Release Date : February 10,2022
123telugu.com Rating : 2.5/5
Starring: Vikram, Dhruv Vikram, Simha, Simran,Vani Bhojan, Sananth, Muthukumar, Aadukalam Naren
Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Producer: SS Lalit Kumar
Music Director: Santhosh Narayanan
Cinematography : M Sherif
Editor: Vivek Harshan
Mahaan is a gangster drama that marks the first collaboration of Vikram and his son, Dhruv Vikram. Written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj, the movie is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Let’s see how the movie is.
Story:
Gandhi Mahaan (Vikram) is a commerce teacher, who follows Gandhian values until he meets his childhood friend Sathyavan (Bobby Simha), who brews liquor. In no time, Mahaan joins the liquor business and starts ruling the liquor mafia. But things change when his son, Dadabhai Naoroji (Dhruv Vikram), a Gandhian follower, comes back as a policeman to wipe out his father’s liquor business. Did Dadabhai complete his mission? How did Mahaan face his son? To know the answers we need to watch the movie.
Plus Points:
As always, Vikram delivers his best performance as a common man and also as a mafia leader. His performance in emotional scenes is quite mesmerizing. Meanwhile, Dhruv Vikram wows everyone with his unique and stellar performance as a ruthless policeman. The scenes and dialogues between the father and son are good.
Bobby Simha lives in his character. Sananth and Muthukumar give their best to make the movie a good one. The story runs well in the second half and hooks you in a few scenes. Santhosh Narayanan needs to be appreciated for his outstanding music that helps in elevating the scenes. The visuals are especially good.
Minus Points:
The major problem with this gangster drama is its slow-paced narration. In addition, Mahaan also has a lengthy runtime. The film takes a lot of time to enter the main story.
Until the entry of Dhruv Vikram, the movie runs on a slow note and makes you feel a bit bored. Many scenes in the first half test your patience with the boring screenplay.
Technical Aspects:
Director Karthik Subbaraj has good experience in dealing with gangster movies. He narrates it in his own space but he fails to make it an engaging gangster movie. Shreyaa’s cinematography is good and the background score by Santhosh Narayanan is outstanding. Production values are also good.
Verdict:
On the whole, Mahaan is a slow-paced gangster drama that works only in parts. If you bear the slow pace and lengthy runtime, you can give the movie a shot for the finest performances of Vikram and Dhruv Vikram.
123telugu.com Rating: 2.5/5
Reviewed by 123telugu Team