Director : Sriwass
Producer : Sriwass, Eros
Music Director : S.S.Thaman
Starring : Balakrishna, Anjali, Sonal Chauhan
Continuing with the festival releases, yet another most
awaited film, Dictator has hit the screens today. Starring Nandamuri
Balakrishna in the lead role, let’s now see how this film turns out to be.
Story:-
Chandu(Balakrishna) lives a normal life with his in laws in
Hyderabad. One fine day, he comes across an aspiring actress(Sonal Chauhan) and
helps her in a critical situation. The problems gets big and Chandu lands
himself in a huge mess.
When all this is going on, Chandu’s family gets to know
about a shocking truth about his past which is related to all these problems.
What is that shocking truth ? Who is Chandu in real life ? and where does
Anjali feature in all this set up ? To know answers to all these questions, you
need to watch the film on the big screen.
Plus Points:-
Undoubtedly, Balakrishna is the heart and soul of the film.
He is exceptionally good in both his characters and carries the entire film on
his shoulders. The way Srivas has showcased Balayya as Dictator is pretty
impressive and elevates the super star to another level. Be it his costumes,
dialogue delivery and dances, Balakrishna does a superb job.
Sonal Chauhan is good in her tiny role and provides the
necessary eye candy during the first half. Yet another major plus point is that
the film has enough fan moments and the much needed punch dialogues. Anjali
looks beautiful and shares a superb chemistry with Balakrishna. All her scenes
during the second half have come out extremely well.
Interval bang and the flash back episode in Delhi are
decent. Some confrontation scenes between Balakrishna and Rati Agnihotri have
been executed well and elevate the film to a decent level.
Minus Points:-
Story of the film is quite old and has nothing much new to
offer. The only difference here is that the goons are white collared and the
film is set in a Delhi backdrop. First half is just about ok as the proceeding
showcase Balayya as a bit subdued which might not go well with the fans.
When you have a star like Balakrishna, his opponent and the
villain should be very strong. Sadly, in this case, Bollywood actress Rati
Agnihotri does not create much impact. Had the negative roles written in a
slightly better way, the effect would have been far better.
Technical Aspects:-
Music by S S Thaman is pretty impressive and so is his
background score. Camera work is impressive as all the locations and songs have
been shot exceptionally well. Dialogues are in typical Balayya style and are
written keeping his stature and style in mind. Editing is quite decent and so
is the art direction. Production values are quite good as the makers have not
compromised on the rich visuals.
Coming to the director Srivas, he has done a decent job with
the film. Even though he chose a routine story, he kept the proceedings quite
simple and added enough elements which would go well with the fans and regular
audience. Had he roped in some better actors for the villain’s role and
elevated them well, the output would have been stronger.
Verdict:-
On the whole, Dictator is a film which has all the necessary
ingredients of a typical commercial entertainer. Balakrishna’s thumping
performance, mass dialogues, fights and enough glamour elements will keep the
fans and B and C center audience happy. If you ignore the routine and
predictable story line, this film will be a decent festival outing this
weekend. Go watch it.
Atozapinfo review : 3.75/5
