Dhoni - Movie Review
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