5MMRAHULS rating : 4.25/5
Director : V.V. Vinayak
Producer : D .V. V Danayya
Music Director : Thaman
Starring : Ram Charan, Kajal Agarwal,Amala Paul
Mega Power Star Ram Charan will hitthe screens with ‘Naayak’ tomorrow.
We have been to an exclusive premiere show held at Prasad Labs and we
are bringing outthe review for you well ahead of tomorrow’s release.
V.V.Vinayak directed this movie and Danayya is the producer. Kajal
Aggarwal and Amala Paul are the heroines in the film. Let us see how
Naayak is.
Story :
Cherry ( Ram Charan) is a software engineer in CgTrix. He has an uncle
named Jilebi (Brahmanandam), who unexpectedly runs into trouble and
angers the local Don Gandipeta Babji (Rahul Dev). Cherry hatches a plan
to save Jilebi from Babji and falls for Babji’s sister Madhu (Kajal) in
the process.
As this is on, a series of high profile killings start taking place in
Hyderabad and Kolkata. Minister Rawat (Pradeep Rawat) is targeted and
Cherry finds himself taking the blame. A CBI team (led by Ashish
Vidhyardhi) starts hunting for Charan and this leads to unexpected
situations.
We now get to know that there is another angle to the story, involving
Amala (Amala Paul). How does Cherry escape from the CBI’s clutches? Can
he prove his innocence? What is the Kolkata angle? That forms the rest
of the story.
Plus Points :
Ram Charan did a great job in this movie. His voice modulation is very
good now. Charan is a very good dancer and this is reaffirmed yet again
with Naayak. Charan’s dances in ‘Laaila o Laaila’ and ‘Hey Naayak’ are
superb.
Kajal Aggarwal looks gorgeous in the movie and her scenes with Charan
came out well. Amala Paul does not have too much importance in the film
and her presence is limited to a few scenes and a couple of songs in the
second half. But she looks great.
Brahmanandam has a meaty role as Jilebi and he entertains brilliantly.
His expressions and characterization will remind you of his performance
in Ravi Teja’s ‘Krishna’. Posani Krishna Murali is highly effective as
aKolkata criminal and his ‘chocolate scenes’ in the second half will
leave you in splits of laughter.
M.S.Narayana is funny as a perpetually drunk CBI lip reading specialist. Jayaprakash Reddy is good as Rahul Dev’s Pedananna
The first half of the film is very good – with the right mix of comedy,
action and romance. Pace is very fastand there is hardly a boring
momentin the entire film. Just as the second half starts to get a little
heavy on action and violence, Posani comes in and livens up the
proceedings.
Songs have been shot brilliantly – especially ‘Katti lanti Pilla’, ‘Subhaleka’ and ‘Oka Choopuke Padipoya’.
Minus Points :
There is nothing much in terms of script or story and the plot will
remind of you of a number of hit Telugu films. Once the twist is
revealed during the interval block, you can predict the outcome. There
are a few loopholes in the plot and cinematic liberties have been taken,
as is the case with most masala entertainers.
The story does not move forward much in the second half and it is saved
only by the high entertainment quotient. Violence is a little too
graphic in the movie and it may not go down well with some sections of
the audience.
Some fights are a little over the top. Climax block is not very
satisfactory and it could have been handled in a much better way.
Technical Aspects :
Chota K Naidu’s cinematography is a major asset to the movie. The songs
which have been shot in Iceland lookspectacular. Editing is good.
Dialogues have been written well, especially for the comedians. Thaman’s
background score is effective.
Vinayak has a great ‘mass pulse’ and this fact is evident once again in
this movie. Though there is nothing great in terms of direction or
screenplay, Vinayak ensured that thefilm has a very high entertainment
quotient with a good narration speed.
Verdict :
Naayak is a thorough entertainer. The film has some very enjoyable
comedy. Good performances from Charan, Brahmanandam, Posani and
M.S.Narayana give a major boost to the proceedings. On the flip side,
graphic violence, a predictable script and a less than satisfactory
climax spoil the flavour a bit. On the whole, Naayak is a perfect
Sankranthi entertainer that has the potential to rake in lots of money
at the Box Office.
Movie Rating –4.25/5
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