Rating: 2/5
Banner: Sri Kamakshi EnterprisesCast: Naga Chaitanya, Kajal Agarwal, Sri Ram, Sameeksha, Rahul Dev, Kelly, Brahmanandam, Mukesh Rishi, Ali, Venu Madhav and others
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematographer: Gnana Sekhar
Editor: Dharmendra Kakarala
Story, screenplay, direction: Ajay Bhuyan
Producer: D Sivaprasad Reddy
Release date: 11/08/2011
Set on the backdrop of US, Vishwas (Naga Chaitanya) is a fearless guy who just passes out of college. He has an elder brother Rajeev (Sri Ram) and sister-in-law Preethi (Sameeksha).
Vishwas’s life takes a turn when he chances upon Priya (Kajal) and it is love at first sight for him. Meanwhile, two dons (Rahul Dev, Kelly Dorjee) run international prostitution rings and keep selling girls. A chance incident gets Vishwas to tangle with the bad guys.
From then on, they are out to kill him. On the other hand, Priya’s marriage gets settled with another person. How does Vishwas handle both the problems? Is he successful? What has Rajeev got to do with the incidents? All this forms the rest of the story.
Highlights- Two songs
- Cinematography
- Production and technical values
Disappointments
- Botched up screenplay
- Empty storyline
- Zero emotional quotient
- Spineless dialogues
- Director’s inability to use Kajal’s glamour
Analysis: Naga Chaitanya’s fans will be happy with the progress made by their hero in the areas of dancing and fighting. Apart from that, Dhada offers nothing for the regular movie goer. Sure, there’s tonnes of style and sophistication, but it doesn’t do much good when there is nothing else to back it up. The extremely slow pace of the movie in the second half is also a major let down. Apart from a few dances and fights, the B & C centres have nothing to look forward to either.
Dhada’s fate will depend upon Kandireega which releases tomorrow. All in all, a let down for Chaitanya after the success of 100% love. At the box office, the film will have decent openings due to the pre-release publicity, star-power and songs but chances of success are remote.