Jr NTR’s solo-release after 6 years is a huge disappointment for cinema-lovers, fans might cherish Jr. NTR. But, it requires patience that we needed while watching Siva’s Acharya.
Jr. NTR plays the double action as son and father, Vara and Devara. Since the era of Rajinikanth’s Basha, the interval block has almost become a stand-alone movie itself and the second-half as its sequel. The son is introduced only after the second half after the mythical narration of Devara finishes. We are still not sure why Ajay’s character was just (mis)used as a use-and-throw role just to elevate a scene for the mythical introduction of Devara. Oh, right. The Sequel!
This whole madness of creating a universe must be really stopped. Deavara is an example to prove that we are in this frenzy of sequels. This is a fad. This must go, hopefully.
The ensemble of the cast feels like they are placed just for their Hindi market. Saif Ali Khan sits oddly in the movie. The dubbing for Saif as Bhaira is straight out from a dubbing artist who might be dubbing for real dubbed movies. There is no purpose to Jahnavi’s character. We are free to assume the Part-Two will have the main stuff, a more elaborate role. But, the audience paid money for the first part, right?
If Koratala really wanted to tap into the Pan-India market and a cinematic Devara universe, it is not enough to just understand the format that these successful cinemas are doing. We are living in a ‘we want to get high’ era. The audience wants those awestrucking moments, especially from big budgeted films. Siva exactly wrote such moments and spoiled them with lazy writing.
The story of Devara of building a mythic vibe around the legend is a superb idea on paper. The scene where Prakash Raj throws the ring of Ajay’s into the river is an excellent scene that establishes that mythical vibe with cinematic high that hits you right even if you read it on paper.
Devara is very bad at its Part-1 level itself. Koratala must have an answer to why he is doing a sequel? The fad of forcefully universalising every movie with sequels must be stopped. Jr. NTR’s trust with Koratala’s craft must be appreciated, but the craft of writing must be blamed. Jahnvi Kapoor’s character doesn’t have any purpose.
Anirudh saved the movie, even with BGM in tiny scenes, we can feel Anirudh’s touch. However, even Anirudh can’t save a bad movie. Anirudh can definitely elevate the massiness from a normal movie like Rajinikanth’s Jailer. But, Anirudh also fades back after a point only to arrive again at very easily guessable spots of interval and climax.
Overall, Devara is a passable movie for its action sequences of Jr. NTR fueled by Anirudh’s background score.
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