After the colossal disaster of Acharya, Megastar Chiranjeevi is coming with Godfather , which is a remake of Malayalam blockbuster Lucifer. RB Chowdary, NV Prasad and Ram Charan producers. Director Mohan Raja who is well known for delivering blockbusters in Tamil with remakes of Telugu films like Jayam, Bommarillu, Amma Nanna O Tamilammai, etc is directing this film. His last direct Telugu film was Hanuman Junction. However, Mohan proved his mettle with an original script Thanioruvan which was a blockbuster then and it was remade in Telugu as Dhruva.
Story :- Chief minister of the state dies and political games start for the CM chair. Home minister Varma (Murli Sharma), CM's son in law Jaidev (Satya Dev) are the contenders for it. However, knowing of their cruel intentions and corrupt nature, party treasurer and CM's close aide Brahma (Chiranjeevi) creates obstacles for them. CM's daughter Sathya Priya (Nayanatara) doesn't want to see even Brahma's face and she also supports her husband Jaidev to become CM. Jaidev tries to grab power by all means and tries to win over Brahma, but with his political mastermind and his network, Brahma doesn't let it happen. Who wins this political game? Why Sathya Priya hates Brahma so much? These questions are answered in the story.
Performances :- All the actors did a terrific job in this political thriller. Murli Sharma, Nayanatara, Samuthrakani, Shafi, Sunil, Shayaji Shinde, Anasuya, Bharath Reddy, Divi, etc. Satyadev was stupendous, the variation in his expressions, dialogue delivery was superb. Chiranjeevi is flawless. This is infact a challenging role because this character doesn't have his usual comedy timing, masala dialogues, massy warning, no dances at all. However, Chiru managed very well with subtle expressions and smile. Infact his eyes did the major part of acting. Salman Khan's role is very limited and he was fine. Majority of his scenes had graphics and they were not upto the mark. Didn't connect much to Salman's entry or climax. Had it been done by Pawan Kalyan movie would have gone to next level.
Technicians :- Mohan Raja's screenplay is racy, crisp and on the spot. The movie doesn't feel bored or slow at any point of time except for last 5-10 mins. There is an elevation scene or dialogue for every 10-15 mins. Director succeeded in maintaining the high at regular intervals and he should be appreciated for that. Chiru's movie without any dance number or songs is itself a challenge, that too a serious & class role, narrating only story for 2 and half hours is herculean task, but Mohan Raja has passed it with distinction. Editing is very neat and made the movie jam packed. Fights were okay. Thaman's background score is terrific. The heroic elevation scenes were boosted with his score. Almost all the songs come as montage in the movie and they were apt to the situation, especially Naja bhaja jajara. Costumes were relatable to the political concept. Dialogues were simple but striking.
Positives :-
Story and racy screenplay
Terrific cast and their performances
Elevation scenes
Negatives :-
Dragged Climax portion
Salman episode graphics
Summary :- I haven't seen Lucifer since Chiru is doing it. Having said that I'm sure the changes done in Godfather would surely make it a better entertainer than Lucifer. The reason is, I felt the same after watching Bheemla Nayak and Ayyappanum Koshiyum one after another. Direct Malayalam movies are OTT watchable but not commercial films for our taste. So this story is new to me and I loved it. It has great premise, perfect goosebumps moments, elevation scenes powered by terrific acting and background score. It's a perfect commercial film.
Rating :- 3.25/5. It's a classy mass film. Must watch it if you haven't seen Lucifer.
No comments:
Post a Comment