Dookudu Movie Review

Dookudu Movie Review –

Story:

Ajay (Mahesh Babu) is the son of Ex MLA Shankar Narayana (Prakash Raj), who is in a state of coma for fourteen years after meeting with a deadly accident. Shankar wants to see his son as a politician, serving the poor, but Ajay becomes a cop, who hunts a mafia don named Nayak (Sonu Sood). In the meantime Shankar Narayana comes to senses and the doctors advice Ajay to take good care of him as shocking things might upset his health again.

So Ajay rents their house, which is now occupied by a greedy person Padmasri (Brahmanandam) and starts playing a drama to keep his father happy. Ajay also comes to know that it was Nayak, who is the actual reason for his father’s current state. How he eliminates the sidekicks of Nayak and finally kills Nayak is the story.

Analysis:

Dookudu is a brand Srinu Vytla film laced with good humor and action. There is another angle to regular Srinu Vytla brand movies in it and that is the father sentiment. Whole story is based on the father-son sentiment and Srinu Vytla penned a screenplay around it in his own style.

Almost all the characters in the film are from previous Srinu Vytla’s films. He made subtle changes to the already seen characters and scenes and made a brand new film. Somehow it works even after heading in the ‘beaten track’. First half is hilarious until the first half hour and later it drags a bit and gets back on track after sometime. Second hour starts on an average note and picks up with all the characters turning out to be too funny to resist.

On a whole, Dookudu is a Srinu Vytla formula film carried on able shoulders of Mahesh Babu. It will entertain the holiday crowds and family audience. Fans will be extremely satisfied whereas people who look for something new might be disappointed with the formulaic stuff.

Performances:

Mahesh Babu comes up with a superb performance especially in the comedic scenes. His timing is impeccable and his charm is unmatchable. He is true superstar and the savior of this movie. His dialogs in various modulations and accent will be a treat to his fans. Samantha is gorgeous. Her steps in De thadi song are very good. She doesn't have big role to play in the film.

Brahmanandam’s role worked in parts and it was ‘howl’arious during the few scenes. Watch out for his outburst in the climax scene. Prakash Raj and Nasser are apt. Sonu Sood is perfect. MS Narayana is good. Dharmavarapu role hardly works. Parvathi Melton' s item song is a bomb. The best one on screen alongside Dethadi.

Suman, Nagababu, Vennela Kishore, Sayaji Shinde and all the actors did their parts well and are apt in their respective roles.

Technicalities:

Dilaogs by Kona Venkat are good. Few dialogs are pretty hilarious. Powerful lines written for Mahesh are good too. Music by Thaman is good for a commercial film. Background score is Okay. Cinematography is good and all the technical crew did their job well. Production values are very good.

Srinu Vytla stick to his strengths despite having a superstar and he made a decent entertainer yet again. He should have kept a watch on the length of the film as it is tad lengthy at times. Barring few boring moments he did a fine job with Dookudu.

Highlights:

- Mahesh Babu
- Samantha
- Comedy

Weakness:

- Lengthy film
- Routine script

Final Word: Dookudu is a perfect entertainer for holiday crowds

Dookudu Movie Rating: 3.25/5

Banner: 14 Reels Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Brahmanandam, MS Narayana, Nassar, Sonia, Vennela Kishore
Story: Gopimohan
Music: Thaman
Dialogues: Kona Venkat
Editing: M.R.Varma
Producers: Anil Sunkara, Gopinath Achanta, Ramu Achanta
Director: Srinu Vaitla