Gudumba Shankar Movie Reviews

Story of the film is copied by an old hit Telugu film called bombaiyi premikudu.

Completely same track.

And pawan kalyan's as usual lose lose action is unable to watch.

A few scores by manisharma are quite ok.

Say no.

Nothing special nor different.

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It so happened that I didn?t like the movie when I saw it for the first time. However pressure from the Home Minister who happens to be a die hard fan of Pawan Kalyan compelled me to watch it again. Surprisingly, the movie seemed quite alright this time. Probably because I watched the movie as a normal moviegoer and not as a Pawan Kalyan fan.

This movie is quite opposite to Gharshana in its treatment. Gharshana perfected the art of Rapid Fire Editing. Kudos to the editor of that movie. Gudumba Shankar on the other hand specializes in lengthy shots be it in a song sequence or an action sequence. The actors have to be commended for making this possible. (A lengthy shot or a single-take shot is defined as a series of events captured by the camera in one take.)

Check out the song ?Killi Killi Killi?. Pawan Kalyan and Natanya Singh perform so many dance movements in a perfectly choreographed sequence and the scenes do not seem to end at all. I love these single-take scenes. It takes quite an effort to get it right.

The movie has to be experienced as a comedy thriller and not as a Pawan Kalyan?s comeback movie. Don?t try to find Pawan Kalyan in the movie. Most of the times, you won?t find him. You will find only Gudumba Shankar. It is his movie. This guy, an ordinary ? very much relatable crook who will do anything for a penny. He doesn?t take on fifteen guys single-handedly. He is not interested in reforming the world. So his fight sequences are done brilliantly and believably and also hilariously.

All those who expect Bruce Lee fights in the movie ? may please rise from your seats and go home. This movie is not going to offer you anything in those lines. However this movie offers you something which you probably will not be able to find in any other Telugu movie ? Be it in the past, present or future. A literally roll-on-the-floor-laugh riot.

Technology was not the focus area of the movie, but that does not mean that the movie lacked technical finesse. It is brilliant on the technical front too. Check out the chase sequence shot on a Scorpio and two trucks. It is very real. You can actually see Pawan and Meera clearly in the Scorpio which is being attacked from all the sides by the trucks.

It is apparent that this high speed chase was a real one. I can?t say whether Pawan and Meera had lost their minds to risk it all for a movie scene but the end result is definitely two notches above spectacular. Reminds me of a scene from Manmadhudu when Nagarjuna?s car collides head on with a truck. No camera gimmicks. Just the car and the truck. Clear shots. Maximum impact on the viewer. The Scorpio chase in this movie leaves you with a similar feeling lingering on. How could they do it?

The in-line humor is the USP of this movie. There jokes and secondary jokes and sometimes tertiary jokes. If you are not overwhelmed by the first joke, the second joke follows it almost immediately and before you start laughing for the second, the third is already on air.

Pawan has a knack of imitating the other heroes in Tamil and Telugu industries. Look out for his performances as Kamal Hasan, Rajini Kanth, Mohan Babu, Sai Kumar and the one and only NTR (Sr).

The movie does have its share of problems. The storyline has an uncanny resemblance to some of the major hits of the past. The screenplay, though straightforward and to the point in the first half, falters a bit in the second half. The last one hour of the movie looks more like a series of disjointed episodes.

The length of the movie could have been trimmed by at least half an hour. The climax looks like a last minute patch effort. When you are pretty sure that they all lived happily ever after, you realize that there is a whole lot of footage after ?ever after?.

Pawan Kalyan has a great comic timing. However he does go overboard in some of the scenes resulting in an artificial feel to the movie. At times it feels like the movie is loud and cacophonic.

Overall, it is a great entertainer. As said earlier, the best way to enjoy this movie is to watch it without any expectations. Just get your popcorn, your diet cola, if applicable your girlfriend and be ready for a nice roll on the theatre floor.

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I thought twice about sparing time on writing a review on this film. Finally, I decided not to break my hobby, just because the film is not worth writing about.

Gudumba Shankar: It’s a film with a director, but no direction. The protagonist is a funny thief. The film’s story is robbed from DDLJ, Okkadu and some freaky English films. The protagonist is a freaky maverick and in most parts of the film, he is genderless. As he is on a pointless journey, he comes across a lady who is about to go anywhere or everywhere. Now the irresponsible fool becomes a responsible man because of the mostly used four-letter word: love. And from here onwards, DDLJ is simulated with all the beautiful moments of the original film changed into third-rated comedy. As a climax, the responsible man becomes a tiger-interested-in-laundry, because of the mostly accepted eight-letter word: marriage. He washes off all the villains and saves his wife.

Pavan Kalyan: This film doesn’t have a hero. The protagonist, played by power-star Pavan Kalyan, is the comedian of the film. He is highly successful in generating the third-rated comedy, which was highly essential to make his film a hit. He is equally unsuccessful, in performing the performances of various good actors.

As a screenplay writer, he has a good taste for shot-making. But the emotions necessary are far from the content of his screenplay.

As a choreographer and stunts-man, this film fails to break out his talent.

Others: When the expected hero becomes an unexpected comedian, all the popular comedians have got to remain below their worth. The other actors need no mention.

But…….. There exist three enticing facts of the film:

Music (songs and background) by Mani Sharma will surely impress everyone on repeated listening. And bad direction and worthless choreography makes them unimpressive on screen.

Cinematography by Chota K Naidu is amazing. He chose beautiful locales to get a good feel for the songs. Again bad direction adds pungency to his wonderful work.

Art Direction by Anand Sai is also worth-watching. He surely has lots of art in him. Though far from authenticity, his work is good. And even here…….. the culprit is the same.

At the box-office: The reason for profits on this film exists in the predictions of the makers about the expectation of the fanatics……. and it’s for the lunatics to decide on the fate of the film.

The Last Lines: The difference between my review and the film is that I thought twice before writing the review. Think twice before watching the film.

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