Review : Nani’s Dasara – Gritty action drama
Published on Mar 30, 2023 11:01 pm IST
Release Date : March
30, 2023
Starring: Nani,
Keerthy Suresh, Deekshith Shetty, Sai Kumar, Shine Tom Chacko, Samuthirakani,
Purnaa, Zarina Wahab
Director: Srikanth
Odela
Producers: Sudhakar
Cherukuri
Music Director: Santhosh
Narayanan
Cinematography: Sathyan
Sooryan
Editor: Naveen
Nooli
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For the first time in his film career, Natural Star
Nani has played an out-and-out mass role in Dasara. The debut directorial film
of Srikanth Odela hit the screens worldwide today amid exceptional hype. Let’s
see how Nani’s first pan-Indian film has turned out.
Story:
Dasara is set in the village of Veerlapalle in
Godhavarikhani. Dharani (Nani), his friend Soori (Dheekshith Shetty) and others
are addicted to alcohol. Vennela (Keerthy Suresh) is their common friend since
childhood. Chinna Nambi (Shine Tom Chacko), son of Shivanna (Samuthirakani) is
elected as the Sarpanch and he looks after the Silk Bar. Rajanna (Sai Kumar)
helps Soori and his friends in a case and they elect him as their Sarpanch.
After this, someone kills Soori on the night of his wedding with Vennela. Who
killed Soori? What’s the future of Vennela? What did Dharani do then? All the
questions are answered in the film.
Plus Points:
All these years, Nani entertained audiences with
boy-next-door roles and for the first time, he challenges himself by accepting
to play Dharani in Dasara. His performance is exemplary in the film. From
attire to body language to dialogues, Nani takes utmost care and excels in the
role of Dharani. The way he performed in the emotional scenes is outstanding.
National Award-winning actress Keerthy Suresh gets
a meaty role. Her performance as Vennela is flawless and after Mahanati, this
is the best film she signed in Tollywood. Her performance and dialogues are
quite natural.
Dheekshith Shetty is no lesser than the other two
leads. His performance is quite natural and after this film, he will surely get
many good roles in the Telugu film industry.
Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko gets a good role
and he justifies it with his impressive performance. Sai Kumar, Samuthirakani,
Purnaa, and others are okay in their roles.
Director Srikanth Odela makes a nice debut with
Dasara. He is more excellent as a director than a writer. He will definitely
get some crazy offers from renowned banners in the days to come. The director
shows his outstanding skills on the big screen.
The action sequences and dialogues are terrific,
thanks to the men behind them. Nani’s rugged look and his performance in the
action sequences are praiseworthy. The interval and the climax are worth
watching.
Minus Points:
As mentioned above, Srikanth Odela is good as a
director but as a writer, he fails to choose a compelling story. He runs the
screenplay well in the first half but when it comes to the second half, the
screenplay is very slow and gives one boredom.
Also, there is nothing much to enthral audiences
except for the climax. The story is highly predictable in the second half. This
is a big letdown in the movie. However, Nani pulls it off with his performance.
If the second half is as engaging as the first half, Dasara would have become a
terrific film.
From start to end, the movie runs on a serious note
and there is no space for creating humour. Director Srikanth Odela should have
injected some funny scenes between the friends in the first half.
The placement of the popular track Chamkeela
Angeelesi is a big disappointment. Some of the dialogues are inaudible.
Technical Aspects:
Srikanth Odela comes up with a mediocre story that
has commercial elements to entertain mass audiences only. Music director
Santhosh Narayanan gives the best music that uplifts many scenes in the film.
Sathyan Sooryan is terrific in his work. His camerawork, especially during the
night scenes, looks quite rich. Editing should have been better and the editor
Naveen Nooli should have trimmed many scenes in the second half to make Dasara
an engaging fare. Production values are top-notch. The makeup artists need a
pat on their backs for their amazing work.
Verdict:
On the whole, Dasara is a gritty action drama that
has Nani’s outstanding performance. He shouldered the film all the way. Keerthy
Suresh, Dheekshith Shetty and Shine Tom Chacko also performed well. The film is
quite good technically. Barring a few laggy portions in the second half, the
film is a perfect choice to enjoy the weekend.
