Many
know
Prakash
Raj
as
a
versatile
artiste
but
a
very
few
of
them
know
that
he
is
a
passionate
filmmaker,
who
loves
to
deliver
good
films.
To
his
credit,
he
had
earlier
produced
Abhiyum
Nanum
(Akasamantha
in
Telugu)
and
made
his
directorial
debut
in
Kannada
film
industry
by
remaking
it.
However,
he
has
now
directed
his
first
Telugu-Tamil
film
in
the
form
of
Dhoni,
which
is
inspired
by
a
Marathi
film.
Read
on
for
the
review.
Story:
Subrahmanyam
(Prakash
Raj)
is
a
middle-class
man,
who
always
run
for
money
doing
all
sorts
of
works
right
from
dawn
to
dusk
to
bring
up
his
daughter
Kaveri
(Sriteja)
and
Karthick
(Akash).
He
wishes
to
give
them
good
education.
On
the
other
end,
Karthick
wants
to
become
a
good
cricketer.
While
Subrahmanyam
joins
him
in
a
good
school,
Akash
fails
in
most
of
the
subjects.
However,
his
cricket
coach
(Nazar)
is
in
all
praise,
as
Karthcik
played
the
major
role
in
winning
a
cricket
tournament.
Kaveri
often
spends
time
with
Nalini
(Radhika
Apte).
Accidentally,
Subbu
gets
to
know
that
Nalini
earns
her
living
through
prostitution
and
strictly
orders
his
daughter
to
stay
away
from
her.
As
Karthick
was
poor
in
studies,
the
principal
tells
Subbu
to
take
his
son
out.
Immediately
Subbu
takes
Karthick
away
from
cricket
coaching
and
made
him
to
go
a
series
of
tuition
classes.
Karthick
fails
to
cope
up
with
studies
even
after
leaving
cricket,
which
makes
Subbu
to
lose
his
patience
and
beats
him
up
and
injures
his
head
for
which
he
gets
arrested.
What
happens
next
should
be
seen
on-screen.
Performance:
As
usual
Prakash
Raj
has
given
an
electrifying
performance.
Radhika
Apte,
who
is
seen
as
his
neighbour,
is
good
and
Mugdha
Godse
has
played
her
part
well.
Gollapudi
Maruti
Rao,
Melkote,
Talaivasal
Vijay
have
done
justice
to
their
roles.
While
Prabhu
Deva
will
be
seen
in
a
special
song,
Dhoni
has
made
a
guest
appearance.
Murali
Sharma
and
Nazar
have
done
equally
important
roles
to
Prakash
Raj
in
this
movie
as
cricket
coach
and
teacher.
Above
all,
Puri
Jagannath's
son
Akash
is
the
hero
in
the
film
and
he
is
extraordinary.
Technical:
Illayaraja"s
background
score
elevated
the
scenes
while
his
songs
are
melodious
and
make
the
audiences
humming
even
after
the
song
gets
over.
Cinematographer
KV
Guhan
and
editor
Kishore
are
good.
When
it
comes
to
direction,
Prakash
Raj
should
be
praised
for
not
only
doing
his
best,
but
also
for
taking
excellent
job
out
of
his
technical
team.
Remarks:
Undoubtedly,
the
film
will
entertain
the
audiences
and
they
will
get
a
feel
that
the
money
spent
on
the
tickets
are
worth.
Cast:
Prakash
Raj,
Mugdha
Godse,
Akash
(Puri
Jagannath"s
son),
Radhika
Apte,
Nazar,
Tenikella
Bharani,
Brahmanandam,
Murali
Sharma,
Gollapudi
Maruthi
Rao,
Melkote,
Hema,
Talaivasal
Vijay,
Ananth,
Kasturi
Suchi,
Sriteja,
Prabhu
Deva
(guest),
Dhoni
(cameo)
Credits:
Cinematography
–
KV
Guhan;
Editing
–
Kishore
Te;
Lyrics
–
Sirivennela
Sitaramasastry;
Music
–
Illayaraja;
Producer
–
Prakash
Raj
Productions;
Story
and
direction
–
Prakash
Raj
Banner:
Duet
Movies
Released
on:
February
10,
2012