Businessman- Movie Review

What do u expect from a Puri Jagannath film? Action, powerful dialogues and mafia! Businessman is no different. You have his trademark dialogues, action, skimpy item songs and a 'love story' in the backdrop! He has changed the theme a little and branded his violence as a 'business' (Surya import and exports! SICK!).

The movie starts with a local goon, Surya, who aims to make it big in the underworld of Mumbai and wants to become the next Dawood Ibrahim. He promises the slum-dwellers of Dharavi to clear all their debts. Meanwhile, he falls for Chitra, an artist with a funny friend! He becomes a goonda for the rich and mighty and a messiah for the poor! (Yawn!!) The rest of the film only traces his journey through various characters (Sayyaji Shinde and Prakash Raj) to the top! As expected, there is a flash-back track as well, which explains the hero's vengeance!

Mahesh Babu as Surya, carries the whole film practically on his shoulders. He single handedly throws in all the elements needed in a telugu film- action, killer dialogues, comedy and even romance. Infact, he has done some really intimate scenes in his sensuous song with Kajal Agarwal (he has his first on screen lip-lock in this film! o.O). His performance is really good, and its only cos of him that one would dare watching this film. Kajal Agarwal, as chitra, plays a bubbly and chirpy painter. She looks fresh and her pairing with Mahesh works well. Her friends americanised telugu offers a few laughs! The other supporting actors are good, but are wasted in a non-consequential film like this.

The film depends heavily on its action and the full-on abuses used (all of them have been 'beeped'). But, the story bores you to death after the first half hour! The fights are ill-choreographed, the screenplay written equally badly. The plots and their robbery heists are poorly planned and are really hard to believe. The movie lacks logic at times, and leaves huge loopholes in the storyline, which leaves the viewer with a million question in mind.

The songs are a big let down! They all sound similar and none of them are catchy, barring the hit,'sir vastara'. FInal word- another mindless action movie, which doesnt work for me!! Watch it at your own risk!