Rating:
2.5/5
Star
Cast:
Allu
Sirish,
Rukshar
Dhillon,
Naga
Babu
Director:
Sanjeev
Reddy
Allu
Sirish
is
one
such
actor
with
the
backing
of
a
great
production
house
and
a
star
hero
inside
the
house,
yet
finding
it
hard
to
make
it
big
in
the
celluloid
world.
Will
his
latest
outing,
ABCD
(American
Born
Confused
Desi)
provide
him
the
much-needed
respite?
Story
Avi,
a
millionaire's
son,
is
a
pampered
kid
who
leads
a
lavish
life
in
the
US
where
he
goes
on
to
spend
a
whopping
$20K
per
month.
His
concerned
father
decides
to
teach
him
a
life
lesson
and
thus,
sends
him
to
India
by
cutting
his
luxuries.
Avi,
is
made
to
join
a
certain
MBA
college
in
Hyderabad
and
is
introduced
to
the
hardships
of
life.
Just
like
any
other
routine
story,
there
is
a
love
interest
and
an
antagonist
in
the
picture.
Avi
stumbles
upon
Neha
(Rukhsar
Dhillon)
and
both
develop
good
chemistry,
which
translates
to
love.
Avi,
on
a
parallel
track,
encounters
a
local
politician
and
locks
horns
with
him
for
a
reason.
What
is
the
reason?
Would
he
be
successful
against
the
politician?
(Of
course,
he
would
be).
Positives
Mella
Mellaga
Song
Songs
&
BGM
Fun
&
Entertainment
at
Places
Negatives
Routine
Story
Predictable
Screenplay
Mundane
First-half
Performances
Allu
Sirish
is
at
his
usual
level
where
he
is
neither
too
bland
nor
too
impressive
with
his
homework
and
output.
He
has
a
varied
characterization
of
an
NRI
where
he
had
ample
scope
to
change
his
body
language,
diction,
etc,
but
chooses
to
stay
the
same
Allu
Sirish.
However,
the
redeeming
feature
is
that
his
character
does
not
demand
him
to
be
superficial
with
heavy-duty
acting
and
dialogue.
Rukshar
is
pretty
and
does
a
decent
job
in
the
typical
and
limited
character.
Nagababu,
Subhalekha
are
adequate
while
Vennela
Kishore
scores
well
in
his
confined
role.
The
rest
of
the
casting
does
not
engage
the
audience
much
with
their
presence.
Technical
Aspects
Sanjeev
Reddy's
challenge
would
have
been
to
engage
the
audience
from
the
word
go,
as
the
movie
does
not
come
with
a
formidable
plot.
When
you
have
an
age-old
storyline,
your
screenwriting
should
be
intriguing
but
is
not
the
case
completely
here.
However,
Sanjeev
is
quite
successful
in
churning
out
fun
elements
at
places;
he
has
failed
to
continue
the
tempo
throughout.
Music
by
Judah
Sandhy
is
the
major
highlight
of
the
movie
and
Mella
Mellaga
is
the
best
of
the
lot.
Not
only
is
the
audio
impressive,
even
the
visuals
are
captivating.
Cinematography
is
decent
and
so
is
the
editing.
Final
Verdict
ABCD
is
decent
at
parts,
which
takes
off
slow,
gets
better
during
the
interval
and
closes
with
a
neat
finish.
ABCD
is
more
like
a
pickle
in
a
traditional
meal,
which
can
be
classified
more
as
a
luxury
than
the
necessity.