day, when Raj goes out of station for work, Maya finds Mahathi's phone and sees her recordings sent to her mom who died long back. While hearing those it gets revealed that Raj has killed Mahathi. Through Raj and her common friend Dr.Satya, who had lust on Mahathi, she finds out that Raj is a rapist who always tried to assault Mahathi. When she tried to fight back, he killed her and made it look like an accident by doing a face transplantation surgery to Maya. Enraged by all this Maya decides to bring justice to Mahathi.

When Raj comes back, she provokes him to assault her and secretly records it. Later, she hits him hard due to which he loses his jawline making him a mute. She files a case in court against him with the help of lawyer Viswamitra (Vishwak Sen). They win the case at last by getting Raj arrested and proving that marital rapes are more in India than other countries.

The film ends with Maya taking Mahathi's place in her family and telling tuitions instead of Mahathi in her village. It is later revealed that Viswamitra is none other than Mahathi's cousin with whom her aunt wanted to get her married in her childhood, but she ends up marrying Raj.

Cast

  • Vikas Vasista as Rajkumar
  • Priya Vadlamani as Mahati
  • Ayesha Khan as Maya Fernandez
  • Chaitanya Rao Madadi as Dr. Satya
  • Vishwak Sen as Lawyer Viswamitra (extended cameo appearance)
  • P. Ravishankar as Lawyer Vashishta
  • Sunil as Dr. Varma
  • Sruthi Singampalli as Durgamattha, Mahati's aunt and Viswamitra's mother
  • Meer S as Raghuramaiah, Mahathi's father
  • Bindu Chandramouli as Vashishta's wife
  • Divya Narni as Sruthi, Maya's friend
  • Rocket Raghava as Marriage broker
  • Bramarambika Tutika as Viswamitra's assistant lawyer
  • Harsh Roshan as young Rajkumar
  • Baby Divya as young Maya

Reception

A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Mukhachitram makes a point about marital assault and the need to give the victim an empathetic hearing. If only it had been written, narrated and enacted better".[1] A critic from 123telugu wrote that "On the whole, Mukhachitram has a relevant topic that works just in parts".[2] Nelki Naresh Kumar for Hindustan Times rated 2.5 stars out of 5 stars and wrote "Ayesha Khan impresses with glamour. Vishvaksen guest-starred as a lawyer in the climax."[3] Satya Pulagam for ABP News Telegu rated 2 stars of 5 stars and wrote "Chaitanya Rao's acting and dialogue delivery are good. His timing is laughable at times. Ayesha Khan stopped at the basics in acting. She still needs a lot of improvement. Ravi Shankar's voice helped with the role of a fire lawyer in acting."[4]

Home Media

The streaming rights of the film were acquired by Aha (streaming service)[5] where the film premiered on 3 February 2023.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "'Mukhachitram' movie review: Far from perfect, but makes a point". The Hindu. 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Review : Mukhachitram – Only for social message". 123telugu. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Kumar, Nelki Naresh (9 December 2022). "Mukhachitram Movie Review: ముఖ‌చిత్రం మూవీ రివ్యూ - విశ్వ‌క్‌సేన్ గెస్ట్ రోల్‌లో న‌టించిన సినిమా ఎలా ఉందంటే". Hindustan Times Telugu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Pulagam, Satya (9 December 2022). "'ముఖచిత్రం' రివ్యూ : సినిమా చూశాక ప్రేక్షకుల ముఖచిత్రాలు ఎలా ఉంటాయంటే?". ABP Telegu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stream Mukhachitram on Aha". 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mukhachitram OTT Streaming Details". Filmy Focus. 2022-12-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. ↑ "Mukhachitram OTT Release Date: Telugu film 'Mukhachitram' streaming now on Aha Video". Pricebaba.com Daily. 2023-02-03. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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