Movie: Dookudu
Rating: 3.25/5
Director: Srinu Vytla
Producer: Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta and Sunkara
Banner: 14 Reels Entertainments
Story:
The story is pretty simple. It is a story of the honest politician Sankaranarayana (Prakash Raj) and how he is backstabbed by some of his own trusted followers who join hand with his rival Kota Srinivasa Rao.
The story is pretty simple. It is a story of the honest politician Sankaranarayana (Prakash Raj) and how he is backstabbed by some of his own trusted followers who join hand with his rival Kota Srinivasa Rao.
Everyone assumes that Sankaranarayana has died in a road accident but there is a murder attempt on him by Nayak (Sonu Sood). The twist is that Snkaranarayana has not died but has gone into coma. Meanwhile his son Ajay (Mahesh Babu) grows up and becomes an IPS officer. While everyone thinks that Sankaranarayana is dead. He regains conscience after 14 years.
The doctor tell Ajay that he must keep his father always happy as there is a big injury to his head and he should not strain himself and no shocking news must be told to him.
Ajay brings his father back from Mumbai and enacts a big drama to keep his father happy. He acts like an MLA who is doing well to the people like his father. For this he tales help of the family members, his colleagues in the police department. Ajay gets full support from his boss Suman.
When Ajay goes to Istanbul to trace the brother of Sonu Sood he meets Prasanthi (Samantha) and immediately falls in love with her. On a parallel track he is in search of the criminals. Ajay’s goal is pretty simple to bring all the culprits to book. He can kill them easily but he wants to take revenge on them for attempting to kill his father so he gives them a big shock with an elaborate plan and sees that they actually die in the hands of his father.
How Mahesh Babu goes about his mission is the story.
How Mahesh Babu goes about his mission is the story.
Performance:
Mahesh Babu plays a soft and lovable character in the film. He is a tough cop but goes about his takes in a gentle but form way. He has some good dialogues but there is no big punch dialogue that will register in the audiences mind for a long time. His love track with Samantha is also very brief.
Mahesh Babu plays a soft and lovable character in the film. He is a tough cop but goes about his takes in a gentle but form way. He has some good dialogues but there is no big punch dialogue that will register in the audiences mind for a long time. His love track with Samantha is also very brief.
Brahmanandam hogs the limelight with his by now trademark comedy. Prakash Raj for a change plays an honest politician and a doting father. Sonu Sood get a lot of build up but if fizzles out as his characterization is very poor. Kota plays his usual role and does justice to it. Tanikella is okay and so are Chandramohan, Sudha, Pragathi, Sayaji Shinde, Ajay, Supreet, Shafi, Dharmavarapu etc.
MS Narayana’s comedy on Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Balakrishna etc. The star cast is huge and everyone does a neat job.
Plus:
The big plus is undoubtedly Mahesh Babu’s characterization, neat story with family sentiment and liberal dose of comedy. There are also no vulgar or double meanings dialogues. Brahmanandam is a big plus for the film. The overall comedy though routine is still enjoyable.
The big plus is undoubtedly Mahesh Babu’s characterization, neat story with family sentiment and liberal dose of comedy. There are also no vulgar or double meanings dialogues. Brahmanandam is a big plus for the film. The overall comedy though routine is still enjoyable.
Minus:
The big minus is the lack of strong emotion. The entire plot is reveled very early on and the suspense factor is missing. The film’s length is also a minus. While the first half is lighthearted and jovial, the film drags a bit in the second half. The climax is predictable with no big twist or bang. It is only the interval bang that pumps up some adrenaline for the fans. The items songs are also not that hot with the one by Parvati Melton scoring pass marks.
The big minus is the lack of strong emotion. The entire plot is reveled very early on and the suspense factor is missing. The film’s length is also a minus. While the first half is lighthearted and jovial, the film drags a bit in the second half. The climax is predictable with no big twist or bang. It is only the interval bang that pumps up some adrenaline for the fans. The items songs are also not that hot with the one by Parvati Melton scoring pass marks.
The music is average and so is the background score. The songs also do not look that impressive on the screen while the audio was a hit. The camera work is good in the first half but it is not that impressive in the second half.
Verdict:
To sum up, Dookudu is an another average entertainer and not in the same league as Mahesh Babu’s earlier blockbusters like Athadu and Pokiri, but good for time pass.
To sum up, Dookudu is an another average entertainer and not in the same league as Mahesh Babu’s earlier blockbusters like Athadu and Pokiri, but good for time pass.
Cast : Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sonu Soud, Shayagi Shinde, Nazar, MS Narayana, Dharamvarapu Subramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, Subbaraju, Brahmajee, Chandramohan, Master Bharat, Sonia, Supreeth, Shafi, Aditaya Menon, Ijaz Khan, Vinod Jevanth, Bharath, Sudha, Pragati, Satya Krishna, Surekha Vani, Rajita, Vinay Prasad, Baby Sreya Varma, Senthil, Giridhar, Prabhakar, Sravan and others
Credits:Music: Thaman
Credits:Music: Thaman
Camera: MV Guhan and Prasad Murella.
Dialouges: Kona Venkat.
Story : Gopi Mohan.
Editing : MR Varma.