Movie: Rowdy Boys
Rating: 2.25/5
Cast: Ashish, Anupama Parameswaran, Sahidev Vikram
Director: Harsha Konuganti
Produced By: Dil Raju and Sirish
Release Date: January 14th, 2022
Dil Raju’s nephew Ashish’s Rowdy Boys hit the screens earlier today. Releasing amidst the festive season, the film has managed to create a pretty little buzz for itself. Ashish plays the character of an engineering college student engaging in constant fights. Anupama Parameswaran, on the other hand is a medical student.
Story: The story follows the journey of Akash (Ashish) who is a regular college-goer pursuing engineering. At his college, he frequently gets into gang wars and is at constant loggerheads with his rival batch. Kavya (Anupama Parameswaran) is a studious medico with seriousness in life. She eventually falls in love with Akash. His constant habit of getting into fights comes back to haunt him and his relationship with Kavya. Does the duo emerge out of it? Is Akash a reformed individual? Does Kavya achieve her life ambition? This is what the rest of the movie follows.
Performances: Ashish has been presented with a great launchpad by Dil Raju. There is enough scope for fights and dance which the young hero does convincingly. It is, however, the emotional scenes where his limitations as an actor become quite evident. Anupama is making a comeback to Telugu screens after 2 years. She looks lovely and presents a decent performance. However, weak writing doesn’t allow her to explore the acting side much. Sahidev Vikram has got a meaty role as the antagonist and does a decent job. The rest of the supporting cast is just present to fill the screen and have occasional conversations with Ashish.
Analysis: Harsha Konuganti, who earlier made Husharu tries to provide a fine message through the movie. The attempt however falls flat due to excess emphasis on the commercial elements. Ashish’s heroism and elevations scenes take much of the screentime than the actual message. Rowdy Boys is a decent watch mainly for youngsters and has been marketed primarily for that age group. The predictatble screenplay makes this film a tiring watch and with zero chemistry between the lead pair, this musical action drama fails to impress
Plus Points:
- Production values
- Visuals
Minus Points:
- Predictable screenplay
- Runtime
- First Half
Verdict: The movie serves only one purpose and that is acting as an extended showreel for Ashish. His physique, dancing skills, and fights have got more prominence than the actual story and screenplay and that is where the movie lets the average movie lover down. Ashish’s characterization and the sudden change in it is rather bizarre and makes the viewer question the basic intent of the film.
