‘Khiladi’ movie review: Ravi Teja plays to the gallery

The hero in Khiladi is touted to be a sensible participant. For many of the movie, we don’t perceive what he’s after, although we see clues that he has a comfortable spot for onerous money. Within the first a part of the story, Mohan Gandhi (Ravi Teja) is introduced as a cheerful household man. We see a farcical romance that results in his marriage however simply earlier than the interval, the members of his household are murdered. He’s severely injured however taken to jail, and his daughter is put in a welfare house.

Puja (Meenakshi Chaudhury) is a prison psychologist; whereas serving to a pal in a thesis, she will get to find out about Mohan Gandhi and vows to deliver him out of captivity and unite the daddy and daughter. Within the course of, she will get to know that her father, who’s a cop, is unscrupulous and chides her for aiding his launch. There’s a backstory as properly of Raja Shekar (Rao Ramesh) who brings up the orphan Mohan Gandhi; he’s trapped in a cash laundering case by the house minister (Mukesh Rishi) and his son. This facet turns into a catalyst in Mohan Gandhi’s journey to usurp an enormous quantity of foreign money belonging to the house minister’s son.

There are innumerable characters, all performed by massive names. The movie manufacturing seems slick and costly as if to justify the story about cash laundering. So there are overseas locales, high-end vehicles, weapons, rifles and the works… However does the narration and an ageing Ravi Teja complement one another?

The second half falters with too many twists and turns; Khiladi is solely aimed on the hero’s followers and those that love formula-driven films.

If you don’t observe the story intently, you possibly can find yourself questioning if Ravi Teja has performed a twin position. Chitra (Dimple Hayathi) provides credence and Meenakshi has finished a convincing job. Ravi Teja performs to the gallery however he may benefit from higher make-up. All of the songs are attention-grabbing however the cinematography will not be up to speed.

Vennela Kishore fails to elicit laughs as Ravi Teja grabs the very best strains. Extra deal with leisure may have been a shot within the arm to the director. It’s okay to look at a formulation movie only for enjoyable however what places the viewer off is the justification of the crime. It is a movie that lacks logic, at occasions takes your persistence however that doesn’t imply you possibly can write it off fully.

Ramesh Varma delivers a median movie after his content-driven Rakshasudu.