Mahesh
Babu
is
back
after
a
short
gap.
He
has
joined
hands
with
Srinu
Vytla.
The
director,
who
is
known
for
making
soft
family
dramas
with
a
liberal
dose
of
comedy,
has
chose
an
action
backdrop
story.
Has
he
managed
to
come
up
with
a
film
that
will
please
the
fans
of
Mahesh
Babu?
Let
us
find
out.
Read
on
for
Dookudu
review.
Story:
The
story
is
pretty
simple.
It
is
a
story
of
a
honest
politician
Sankaranarayana
(Prakash
Raj)
and
how
he
is
backstabbed
by
some
of
his
own
trusted
followers,
who
join
hand
with
his
rival
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao.
Everyone
assumes
that
Sankaranarayana
has
died
in
a
road
accident
but
there
is
a
murder
attempt
on
him
by
Nayak
(Sonu
Sood).
The
twist
is
that
Sankaranarayana
has
not
been
killed
but
has
gone
into
coma.
Meanwhile,
his
son
Ajay
(Mahesh
Babu)
grows
up
and
becomes
an
IPS
officer.
However,
he
regains
conscience
after
14
years.
The
doctor
tells
Ajay
that
he
must
keep
his
father
always
happy,
as
he
has
been
hurt
on
his
head.
He
should
not
strain
himself
and
no
shocking
news
must
be
told
to
him.
Ajay
brings
his
father
back
from
Mumbai
and
enacts
a
big
drama
to
keep
his
father
happy.
He
acts
like
an
MLA,
who
is
doing
good
to
the
people
like
his
father.
For
this
he
takes
help
of
the
family
members,
his
colleagues
in
the
police
department.
Ajay
gets
full
support
from
his
boss
Suman.
When
Ajay
goes
to
Istanbul
to
trace
the
brother
of
Sonu
Sood,
he
meets
Prasanthi
(Samantha)
and
immediately
falls
in
love
with
her.
On
a
parallel
track
he
is
in
search
of
the
criminals.
Ajay"s
goal
is
to
bring
all
the
culprits
to
book.
He
can
kill
them
easily
but
he
wants
to
take
revenge
on
them
for
attempting
to
kill
his
father
–
so
he
gives
them
a
big
shock
with
an
elaborate
plan
and
sees
that
they
actually
die
in
the
hands
of
his
father.
How
Mahesh
Babu
goes
is
the
interesting
part
of
the
film.
Performance:
Mahesh
Babu
plays
a
soft
and
lovable
character
in
the
film.
He
is
a
tough
cop
yet
he
is
gentle.
He
has
some
good
dialogues
but
there
is
no
big
punch
dialogue
that
will
register
in
the
minds
of
the
audience.
His
love
track
with
Samantha
is
very
brief.
Brahmanandam
hogs
the
limelight
with
his
trademark
comedy.
Prakash
Raj
for
a
change
plays
an
honest
politician
and
a
doting
father.
Sonu
Sood
gest
a
lot
of
build
up
but
it
fizzles
out
as
his
characterisation
is
very
poor.
Kota
plays
his
usual
role
and
has
done
justice
to
it.
Tanikella
is
okay
and
so
are
Chandramohan,
Sudha,
Pragathi,
Sayaji
Shinde,
Ajay,
Supreet,
Shafi,
Dharmavarapu,
etc.
Plus:
The
big
plus
is
undoubtedly
Mahesh
Babu"s
characterisation,
neat
story
with
family
sentiment
and
liberal
dose
of
comedy.
There
are
also
no
vulgar
or
double
meanings
dialogues.
Brahmanandam
is
a
big
plus
for
the
film.
The
overall
comedy
though
routine
is
still
enjoyable.
Minus:
The
big
minus
is
the
lack
of
strong
emotions.
The
entire
plot
is
revealed
very
early
on
and
the
suspense
factor
is
missing.
The
film"s
length
is
also
a
minus.
While
the
first
half
is
lighthearted
and
jovial,
the
film
drags
a
bit
in
the
second
half.
The
climax
is
predictable
with
no
big
twist
or
bang.
It
is
only
the
interval
bang
that
pumps
up
some
adrenaline
for
the
fans.
The
items
songs
are
also
not
that
hot
with
the
one
by
Parvati
Melton
scoring
pass
marks.
The
music
is
average
and
so
is
the
background
score.
The
songs
also
do
not
look
that
impressive
on
screen
while
the
audio
is
a
hit.
The
camera
work
is
good
in
the
first
half
but
it
is
not
that
impressive
in
the
second
half.
Verdict:
To
sum
up,
Dookudu
is
just
another
average
entertainer
and
not
in
the
same
league
as
Mahesh
Babu"s
earlier
blockbusters
like
Athadu
and
Pokiri.
Cast:
Mahesh
Babu,
Samantha,
Prakash
Raj,
Brahmanandam,
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao,
Sonu
Sood,
Shayagi
Shinde,
Nazar,
MS
Narayana,
Dharamvarapu
Subramanyam,
Tanikella
Bharani,
Subbaraju,
Brahmajee,
Chandramohan,
Master
Bharat,
Sonia,
Supreeth,
Shafi,
Aditaya
Menon,
Ijaz
Khan,
Vinod
Jevanth,
Bharath,
Sudha,
Pragati,
Satya
Krishna,
Surekha
Vani,
Rajita,
Vinay
Prasad,
Baby
Sreya
Varma,
Senthil,
Giridhar,
Prabhakar,
Sravan
and
others.
Credits:
Banner:
14
Reels
Entertainment;
Music:
Thaman;
Camera:
MV
Guhan
and
Prasad
Murella;
Dialouges:
Kona
Venkat;
Story:
Gopi
Mohan;
Editing:
MR
Varma;
Producers:
Ram
Achanta,
Gopi
Achanta
and
Sunkara;
Story,
Screen
play,
Dialogues
and
Director:
Srinu
Vytla
Released
on:
September
23