Review: Dookudu - The Mahesh Show
.jpg) Hyderabad: Dookudu is a feel-good family entertainer that has most bases covered. It has comedy, sentiment, romance, action and last but not the least Mahesh Babu! And there's a lot of him.
Playing a hot-headed IPS officer, Mahesh Babu is all quirks and eccentricities dishing out cheeky one-liners, bashing up the bad guys without breaking into a sweat and playing the perfect son. It's a quintessential made for Mahesh film, if any such thing existed. If you happen to be a Mahesh Babu fan, then you'd be quite pleased.
The film is the story of Ajay Kumar (Mahesh Babu), an undercover cop who is on a mission to eliminate a notorious mafia don, Nayak (Sonu Sood). He, along with a special team, goes to Istanbul on his trail and there he runs into Prashanthi, (Samantha), a fashion designer and falls in love with her.
Meanwhile, he also succeeds in nabbing Nayak's younger brother. Ajay discovers that he is the son of an honest politician Shankar Narayana (Prakash Raj) who comes back to consciousness after being in coma for over 14 years.
Ajay is infuriated to learn that it was Nayak who caused his father's ordeal and how he hatches a plan to take revenge makes up the rest of the film.
However, the film is not all about action and revenge, there are liberal doses of entertainment as well. Brahmanadam and MS Narayana have you in splits with their impeccable comedy timing. But it's a Mahesh Babu show all the way.
His acting in the comic sequences comes as a revelation and he pulls off the Hyderabadi twang with panache. He carries of the role to perfection with a powerhouse performance.
Samantha does the needful playing the bubbly fashion designer, looking pretty and dancing around the trees. Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood put in mature performances. Samantha does look quite pretty all through.
The music is a bit of a dampener. Except for a couple of peppy numbers the music falls flat. The background score is only average at best. The length of the film is also a bit of an issue as it stretches well over two and a half hours and tends to drag in the second half.
The dialogues by Kona Venkat pack a punch and give the gallery a lot to cheer for. The film has nothing new to offer in terms of plot line and screenplay. It's a case of old wine in new bottle but served with care nevertheless.
News Posted: 24 September, 2011
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