Mahankali Review

Movie : Mahankali
Cast : Rajasekhar, Madhurima, Pradeep Rawat, Vinod Kumar and others
Directed by : Jeevitha Rajasekhar
Produced by : Yeluru SurenderReddy
Banner : SS Movies
Music : Chinna
Release Date : 2013-03-08

What is it about?

Mahankali (Rajasekhar) is a sincere and strict police officer and aims to bring down mafia don Arshad (Pradeep Rawat). But he ends up as his associate and starts working for him by taking orders. How Mahankali turns against Arshad and what he does is the remaining story.

Performances:    
                                                                                                                         
Rajasekhar is fine as a sincere cop. This character is cakewalk for him. He might be the actor who has done this role more than any other actor in history. Despite doing that many times, Rajasekhar didn't get bored of it and gave his best shot. To cut things short he is the only saving grace for this rotten cop drama. Madhurima is just okay. Pradeep Rawat is routine and so are Vinod Kumar and Jeeva. There are many actors in this movie and surprisingly there is no trace of single comedian in it.

On the Technical Front:

Jeevitha failed as a director in all the departments. She couldn't get the best out of her technicians too. Dialogue is cliched and cinematography is pathetic. Music by Chinna is loud and unbearable. Editing and Art departments are non existent. Don't talk about production 'values' please! Jeevitha proved that direction is not her cup of tea yet again. These movies need a capable director to make audiences sit till the end. Asking her to direct this movie is the biggest blunder that Rajasekhar did.

Analysis:      

Mahankali is as old as Rajasekhar. He has been doing films with same theme from ages. Blame it on Ankusam! Rajasekhar tried to get out of the shell by choosing a cop role. Unfortunately he couldn't help this film from being a disaster. There are some nice moments in the first half and credit goes to the actor.

Things have gone haywire in second hour and the director had no clue about what to do. She has simply put all the scenes together and waited for the end credits to roll on. Not a single scene in the second hour is worth watching. Climax hits final nail in the coffin.

Except for Rajasekhar and few scenes in the first half Mahankali is a total let down. It may appeal to audiences who look for C grade mass movies. Rest can safely stay away from this endless torture.

Verdict: It is a Massacre!