I am glad Tollywood has found another good writer and director - Siraj Kalla. I don't know anything about him before, but his direction is no way like a rookie. He is almost sitting next to the top directors in my opinion.
And the movie will give you exactly what you are expecting - a crime comedy and less thriller. I found more pluses than minuses.
Plus Points:
1. The plot was very well executed. And while watching, I found it completely reasonable and didn't find any senseless or illogical scenes or the script itself. On zooming you may find some loopholes, but is very much unnecessary.
2. Performances of all the actors (even the smallest role) - you will not be disappointed or bored with any actor/actress in the movie.
3. Screenplay - Perfect screenplay and I felt almost like watching a big film.
4. Dialogues - The dialogues feel natural and also there is humor in almost every dialogue. If you like the scripting style of Venkatadri Express, Gunderjari Gallanthayinde etc., you will also like this as this belongs to that category.
5. Cinematography - Awesome cinematography by Lucasz. And should be mentioned how well he showed even the small portions of the movie - village scenes.
6. Music and Background score - No complaints and very perfect.
7. Less songs - No meaningless and unnecessary duets.
8. No separate comedy track or no Brahmanandam or Ali- As the main script itself is humorous, there is no need for separate comedy track and hence no deviation from the actual plot.
9. Thanikella Bharani - Contrary to my above point, there is actually a small side track (hardly 10 min) with Thanikella Bharani, but it should not be considered as one as he is the part of the plot and his story is also needed. And he brought some glorious presence in the movie.
10. Narration by Nani - Who won't like Nani's voice and his narration? His narration added much joy to the movie.
11. Climax - The climax is single pointed and hence predictable but the writer surprisingly gave a genius touch and added some uniqueness in it.
12. Ending promo song - Best way to leave the theater while watching the promo song and small steps from Nani and the other heroes.
Minus Points:
1. Chevulapilli role - Not exactly a minus point. I found his performance similar to usual Tagubothu Ramesh performance. It would have been better if he showed much difference. Of course, it's a very difficult task as all the possible drunkard shades were already invaded by MS Narayana and Ramesh.
2. No overwhelming, spell bounding or magical scenes. Hence, the movie is easily forgettable and it only serves entertainment for those 2 hours.
3. For usual watchers of Mass Masala and some strong comedy entertainers, you may find this movie boring as you won't laugh breaking your stomach or no hero heroine romance.
4. No change of pace. From my previous experiences with other movies, I found usually a change of pace add more stars to the movie. This movie almost runs in a single pace and hence, you will be excited for first few minutes and then you will be used to it and will find less exciting. But having suspense in the plot compensated a little.
I wish good luck to all the cast and crew. Thanks for giving us a good movie.
