Review: Dhada turns a dud
After back to back hits like Ye Maya Chesave and 100% Love, Naga Chaitanya seems to have decided to take up new roles and his latest film, Dhada was touted to be his first action film. Directed by Ajay Bhuyan, the film is about a grad student who unknowingly lands himself in trouble with the mafia.
However, the film isn't as simple as its plot description. It's long and the real essence of the film gets lost in the course of the journey that in the end the film neither sustains itself as a romantic film nor an action film. Naga Chaitanya stars as Vishwa, who has absolutely no fear. He lives in New York with his doting brother (Sriram) and sister-in-law (Samiksha).
Elsewhere, two mafia dons agree upon a deal involving illegal human trafficking of young girls and one fine day, Vishwa saves about 100 girls from the clutches of these dons. Meanwhile, Vishwa comes across Rhea (Kajal Aggarwal) and instantly falls in love. As Vishwa tries to impress Rhea, the mafia is baying for Vishwa's blood. What happens next forms the rest of the story.
Right from the beginning, it's clear that the film tries to be slick and stylish. From the costumes to make up and even the set design, the film tries to do something new. The action choreography is good and so is V S Gnana Sekhar's cinematography. However, films aren't only about style and there lies the problem with Dhada.
There are parallel stories of Vishwa, Rhea, mafia dons, Vishwa's brother and the biggest problem with the film is that there's hardly a sequence of events which would sustain the audience's interest. Before you know it the narration shifts to another sub-plot. Naga Chaitanya's characterisation lacks panache especially when it comes to his romantic scenes with Kajal.
Where does his bravado go when it comes to impressing a girl? He has improved his dancing skills to a great extent but doesn't really stand out when it comes to dialogues et al. Kajal's eternal gloomy expressions are in tandem with what the film turns out to be. Mukesh Rishi and Kelly Dorjee have nothing much to offer.
Rahul Dev's stories about his lost his leg are 'inspired' from The Joker's versions in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, although the stories aren't really menacing enough. Ajay Bhuyan, who wrote and directed the film, doesn't give importance to the main conflict in the film till the very end.
The mafia's 'manhunt' takes ages which in turn gives an excuse for unnecessary family drama and romance between the leads. The second half of the film should have been a lot crisper. The silver lining in the film is Devi Sri Prasad's music.
News Posted: 14 August, 2011
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