Sudigadu: The Great Telugu Cinema

Sudigaadu takes spoofing Telugu Cinema to a new high altogether making it a genre in itself and thankfully the jokes are not overdone. With ridiculousness as its USP right from the word go Sudigaadu sails through its sequences ticking every possible cliche that was ever made in Telugu Cinema. Not even once during its entire run time does it switch back to the regular stuff which in hindsight it is an achievement in itself  and barring a couple of minor squabbles it is entertaining all the way.

The plot is difficult to follow or make some sense of but it is a mere excuse to stuff in as many references as possible to the heroes and directors of Tollywood. Being a remake of a Tamil Cinema helps as the plot points are all in place and Bhimaneni brings in his experience in ensuring that the narrative never slackens in its pace. Allari Naresh leads the pack of competent cast who know their strengths and what they are supposed to do in this film. However he could not play everyone and he keeps himself restricted to what he does best and lets the sound track take care for the other heroes. Everyone seems to enjoy the experience of working in the film and it is a visibly vibrant product. 

The makers cannot be accused of subtlety in their allusions and it is really difficult to pick a favorite one out of the innumerable rip-roaring laughter sequences. For a film that celebrates the who's-who in Telugu Cinema, Sudigaadu offends neither the directors nor the actors and I'm sure the one whose film was spoofed at would be the one laughing the most coming out of the theaters. 

Towards the end of the film, however the makers could not stop loving the film and choose to prolong the end. The climax which should have ended up in the Aluminium factory, then runs an extra ten minutes which might take away the smiles off the audiences' faces. The film could have done better with a 15 minute lesser duration and a couple of songs hinder the pace. There are some loose ends which were never explained  and some characters like Brahmanandam look like they were added as an afterthought. But as we noted earlier these were the minor squabbles.

Sudigadu guarantees you and your buddies a gala time at the theaters but unfortunately you cannot try these actions at home. Remember you have grown up, whether you like it or not.