Movie: Dookudu
Director: Srinu Vaitla
Cast : Mahesh Babu , Samantha , MS Narayana , Brahmanandham
Tolly Download Rating For This Movie 3 out 5
Behind
the Movie Dookudu: Pre release hype for this Mahesh Babu film has been
the highest in recent times. Successful Samanta, minimum guaranteed
director Srinu Vytla and the hit music from Thaman have further made
Dookudu, the exciting flick of season. Let us see, how far Mahesh has
justified the title?
In the Movie Dookudu: Shankar Narayan alias Shankar Anna
(Prakashraj) is a mass leader in the area of Shankar Nagar in Hyderabad.
He lives for poor and destitute people in his area. His rival Mallesh
Goud (Kota) joins hands with Underworld Don Nayak (Sonu Sood) to kill
Shankar Anna and his brother Satyam (Rajeev Kanakala). The plan is
executed as the vehicle in which Shankar Anna and his followers are
traveling is hit by the truck. Every body assumes that Shankar Anna is
dead and his little son grows into a young IPS Officer Ajay (Mahesh
Babu) who takes undercover duty to erase Nayak and his gang.
To find the clue of Nayak, here is Ajays team that lands in Istanbul,
Turkey and there he meets Prashanthi (Samanta) who becomes his love
interest. From here on Ajay keeps on posing a problem for Nayak and his
followers in Hyderabad. In the mean time, its revealed that Shankar Anna
is alive, recovered from coma. Ajay wants to see his father be happy
rest of his life.
Here Ajay comes to know that, men behind his fathers car accident are
none other than Mallesh Goud, Nayak and their local team. A perfect and
funny sketch is laid by Ajay now to trap the entire Mafia team. How did
Bokka Venkat Rao (MS Narayana) and Padma Shri (Brahmi) become scapegoats
in this sketch takes the show to a climax where in as usual Ajay
completes the task of being an IPS and also does his duty of a son.
Values of the Movie Dookudu: Srinu Vytla has repeated the age old
trick of rope tight screenplay for his films. Story by Gopi Mohan is
nothing like an innovative plot but has all ingredients needed for a
commercial formula. Srinu Vytla has weaved the screenplay effectively
and presented the same on screen with his wonderful Directorial
abilities. Dialogues written By Srinu are repeatedly generating claps
and whistles in theatres. Cinematography by Guhan and Prasad Murella is
not a master work but followed a routine pattern. Same applies for
editing by MR Varma. Musical output from Thaman for songs is enhanced on
the screen by beautiful picturization. Production values of 14 Reels
are above average.
Performance wise,
Dookudu is a one man show by Mahesh Babu.
Prince has shown all round skills in comedy timing, emotional balance,
action sequences and dances. The way he pronounced the word
POLICE
and the way Telangana dialect is used have well synced with the
character. Heroine Samanta just remained for glam sake. Prakashraj was
presented in a different format and that is impressive. Sonu Soods
villainy is okay. Show stealers in
Dookudu after Mahesh Babu are
Brahmanandam and MS Narayana. All the hilarious episodes covering these
two have come out non stop entertaining. Tanikella Bharanai, Kota, Subba
Raju, Sudha, Dharmavarapu, Satya Krishna and the remaining laborious
star cast have done the job to their roles. Item song 'Poovai Poovai' is
also well picturized on Parvati Melton.
Out of the Movie Dookudu: Though this story cant be said as an apt
one for the image of Mahesh Babu yet Srinu Vytla has come out with a
clean family entertainer. There are enough shades of Pokiri, Ready,
Kantri and many more movies yet the final result is to please you.
Audiences are coming out totally satisfied enjoying the 3 hour laughing
riot mixed with action and mass heroism.
First half has got more interesting episodes with rapidly paced
screenplay taking the narration in top gear with good interval twist.
Second half is an improvisation or a modified version to regular Srinu
Vytla movies. He tends to take too many cinematic liberties that
automatically generate good fun. Second half of Dookudu is more of a
screenplay based one.
For Prince Fans, you are to have a full meal with Mahesh Babu excelling in every department. For common audience,
Dookudu
might remain an above average movie. Lastly intelligent
audience who search for creativity may not be totally satisfied by this
conventional, routine, commercial formula based flick. Srinu Vytla
failed to maintain the same excitement of first half in second half.
There was although a bit of lag here and there, he pulled it off with
highly worked out comedy.
BO wise,
Dookudu will open to average talk.