Indian History can be divided into three phases - Ancient, Medieval and Modern. On the same lines Balakrishna's role in Adhinayakudu can be divided into Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Don't be shocked or surprised; it's just a nomenclature to define the triple role essayed by him. An actor earns laurels when he is successful in converting non-fans into fans, but Balakrishna is against the regular stuff. He still believes his fans are his saviors and this time he goes horrensdously wrong. Poor openings, lack of excitement among the audience (fans and non-fans) and most of the Telugu land is not aware of the film's release. This can be another milestone in the actor's career. Enough said let's get into the movie.
The film opens with a glimpse of Ancient Balakrishna and the focus suddenly shifts to Modern Balakrishna where he's seen playing golf. He keeps you hooked with his idiotic screen presence till the interval and then pops up the Medieval Balakrishna with some dialogues against the ruling party and explains what leadership qualities are?? and who's a true leader?! With this film he opens another chapter in gratifying his personal political aspirations. The modern one in the first half is either romancing the heroine or fooling the naive Brahmanandam. He occasionally fights injustice and bashes goons. Lakshmi Rai sizzles through the movie exuding the right dose of sensuality and Saloni's presence is limited to one song.
The second half is convoluted and revolves around the Ancient Balakrishna. On one side the modern one is a misfit but the ancient one perfectly fits the bill and he's the only saving grace for the film. He's shown as a messiah of masses and his screen presence in that role is magical. But Alas!! Only one role played by the actor can't save the film. The music, glitzy songs, tacky costumes, mind-numbing choreography adds another note to the already existing noise in the film. I'm surprised why SPB and Mano rendered their voice to such songs. Kalyani Malik like many others should take lessons from DSP on "How to compose a mass number??"
Bottom-line: Heard of product placement in movies?? This movie is a notch up and can be termed a promotional film made to increase the sales of Saridon. After watching this film some of the audience went into shock and some into coma. Lucky few like me and my friend came out with an unbearable headache. If you are non-fan, avoid the movie, and even if you are a fan, avoid the movie. The movie digs its own grave and consolidates the position of Gabbar Singh and Daruvu. Despite all this poignant piece of writing if you are still interested to watch the film, please don't forget to stash your bag with Saridon and other pain killers because they are not available at theatres.
My rating - Expectation: 6/10; Reality: No comments
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