Finally Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much touted political
entertainer “Adhinayakudu” has come to the screens. With Political unrest
prevailing in the state with Bi-elections on their way, Dialogues shown in the
movie trailers certainly brought some interest. Let us check out the substance
of the film beyond those trailers. Movie is directed by Paruchuri Murali
Plot: Story is about three generations…. Harishchandra
Prasad who fights for the poor in the Rayalaseema region and tries to remove
the factionism from that area. And then his son Rama Krishna Prasad who
protects his father and follows his footsteps. And the current generation Krishna
who was away from family grows up as contract Killer. Story has some twists
that create the ridge between these 3 generations. Should watch the movie for
it!!
Balayya…Balayya…Balayya…
Not 1…Not 2…But 3 this time…. Harish Chandra Prasad is get
up that is made for Balakrishna. Reminds us of senior NTR’s Badi pantulu…His
act in this is so dignified with Rayalaseema slang. Some good dialogues about leadership etc were
spelled by this character. A very good role that can be preserved forever in
Balayya’s career. And look for that white safari get up in one crucial scene. (Get up stands beside that of Chennakesava reddy)
Second character Rama Krishna Prasad is filled with ever
anger. He spills few political one-liners to entice one section of audiences.
Action episodes designed for this character are superb. Scores next to Old
character.
And Third one Kittu is good enough. The entry sequence as TV
reporter in ministers home sets nice tone...and his comedy with brahmandam is
superb. But Balakrishna is seen with loads of weight for this character. If
little slimmer, it would have been better.
JayaSudha is seen in very good role. LakshmiRai takes the opportunity
to heat up the screen for a while. Sukanya is fine.
Brahmanandam is well utilized by the director…The “MARS-ALIEN”
concept is fantastic. Theatre jumped and laughed for those comedy bits.
Kota is subtle and good. Murali Sharma is ok. Pradeep Rawat
enjoyed the full length role, more than he deserves.
Nice blend of dialogues, violence and drama
First thing you look in Balakrishna’s film are dialogues.
And this time they being political, they gained more attention. Few related to
his political entry and power and Father/family are seen all through. And there
are few satires on opposition. But this kind of war of words seems to have no
end.
Dialogue on s/w engineers : "veella vallane raa...ee bhoomi ki boom ochindi, vaaru stalalu kona koodadaa"
Ram-Lakshman composed very good action sequences. Especially
for the Bearded Balakrishna, The one at the mines protecting his father...one
near foreign delegates where he drags a man with axe in his neck are simply
great.
Then there is some story involved that is related to
strained relations of three generations. One could say it’s not entirely
logical, but film finally has some story to tell.
First and Second halves
Entry sequences related to Minister’s son sets the nice tone
to the film. Lakshmi Rai’s skin show should entertain front benchers… And
Brahmanandam-Balakrishna’s “MARS-ALIEN” concept filled the theatre with laughs
and aptly supports first half.
Second half shifts to family part. Initial 20 minutes where
we have back-ground song slightly confuses the audience. Not everything can be
conveyed in song. But the flashback
episode sufficiently engages the audience till the climax. Fight sequences and dialogues
never let the pace down.
Kalyani Malik gives nice background score, though he provides
that 80’s kind of masala music.
Drawbacks….
Had it been better heroine and great songs, the first half
should have been much better. Even overweight and old looks of Balakrishna
could be noticed by many. Conveying key dramatic scenes (like where younger one
breaks family photo) in a song is not a good idea. Where are the Villains???
For a powerful story like this, it needs couple of more…rather than carrying
forward Pradeep Rawat forever. And Old style narration gives you 90's feel for a while.
Finally….
Yet one more director “Paruchuri Murali” knows how to handle
Balakrishna. This guy earlier directed “Nee Sneham” and “Aandhrudu”. Balakrishna
fans will have grand gala time for the three roles, especially first two for
nice variation and portrayal of those powerful roles. Ample amount of Dialogues
and violence. Others if you liked Simha, there are chances you might like this
too. Will have a great run at B-C centers and release time and no other Mass
film in near future will work for “Adhinayakudu”.
My rating:
3 for all the positives and rightly executing Balakrishna’s
film.
