Palakollu (Dasari) comes from nowhere and joins Vizag shipyard as a labourer and becomes
their mesthri (leader) in no time. He solves the internal issues of the workers there. The local
benevolent politician Gopala Krishnaiah (Vijaya Kumar) recommends and gets a big chunk of land
piece for the workers. But the local mafia occupies that land forcefully. The rest of the story is all
about how Mesthri solves it all and it is also about the background of Palakollu.
Analysis :
First half of the film is mediocre and second half is bad. The plus points of the film are
Dasari’s tactics of wooing labors in the first half and Mohan Babu’s performance in the second half.
The negative points are old fashioned direction, routine screenplay and lack of gripping narration.
Dasari Narayana Rao should have concentrated on giving better movie in form of Mesthri than using it
to criticize Chiranjeevi. On a whole, Mesthri disappoints a big time.
TeluguOne Perspective :
Dasari is good as Mesthri. But he looks unfit for the role of military major in the flashback
episode. His dialogue delivery and acting during the time of solving labor problems is good. But
stunts for Dasari in this film are uncalled for. Mohan Babu is excellent in a small yet, vital role of army
officer who succumbs to the local goons. Srihari has an important role as a suspended cop. Sujitha
did the role of Mohan Babu’s daughter. Vijay Kumar did a big role in this film and he is adequate. MS
Narayana provides some comedy. Sayaji Shinde looks more like a joker in this film than as a villain.