Allu Arjun and director Surender Reddy have teamed up for the first time for Race Gurram. Surender Reddy is known for his stylish execution and Allu Arjun has got Stylish Star Tag. Were they able to come up with a stylish entertainer? Let us see.
Story:
Ram(Shyam) and Lakshman alias Lucky(Allu Arjun) are brothers played by Shyam and Bunny respectively. In quintessential Tom and Jerry style, they are constantly playing pranks and fighting with each other. While Ram is a police officer, Lucky is a happy-go-lucky guy upto no good. And in comes the villain into their little world in the form of Siva Reddy(Ravi Kishan) who plans to kill Ram who tries to stop his nefarious activities. Lucky gets to know about this and beats up Siva Reddy. The rest of the plot shows how Siva Reddy plots revenge and how Lucky along with his brother strikes back. All in all, it’s Bunny’s show all along.
Artistes’ Performance:
The role is a cakewalk for Allu Arjun and his total involvement is visible in every frame from beginning to end. His comic timing is perfect and he outdoes himself. One additional touch that is bound to stay with his fans for a long time is the way in which he says ‘Devuda’. Of course, it goes without saying that Allu Arjun rocks when it comes to song and dance. But be warned, his fans will miss out on some of his awesome moves in Race Gurram.
Coming to the leading lady Shruti Haasan, her character too provides enough comedy and she does manage her timing with Bunny.
The biggest drawback though is the villain Ravi Kishen. He fails to be cruel and you can make out that he did not put in his best.
On the other hand, Prakash Raj has an interesting character, but that goes missing some where along the film.
Brahmanandam as ‘Kill Bill Pandey’ puts in a performance that will be remembered for a long time. Shyam too gets to play a good role after Kick. As for the others, they put in okay performances.
Technical Expertise:
One of the essential ingredients of a hit film are hit songs. While Thaman’s audio has been a huge hit, the placement of the songs within the script is not appropriate. Similarly, the choreography is not up to the mark. However, the background score is good and Thaman gets full marks for it. Cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa is rich and he captures each frame beautifully.
But all the films in recent times, the film suffers due to bad editing. For starters, the film need not be so long. Had the editor chopped off some scenes, it would have made the film more gripping.
The producers have spent lots of money and it is visible in the efforts of cinematographer and the director.
The dialogues of Bunny are crowd-pullers and keep you glued through out. So, Surender Reddy once again manages to come up with an action-packed entertainer. The story may be routine, but it does hold your attention
