Rana Naidu review: Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh star in an unpalatable series – The Indian Express
Rana Naidu, the official remake of American collection Ray Donovan, with Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh Daggubati taking up the roles performed by Liv Schreiber and Jon Voight, is a collection in regards to the dysfunctional Naidu household, their inside squabbles, all of the rabble round them and the way the larger politics hold pulling them aside. Retaining the present collectively are the lead characters Rana (Rana Daggubati) and the unsavoury household patriarch Naga (Venkatesh Daggubati).
Having migrated from Hyderabad to Mumbai along with his brothers and spouse (Sushant Singh, Abhishek Banerjee and Surveen Chawla, respectively) and a chequered previous, Rana Naidu rises to be the handyman of the political chief OB Mahajan, and fixer for all of the wealthy and mighty of society. Serving to him on this are Srini (Adithya Menon), Lara (Lauren Robinson) and some others. His routine is disturbed when his father Naga Naidu, who has been in jail for the final 15 years, is launched and involves Mumbai to fix relations with the household. We regularly study that it was Rana Naidu who put him in jail, and his launch might create issues for Bollywood star Prince Reddy (Gaurav Chopra). Whereas Naga Naidu is seeking to patch up along with his household, Rana and his cohorts are working exhausting to push Naga away.
We additionally meet a self-styled guru Vijayawada Maharaj, India’s most needed man who has been in hiding for a decade, Surya Rao (Ashish Vidyarthi), and musician Toofan.
The present is excessive on intercourse, innuendo, double entendre and cuss phrases. Most of it’s to shock and awe and never in service of the story. After some time, the gaze of the present in the direction of girls feels exploitative and disturbing, and is tough to observe.
Whereas Ray Donovan was a darkish comedy that had its moments, Rana Naidu appears to rejoice its depravity. The premise of the show-two males with few redeeming qualities going up towards every other-had plenty of promise however the potential stays untapped.
A few of the south viewers may discover the efficiency of Venkatesh exhausting to digest. The 62-year-old actor with three many years within the movie business and the picture of a ‘household’ star expounds profanity with glee. The change is drastic and his fanbase could also be thrown off by a few of his dialogues. Nonetheless, the actor is easy in his half — he makes use of a quaint mixture of Hyderabadi Hindi and delivers vastly offensive dialogues with ease.
Rana Daggubati additionally provides a managed efficiency within the eponymous position. Surveen Chawla provides a good, nuanced efficiency because the troubled spouse. Sushant Singh and Abhishek Banerjee shine in the one human characters in the whole present. The youthful actors have additionally achieved nicely, particularly the child who performed rap singer Rehaan.
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The manufacturing high quality, cinematography and background rating are high notch. The general story-broken household working exhausting to come back together-actually fits Indian sensibilities. However the way in which it’s handled is to not everybody’s style. The Evening Supervisor, one other latest adaptation, has been tweaked to go well with the Indian viewers completely. The present Rana Naidu fails on this regard miserably.
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