Vihari_Krishna
Story - A Routine one, unworthy of discussing about.Performances - The whole and sole of this movie is Mahesh. He is made to utter dialogues in different accents and that attempt is slightly back fired as he is only partly successful. His performance in some emotional scenes is good, though. Tamannah's role is more of a cameo, than heroine. Rajendra Prasad is wasted. Brahmanandam's comedy is extremely routine and evokes not even a smile most of the times (forget about laughing). Sonu Sood is okay. M.S.Narayana and Satyam Rajesh are nice. Brahmaji is used to give interval bang and he is successful in doing so.Music - A couple of songs by Thaman are nice. Background score is good in parts.Technical Departments - Art work and Photography are good. Editing is not up to the mark, especially in second half.Story, Screenplay, Dialogues & Direction - Story is routine one which can sometimes be played to the galleries with good treatment and screenplay. But these are missing. Treatment and Screenplay given follow typical Screenu Vaitla pattern, which at least I'm fed up with. They no longer appear intriguing. Direction is adequate in parts. Now coming to dialogues.... Dialogues look forced. Unnecessary rhymings are used in every single dialogue, due to which one might feel the redundancy of dialogues. Dialogues are sometimes of too much length.Final Piece - First half is only partly good. Second half doesn't evoke any interest due to poor writing. You might feel that you're watching "Dookudu - 2" instead of "Aagadu". It is that repetitive. Sentiment doesn't work out. Comedy fails to evoke laughter many times. Dialogues are redundant. Many characters are given no importance. Watch it if you are a Die hard fan of Mahesh. Otherwise, please don't waste your valuable money and time. Give it a skip.
sesht
Director Srinu Vytla, like most Tollywood directors, is excessively fond of excess, dipping into his own box of formula cookies (Dhee, Ready, Dookudu), and finding the so-called plot for this latest venture, which, some say, should've been called Dookudutu (Dookudu 2, get it?). Now, I'm not a fan of Dookudu, preferring instead to re-watch the entertaining portions of his earlier flicks, which are, by far, decent Tollywood fare, and hear me out now, for this is pure gospel for those uninitiated in the Tollywood ways - one can achieve this feat, provided one has set their expectations to digesting the piles of superhero-crap that's dished out by the screenplay at regular intervals, something that's a staple in almost all of Tollywood cinema, regardless of who they choose to cast - unexplained, irrelevant heroics that have naught to do with any law of physics or logic or coherence. I always reset my expectations to said level before trying to sit thru one of these escapist fares, so bear with me if you do decide to watch this one, or any other one of its ilk after reading this piece. Now, for the flick. As I mentioned once above, I am NOT a fan of 'Dookudu'. So, how did I think this one compared against that, which almost had a template for this one to fill in? This one, by far, in my opinion, far outdoes former, esp. since it gives the protagonist so much more to say and do, and that responsibility rests easy on the hero's not- so-young(anymore) shoulders. He's in every frame, and laps up the attention, gets greedy for more, and says and does everything to ensure he keeps that position, and stays in frame while doing so. His dialogue- delivery and diction are the tools he's set to making his goal on this one, and boy do they rise up to his challenge admirably. That element was sorely needed in 'Dookudu', but wasn't present in the least (though another underrated flick, 'Khaleja', had it in spades).Now, bear with me once again, since I'm going to ignore all that's wrong with this flick, since those variables are the ones gone permanently wrong in every Tollywood flick anyway. The sequences where the main lead monologues incessantly (thee title should've given everyone a clue, but apparently not to few), the quirk that sets each of the other support characters apart (one being a database of human profiles, another being offensively of a particular character type that's a gross insult to their entire community, esp. since its played for cruel laughs, yet another being a power broker of sorts who apparently can't get it when he's being played, yet another being so completely corrupt that he has his colleagues and reportees kowtow to his every weird/personal whim - the list doesn't quite end there) and the route taken to reach the final denouement make this one hell of an entertainer, though it takes twice as long to reach that goal. On a side note, the producers, after making this and 'Dookudu', should really think about their name, since nothing ever gets completed in 14 reels. Also, in a movie of this sort, it seems as though the editor was not allowed to trim the material to ensure shorter run-time. Plus, in a movie of this length, what is the need for song-and-dance-routines? I'll never 'get' that, but then I'm in a minority over here.For what it's worth, this is a decent watch, provided one (re)sets their expectations as advised earlier, and prepares to enjoy the lead's monologuing almost all of the way.
Jasrick Johal
Shankar (mahesh) is an orphan who is brought up by Raja Ram (rajendra prasad) and his goal is to become a honest and tough cop. He achieves that but an incident separates him from Raja Ram. Meanwhile, Bokkapatnam is a place ruled by the dreaded gangster Damodar (sonu sood) and Shankar is transferred there to restore things. There, he meets Saroja (tamannah) and falls in love with her. Whether Shankar is successful in his mission or not forms the rest.The director has come up with a predictable storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was good and hilarious in parts. The dialogues were filled with many punches. The script was average but the screenplay was energetic. The background score was good but only two songs were worth humming. Cinematography was the main strength to this film. Editing was crisp. Costumes were well designed and stylish to suit the backdrop while the art department was majestic. This is a total Mahesh Babu show and the way he dominated in every scene is impressive. Tamannah was a vision of beauty and her glamour feast is delightful. Sonu Sood was good, Brahmanandam was a standout, M S Narayana was great. Vennela Kishore was great form.Nasser was hilarious also. The others did their bit as required and added value.The film comes from the house of Sreenu Vaitla who is known for his rip roaring comedy entertainers with action. The first half was very good and breezes smoothly with elements of comedy, action and romance. The interval bang was promising. The second half was more focused on the action and revenge element. In Vaitla's movies humour is a big ace and in this film its no different, there are many LOL moments, and the beginning father son sentiment also works well .Overall, this is a film more for mass audience and Mahesh fans. And they will not be disappointed, yes the film is a clichéd commercial entertainer, but the film never has dull moment, there is either something hilarious on screen, or nice mass action, and Mahesh Babu has easily given his most entertaining act. A recommended watch for pure mass entertainment
