Pourudu-- Review

Average
Pourudu is a sensitive but hard-hitting portrayal of a father, son conflict and the menace of gangs and gangsters. Debutante Raj Adithya manages to come up with an interesting storyline with the usual gang rivalry amongst two rival groups as a backdrop.

Story:

Ajay (Sumanth) is a top ranker in the civil services exams. He is awaiting a call for the interview in Delhi. Pandu (Suman) is his father. Ajai hates his father for his violent methods. Pandu is the right hand man of Ali Bhai, a big gangster, who is seen as doing some good to society by doing what the police fail to do. Ajai falls in love with Samyuktha (Kajal) daughter of Dharmavarapu. Ajai all the time asks his father to leave Ali Bahi and lead a honest ad law-abiding life. Ajai’s philosophy is that it is the duty of the police and the judiciary to punish evildoers in society. Ali Bhai is not doing the right thing by taking the law into his own hands. Ajai misses going to Delhi to attend the interview as he is caught in a brawl with some gangster while they are bashing him up. Pandu treats Ali Bhai as a demi-god but the gangster shows his true colours and eliminates the upright and honest Pandu after he has served his purpose. The question before Ajai now is whether to go to Delhi and pursue his dream of joining the IAS or to stay back and take revenge on his father’s killers. This is the suspense that should be watched on the silver screen.

Performance:

Sumanth as an angry young man who has this love-hate relationship with his father does a decent job. He also comes out well in the fight scenes. It is Suman who steals the show. He plays the role of a loyal lieutenant of gangster, Ali Bhai and also that of a doting father to an angry young son to perfection. Kajal is okay. She comes across as a beautiful hot and sexy actress in the song ‘Andalu Neekandistha..’. Nazar, Kota, and others do justice to their roles. There are many comedians in the film but the comedy on the whole is just average. Ali once again plays the role of a transgender. Brahmanandam’s role is too brief to make any impact. Music by Mani Sarma disappoints. None of the songs are good except for one hot number “Andalu Neekandistha… Vayyarame Vaddistha…” The film is an honest attempt to look at the problem of gangs and gangsters from the eyes of a law-abiding citizen. The title ‘Pourudu’ is completely justified. The director however goes overboard with the violence. Too many necks are twisted and many hands and legs are broken in the most horrifying manner. The film is an average entertainer.