Meera starts off by turning the spotlight on Amala Paul’s character, named Meera. She plays a writer of fiction who’s constantly challenged by her husband, Vishwa (Jagapathi Babu). He’s clearly older than her and this leads him to think that she’s cheating on him. His insecurity isn’t just bottled up inside him, it’s scattered all over the place. He’s under the impression that she’ll leave him someday for a younger hunk. He’s grey-haired and she’s in the prime of her youth.
A better man would have been more careful with his words and behaviour. He would have also adored her and received an equal amount of affection in return. But that’s not the case here. It’s quite a sodden premise and Nandini Reddy, the director, takes the road often travelled and ticks all the clichés. The husband is a monster and the wife is caged in an unhappy marriage. It’s not unusual for such a story to take a drastic turn, but Reddy seems to miss the forest for the trees.
Babu…