Directors have some trademark or the other and it becomes difficult to veer away from that. If Puri Jagannath has the ability of showing his heroes as straight forward, rude-talking people then Dasaradh has his heroes cast in the mould of well-dressed, well-likeable, debonair individuals
Where he veers off from his previous films is the characterisation of the protagonist. We empathise with him rather than sympathise. Coming as it does after nearly an year of his last release, Prabhas does give the audience a taste of his increasing comfort with emotional performances
Kajal with whom he had good chemistry in Darling, manages the same in this film too. Tapsee with her own dubbing does not relegate herself into the background. The supporting cast of the movie (which is considerably huge) does the job expected out of them
The film is about the metamorphosis of Prabhas from a strong headed individual to a sensitive bloke. Though the village scenes have a sense of déjà vu, they are redeemed by the crackling chemistry between the lead pair. In fact the first half appears to be a drag. To the director’s credit it is in the second half that the movie picks up momentum, which is the portion where the turn in Prabhas’s character happens
That the production values are poor are known from the scene where Kajal sends a video message and it is apparent that he has a i-phone in hand but the video message shows Blackberry prominently. Dual promotion anybody
Prabhas looks very good in the movie and has been decked up in the choicest of brands, ranging from Burberry to Hermes, Christian Dior to Calvin Klein. Where the movie scores is that it is free from a factor that contributes negatively
The dialogues in the movies oscillate between crest and trough. Any film on relationships needs to be strong in the dialogues department. Abburi Ravi, the dialogue writer does have his moments in the movie
One is reminded of Bommarillu in the climax scene and rolling credits. Not a surprise that both the movies are from the same production house! It in some measure shows the inclination of the producer to interfere with the movie
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