Cast: Dheekshith Shetty, Shashi Odela, Yukti Thareja, Muralidhar Goud
Crew:
Cinematography by Nagesh Banell
Music by Poornachandra Tejaswi
Editing by Shravan Katikaneni
Written and Directed by Krishna Kumar aka KK
Produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri
King Jackie Queen aka KJQ has created buzz with director Krishna Kumar, KK, who directed Kedi in 2010, passing away before movie release. Producer Sudhakar Cherukuri has decided to help the director during his last days and even completed the film and released it today, after his passing. With such a rare and unfortunate event, the movie did create anticipation. Let's discuss about the movie in detail.
Plot:
Partha (Dheekshith Shetty) has risen to become the King of Hyderabad Underworld. He befriends Jackie (Shashi Odela) and they both become most powerful. Partha's rise makes him egoistic and he doesn't care about anything but gain whatever he desires. He invites Queen, the Star actress Bhavana (Yukti Thareja) to perform in a private birthday party. She denies and he starts to be obsessed with her. Where does his ego lead him and how it effects Jackie and Queen?
Analysis:
Dheekshith Shetty tried hard to perform at his best in the role but he did go overboard at many places. While the character is eccentric, he needed to balance it without going too much. Shashi Odela, brother of director Srikanth Odela, is good in emotional scenes. Yukti Thareja has been given a bold character but her performance doesn't really live up. But she gave her best and her beauty is eye-catching.
Krishna Kumar showcased good technical abilities in his Kedi. He presented some Hollywood level sequences in his first movie itself. He took more than 16 years to get his next as Kedi failed to excite audiences. His vision and ability are visible in few sequences but many look hurriedly shot. Maybe few have been shot by him and few by his assistants. Still, the impact is missing in many.
The lofty ideals of power consuming a person who started his journey due to trauma of being abused at a young age and another unlucky man who always ends up killing his own happiness doesn't shine through. Even Yukti Thareja's portions are not handled with the same deft eye that such an emotional thread and journey needs.
Music doesn't live up to the necessities of the story and editing is also random at places. Cinematography could have been better. Overall, producer and team completing the movie of a deceased director and releasing it is appreciable. But film doesn't really live up to any expectations.
Positives:
Few moments in second half
Yukti Thareja beauty
Negatives:
Performances are bland
Music is not up-to-the mark
Dialogues are at times too silly
Technical and production values could've been better
Bottomline: Unfortunately nothing really works.
Rating: 1.5/5
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