He surprised us as AndalaRamudu…amused us as Maryada Ramanna…And
now he is back to entertain us with Poola Rangadu. Sunil the comedian turned
hero never considered his heroic roles as accidents but he takes that new promotion
to the next level in Poola Rangadu. Poola Rangadu is second directorial venture
for Veerabhadram who earlier directed Allari Naresh’s “Aha naa pellanta”. Isha
Chawla plays love interest of Sunil.
Plot: Ranga who was a realtor looses all the glory due to
the recession. As a last sort of survival, he buys a 30 acre land for cheaper
price. But later realizes that land is under litigation between archrivals Kondareddy
(Dev Gill) and Laala Goud (Pradeep Rawath). And now Ranga has to play his wits
and finally flex his muscles to get back the land and win his (V)Anitha (Isha
Chawla).
Sunil rocks as Six-pack Ranga…!!
Sunil already proved that he is capable of showering smiles
on our cheeks with his short stints in all the movies he did. Now his superb
comedy timing is being utilized fully in Poola Rangadu. Sunil’s comedian image
helped him get into the character with lots of ease. He coolly imitates NTR
saying “Paanchaali pancha batruka” and Mohanbabu when explains relation between
fish and fisherman and the Megastar when he dances for “Dai Dai Mummy”. What not,
he leaves no stone unturned on screen to make you laugh. Other big asset that Sunil
has is his fabulous dancing skills that got explored in all the songs are comparable with the best dancers we have in Telugu and finally after dragging
so much he sheds his shirt to show off his six pack body which he acquires with
loads of passion. That’s a complete Sunil for you in Poola Rangadu.
Isha Chawla made her debut Sai Kumar’s son Aadi’s debut
movie Prema Kaavali. She is good enough in acting and it’s not her alone but
her sparkling chemistry with Sunil makes her complete.
Dev Gill who excelled in Magadheera gets a full length villain
role where he scores full. Ali plays friend of Sunil. Pradeep Rawath, Kota,
Raghubabu, Pragathi, sudha, Satyam Rajesh etc did their job well.
Telangana Sakuntala appears in cameo.
Almost a laugh riot…
Initial 15 minutes reminds us of Maryada Ramanna where hero
goes in to a village to get his ancestral property. But there hero’s role is
more passive. But here Sunil is with loads of energy and does not spare a
moment where he is in especially during the first half. Director Veerabhadram efficiently takes forward the story, he prolongs funny chase
scenes, builds some funny characters like the one “Bottu Seenu” who works for
Dev gill and the funny master-servant scenes between Pradeep Rawath and
Raghubabu and a hilarious butler English episode.
Anup Rubens scores peppy songs which are still enhanced by Sunil’s
dance. Sets and costumes should have been better considering the movie has come
from good banner. Sridhar Seepana gives dialogues to Poola Rangadu. There are
tons of good one-liners especially the NTR’s imitation, Funny English Hindi
episode…using movie titles like Zindagi naa milegi “Dubai” ra, Dabangg etc.
Negatives now!!
Movie which runs in full pace suddenly slows down during
pre-climax. Sunil becomes passive for a while and there’s so much of drama
before he reveals his six-pack and climax seems only extended to show off his
six packs. Let me salute to his efforts, but six packs should have been more
graceful. If that entire episode was as tight as initial half, audience would
have come out of theatre laughing but now we just came out with smiles…J. And seriously should
some more budget needs to be allocated for songs to make them appear richer on
screen. Cinematography is strictly average.
Finally…
If you liked Maryada Ramanna…then there’s definitely more in
Poola Rangadu and you might love it…Sunil enhanced in multiples in his
self-sequel. For loads of unforced laughs
and healthy entertainment Poola Rangadu is safe destination. Not really a never
seen plot, but engages you all the way…Big Cheers Sunil…
If you notice...the movies Anadala raamudu and Poola Rangadu, both the titles used by the great ANR once.
Rating
3.25/5
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