Music director turned actor RP Patanaik showed his worth as director with Broker movie. Broker got him much applause as actor and director. After a long gap he came up with a film titled 'Manalo Okadu'. Manalo Okkadu, starring RP Patnaik and Anita Hassanandani hits screens today and has got good verdict from critics and viewers. Manalo Okadu is a bold attempt and it highlights the wrongdoings of media.
Film Plot:-
Krishnamurthy(RP) is a very honest professor and he used to lead simple life with his wife(Anitha). Krishna murthy lands in a problem after his name and photographs popped up in a tv channel. He faced the allegations from media which showcased him has molester. How he faces the consequences created by politicians and media barons forms the rest of the story. How did he prove his innocence ? Why his name was framed into wrong things?
Analysis:
RP Patnaik who highlighted about the prevalent corruption in Broker movie has focused on media this time. RP Patnaik has written the story, besides donning the hats of the film's actor and director. He did justice to his role and carried nice emotions as middle class person. The film has interesting concept and RP has written an engaging screenplay for it.
Some comedy scenes and a couple of twists keep the audience engaged and entertained in the first half of the film. Especially anchor Sreemukhi's role is hard hitting and the actress performed with ease. An interesting twist before the interval heats up the things and make audiences to wait for the second half. But the director appears hurry in winding up the film and it leaves some negative impact on second half. The climax is good and offers a wonderful message.
Plus points:
RP Patanaik
Film plot
Dialogues
First Half
Minus Points:
Lack of Entertainment
Some parts in Second half
Verdict:
On the whole, Manalo Okadu is a brave take on media and the film has very interesting plot. A good watchable movie devoid of double meaning dialogues, obscene and unbelievable fight scenes. Go for it.
