Naija film lovers, una don hear? The new film wey dem call Dacoit don finally enter cinema for April 10. This one na Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur film wey dey yarn love story with plenty action and wahala. The film director na Shaneil Deo, and e get big names like Anurag Kashyap and Prakash Raj inside.
Wetin dey happen for inside? The story dey follow one guy wey dem call Hari, play by Adivi Sesh. Him fall in love with one girl wey dem call Saraswati or Juliet, play by Mrunal Thakur. But love no sweet for dem because caste matter come spoil everything. The girl betray the guy, and dem throw am for prison. Years later, during COVID time, the guy escape and plan to rob hospital to get money. Na there him and the ex-girlfriend meet again, and plenty tension start.
People wey don watch the film dey talk say the film get strong and weak side. Some dey praise the technical work—camera, sound, and background music dey on point. The COVID scenes dey show real scarcity and hospital wahala well-well. But many people complain say the writing no strong. The love story dey rush, and the emotional part no dey touch heart like e suppose.
For acting, Adivi Sesh try sha. Him commit to the role, adopt Madanapalle dialect, but some viewers say him still dey look too polished for the kind suffering wey the character suppose see. Mrunal Thakur carry her own better. Her performance as Saraswati dey more convincing, especially when she dey show emotion for the second half of the film.
Supporting cast like Prakash Raj and Atul Kulkarni no get plenty work to do. Their roles dey underwritten. Anurag Kashyap play police officer, but some people say him character no fit well with the film tone. E try bring small humour, but e no land well.
Now, the big gist na from Tollywood star Nani. Him watch the film and call am “true blockbuster.” Nani write for X say Adivi Sesh performance na him best ever, and him praise Mrunal Thakur for how she immerse for the role. Adivi Sesh reply say Nani review make him heart full and e mean plenty to am.
Other netizens dey give mixed reviews. Some dey talk say the first half dey engaging with racy screenplay and good music. The interval block and some action scenes like jail escape and lift fight dey impressive. But second half dey dip small, and climax dey predictable for some people.
One user wey dem call Venky Reviews write say Dacoit na average action love story wey technically strong but screenplay dey work only for parts. Another person, devipriya, give am 2.75 out of 5, say film get good acting and technical values but story no bring anything new.
Box office matter dey show say film collect around Rs 1.40 crore from early shows with 21% occupancy. Later reports say day one collection reach about Rs 4 crore. E dey compete with other films like Dhurandhar 2, wey dey do well for box office.
Mrunal Thakur talk about the film in interview. She say when she hear the story, she find am interesting to know why Saraswati and Hari become dacoits. She call am different kind of love story wey people must watch for big screen. Adivi Sesh also talk say film delay no too much, na just how him dey work—him dey work non-stop for two years.
Film also get special appearance from Jonita Gandhi for dance number Chichubuddi, and Pawan Singh show up for one scene. Samantha Ruth Prabhu send support message to producer Supriya Yarlagadda and the team.
Anurag Kashyap talk about how Telugu film industry give am safety net wey Hindi industry never give am. Him appreciate the opportunity for Dacoit. The film na bilingual, shot in Telugu and Hindi, with subtitle “Ek Prem Katha” for Hindi version.
Overall, Dacoit dey try blend emotion, action, and romance. E get moments wey dey shine, especially for technical side and some second-half twists. But weak writing and uneven pacing make am miss the mark wey e suppose hit. For now, film dey gather mixed reactions as people dey watch am for cinema.
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