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- Title :POTUGADU (2013)
- Star Cast : Manchu Manoj, Sakshi Chowdhary, Posani Krishna Murali
- Director : Pawan Wadeyar
- Producer : Lagadapati Sirisha
- Genre : Comedy – Romance
- Music : Achu
- Released on : Sept 14, 2013.
Potugadu Review : First half racy, second half sloppy
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Govind is a naughty guy. He loves a girl, who in return loves him. But that love does not go till marriage. Govind drops that girl and falls in another girl’s love. He drops even this new girl and selects another girl. Like this, one after other, he loves four girls and settles down with one girl. This is the story. You might ask, ‘Is this a story?’ Yes, it is the story of Potugadu. Impressed by this story, Potugadu team has bought this from Kannada by shelling out huge money. They have picturised it, as it is in Telugu. Manoj’s energy has added pace and substance to this story. Let’s find out whether Manoj’s energy could steer this normal story to success shores..
We have already discussed about story. There is only one small twist in screenplay. Govind (Manoj) decides to commit suicide. He prays Venkateshwara Swamy and decides to kill himself by jumping from hills. There he meets Posani who also comes to commit suicide. Movie starts with both narrating their experiences. Govind first loves a Hindu girl Vaidehi. He puts a full stop to that and falls in a Muslim girl Mumtaz’s love. A small misunderstanding divides both of them. After that he falls in love with an English girl. He drops even that girl and wholeheartedly loves Mary. Govind changes with Mary’s love. He transforms into a good human being with her love. Who is that Mary? What did she do? At last with whom will Manoj settle down is the crux of the story.
When main story line is thin, movie has to run on screenplay tricks and entertainment. Potugadu team has done the same. They have solely depended on fast narration and out right entertainment at each moment. Punches rain in every scene. Manoj’s energy has peaked. Director has used Manoj’s energy pretty well. Love episodes of Manoj with different girls have been picturised funnily. Manoj’s characterisation creates lots of entertainment. Manoj’s punches and dialogues will impress mass audience. Though each scene appears entertaining if seen separately, the common thread among all the scenes is missing. As a result audience feel that there is no story at all. The whole first half runs like this, basing on entertainment quotient and punches.
Pace dulls in second half. Don’t know why producers bought this story from Kannada by shelling out money. Anyone can come up with a story of this standard easily. Story runs slowly in the second half. As hero does not have a specific aim, his character does not gets elevated. The only highlight of the movie is the twist which comes before climax. There are many double meaning dialogues in the movie. In fact every dialogue has a double meaning behind it. Entertainment has been extracted from double entendre.
Manoj as usually followed Mohan Babu’s mannerism in dialogues. His timing is perfect. Manoj has single handedly steered Potugadu on his shoulders. Manoj’s characterisation keeps audience glued to seats. He has composed his own fights. Music is in tune with Manoj’s style. ‘Pyarme padipoyame’ song will be remembered for some time. Melody song ‘devatha’ is nice. Songs picturisation is cute. Cinematography is fine. Lagadapati Sridhar has produced Potugadu movie with good production values. Though there are four heroines, not one will stand up. As a whole, Potugadu first half is racy and entertaining. If second half also had repeated the same josh, movie would have been much better.
Rating : 3/5
We have already discussed about story. There is only one small twist in screenplay. Govind (Manoj) decides to commit suicide. He prays Venkateshwara Swamy and decides to kill himself by jumping from hills. There he meets Posani who also comes to commit suicide. Movie starts with both narrating their experiences. Govind first loves a Hindu girl Vaidehi. He puts a full stop to that and falls in a Muslim girl Mumtaz’s love. A small misunderstanding divides both of them. After that he falls in love with an English girl. He drops even that girl and wholeheartedly loves Mary. Govind changes with Mary’s love. He transforms into a good human being with her love. Who is that Mary? What did she do? At last with whom will Manoj settle down is the crux of the story.
When main story line is thin, movie has to run on screenplay tricks and entertainment. Potugadu team has done the same. They have solely depended on fast narration and out right entertainment at each moment. Punches rain in every scene. Manoj’s energy has peaked. Director has used Manoj’s energy pretty well. Love episodes of Manoj with different girls have been picturised funnily. Manoj’s characterisation creates lots of entertainment. Manoj’s punches and dialogues will impress mass audience. Though each scene appears entertaining if seen separately, the common thread among all the scenes is missing. As a result audience feel that there is no story at all. The whole first half runs like this, basing on entertainment quotient and punches.
Pace dulls in second half. Don’t know why producers bought this story from Kannada by shelling out money. Anyone can come up with a story of this standard easily. Story runs slowly in the second half. As hero does not have a specific aim, his character does not gets elevated. The only highlight of the movie is the twist which comes before climax. There are many double meaning dialogues in the movie. In fact every dialogue has a double meaning behind it. Entertainment has been extracted from double entendre.
Manoj as usually followed Mohan Babu’s mannerism in dialogues. His timing is perfect. Manoj has single handedly steered Potugadu on his shoulders. Manoj’s characterisation keeps audience glued to seats. He has composed his own fights. Music is in tune with Manoj’s style. ‘Pyarme padipoyame’ song will be remembered for some time. Melody song ‘devatha’ is nice. Songs picturisation is cute. Cinematography is fine. Lagadapati Sridhar has produced Potugadu movie with good production values. Though there are four heroines, not one will stand up. As a whole, Potugadu first half is racy and entertaining. If second half also had repeated the same josh, movie would have been much better.
Rating : 3/5
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