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Pics:Southern Superstar Pawan Kalyan
Right from day one, the shooting of Power Star's Puli was plagued by mishaps.
The shooting dragged for more than a year due to several hiccups, including the launch of Praja Rajya Party by Chiranjeevi, election campaign by Pawan Kalyan, problems in Pawan Kalyan's personal life, controversy over the word 'Komaram' in the title and the list goes on.... Finally, the producer succumbed to JAC of Telangana region and deleted the word 'Komaram' so that the show could go on. Regardless of all the hitches, expectations were high.
Komaram Puli (played by Pawan Kalyan) is born to a Girijan woman, the wife of a police officer who was allegedly killed by a mafia don called Al Saleem (Manoj Bajpai). Miraculously, Puli becomes an honorable police officer. When he is supposed to be honored for his bravery after he saves the Prime Minister's life, Puli says that he does not need the glory but only wishes to uphold the honor of the police force.
Hence he forms a team 'Puli' to help innocent people. Incidentally, a woman pleads with Puli to bring back her lost son Hussain (Surya) , also a police officer. Puli immediately sets on his mission only to discover that the last call Hussain received was from Al Saleem . When he demands evidence, he has no choice but to stay quiet. When Puli finds Al Saleem's car in a no-parking area, he tows it away. He later finds out that Al Saleem bought the car from a mafia don known as Nixon. So, he goes on looking for the link between Saleem and Nixon.
Meanwhile, Puli falls in love and marries the beautiful Madhumati. Though Nixon was declared dead by the Interpol, Puli manages to find a dancer willing to give him information quite different from the same. In an unfortunate turn of events, the dancer dies at Al Saleem's hands. Later, when an ACP tries to tell him the whereabouts of Nixon, he too mysteriously dies. Does Puli manage to discover Nixon's identity? Is he dead or alive? How does Puli teach Al Saleem a lesson? Does Puli find out that Al Saleem is responsible for his father's death? Answers to all these questions build the climax of the movie.
Pawan Kalyan's performance, Nikisha Patel's glamour, cinematography are the definite plus points of the film. Though it seems like Pawan Kalyan has imitated Saikumar's actions style, the larger-than-life action scenes choreographed in Bangkok and in India are definitely tempting. The dialogue modulation is a little loud and of course, the prolonged speeches of the Power Star get quite boring after some time. However, his overall performance is okay.
Though a debutant, Nikisha Patel adds oomph to her character. She was able to seduce not only the hero but also the audience with her magnetic charm. Lots of romantic scenes add sufficient spice to the movie. However, the director fails to direct the romantic scenes to perfection. Cinematography, especially in action scenes is excellent and his talent is evident.
As far as music is concerned, the re-recording is excellent, but the songs are only so good.One major drawback is the poor screenplay, to be followed by disastrous narration and inconsistent scenes. The blame is conveniently placed on the director. Though this actor-director duo has delivered hits like Khushi, here they fail. The introduction of the hero is too dramatic, even for this genre.
Badly inspired by Matrix, the film fails to make sense, as an ordinary Indian police officer nabs a mafia don all the while warding off human-bombs to save the beloved Prime Minister. Several scenes appear very disjointed. The build-up to the hero's image is only damaged by the love scenes. Shriya's item number is a waste and the choreography is atrocious. The director also fails to establish the villain properly as he introduces him as an international mafia don only to make him surrender to a police officer meekly. He ultimately turns into a comedy villain.
Watch the film at your own risk. Don't expect too much, even though the big-budget film has a solid casting. Just laugh at the poorly directed action scenes. Don't gasp when a mother gives birth to a child, submerged in water. It should only crack one up when the international mafia don funnily gives into a policeman towing his car away.
Pics:Southern Superstar Pawan Kalyan
Right from day one, the shooting of Power Star's Puli was plagued by mishaps.
The shooting dragged for more than a year due to several hiccups, including the launch of Praja Rajya Party by Chiranjeevi, election campaign by Pawan Kalyan, problems in Pawan Kalyan's personal life, controversy over the word 'Komaram' in the title and the list goes on.... Finally, the producer succumbed to JAC of Telangana region and deleted the word 'Komaram' so that the show could go on. Regardless of all the hitches, expectations were high.
Komaram Puli (played by Pawan Kalyan) is born to a Girijan woman, the wife of a police officer who was allegedly killed by a mafia don called Al Saleem (Manoj Bajpai). Miraculously, Puli becomes an honorable police officer. When he is supposed to be honored for his bravery after he saves the Prime Minister's life, Puli says that he does not need the glory but only wishes to uphold the honor of the police force.
Hence he forms a team 'Puli' to help innocent people. Incidentally, a woman pleads with Puli to bring back her lost son Hussain (Surya) , also a police officer. Puli immediately sets on his mission only to discover that the last call Hussain received was from Al Saleem . When he demands evidence, he has no choice but to stay quiet. When Puli finds Al Saleem's car in a no-parking area, he tows it away. He later finds out that Al Saleem bought the car from a mafia don known as Nixon. So, he goes on looking for the link between Saleem and Nixon.
Meanwhile, Puli falls in love and marries the beautiful Madhumati. Though Nixon was declared dead by the Interpol, Puli manages to find a dancer willing to give him information quite different from the same. In an unfortunate turn of events, the dancer dies at Al Saleem's hands. Later, when an ACP tries to tell him the whereabouts of Nixon, he too mysteriously dies. Does Puli manage to discover Nixon's identity? Is he dead or alive? How does Puli teach Al Saleem a lesson? Does Puli find out that Al Saleem is responsible for his father's death? Answers to all these questions build the climax of the movie.
Pawan Kalyan's performance, Nikisha Patel's glamour, cinematography are the definite plus points of the film. Though it seems like Pawan Kalyan has imitated Saikumar's actions style, the larger-than-life action scenes choreographed in Bangkok and in India are definitely tempting. The dialogue modulation is a little loud and of course, the prolonged speeches of the Power Star get quite boring after some time. However, his overall performance is okay.
Though a debutant, Nikisha Patel adds oomph to her character. She was able to seduce not only the hero but also the audience with her magnetic charm. Lots of romantic scenes add sufficient spice to the movie. However, the director fails to direct the romantic scenes to perfection. Cinematography, especially in action scenes is excellent and his talent is evident.
As far as music is concerned, the re-recording is excellent, but the songs are only so good.One major drawback is the poor screenplay, to be followed by disastrous narration and inconsistent scenes. The blame is conveniently placed on the director. Though this actor-director duo has delivered hits like Khushi, here they fail. The introduction of the hero is too dramatic, even for this genre.
Badly inspired by Matrix, the film fails to make sense, as an ordinary Indian police officer nabs a mafia don all the while warding off human-bombs to save the beloved Prime Minister. Several scenes appear very disjointed. The build-up to the hero's image is only damaged by the love scenes. Shriya's item number is a waste and the choreography is atrocious. The director also fails to establish the villain properly as he introduces him as an international mafia don only to make him surrender to a police officer meekly. He ultimately turns into a comedy villain.
Watch the film at your own risk. Don't expect too much, even though the big-budget film has a solid casting. Just laugh at the poorly directed action scenes. Don't gasp when a mother gives birth to a child, submerged in water. It should only crack one up when the international mafia don funnily gives into a policeman towing his car away.
