Nani Dasara Cast: Natural Star Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Dheekshith Shetty, Shine Tom Chacko, Sai Kumar, Samuthirakani, Jhansi, Shamna Kasim (Poorna)
Nani Dasara Crew:
Cinematography by Sathyan Sooryan
Music by Santhosh Narayanan
Edited by Naveen Nooli
Produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri
Written & Directed by Srikanth Odela
Nani Dasara Rating: 2.75/5
Nani has grown as Natural Star over 15 years of his career with blockbusters and hit movies. He came up with Nani Dasara film now. The actor has been highly confident about the film and even asked producers to give advances to his director Srikanth Odela and his assistants well before-hand. The movie released on 30th March, 2023 as Rama Navami special. Nani Dasara has Keerthy Suresh re-uniting with him on-screen after Nenu Local. Also, the movie marks return of Santhosh Narayanan to Telugu Cinema. The buzz for the film is high due to the hit songs and teasers, trailers. Now, let’s see how Nani Dasara holds to the hype and buzz.
Nani Dasara Plot:
Nani Dasara plot tries to address oppression and alocohol addiction. As the village shown in this film has politics running around the bar and addiction, we get the gist of social message too. Nani Dasara is about Dharani (Nani), a ruffmen in Veerlapally village. The villagers, even elderly women, love to booze and it causes many problems. But politically strong family of Nambi look to takeover Silk Bar and thus win Sarpanch seat. Shivanna (Samuthirakani) and Rajanna (Sai Kumar) being step-brothers fight for one-upmanship on the other. Silk Bar becomes crucial for them to win in elections as everyone in the village are addicted to alcohol. Dharani is friends with Soori (Dheekshith Shetty) and Vennela (Keerthy Suresh).
In Nani Dasara, Soori decides to support Rajanna who is unable to overpower Shivanna and his son, Chinna Nambi (Shine Tom Chacko). Soori and Dharani stands against Chinna Nambi as his oppression suffocates everyone. Rajanna wins with the help of Women votes in the area. Dharani sacrifices his love for Vennela as he knows Soori is in love with her. On the marriage day, Soori gets to know what Dharani did for him. What happens next? Will Vennela also love Dharani? Will Chinna Nambi take the defeat lightly? Watch Nani Dasara for answers.
Nani Dasara Analysis:
Nani Dasara starts off with a huge visual of silhouette and bang. Nani as Dharani takes us with him into the world. As we get to know about his village and his friends, his lifestyle, we slowly connect with him. While Nani as a performer showcased a transformation into Dharani, writing underwhelms at times. Keerthy Suresh as Vennela is good and Dheekshith Shetty shines as Soori. Everyone in Nani Dasara gave very competitive performances to make us believe in the world created by the makers. Nani, especially, when expressing with eyes, he clearly takes over the screen from many other performers. His look and voice modulation also impresses. He shed the baggage of being Nani and transformed into Dharani, totally. Shine Tom Chacko is good too. Samuthirakani and Sai Kumar have been wasted in Nani Dasara. Most heartening thing is the tribute team has given to Silk Smitha.
The problem lies with writing not withstanding the ambition of visuals and performances. The story is too thin for audiences to relax and just enjoy. Nani Dasara moves at a leisurely pace trying to establish emotions. While it concentrates more on Dharani, it falls flat when exploring others. Sometimes, writing hints at something so casually that revelation doesn’t seem as effective as the makers intended. Organic flow of events is good in Nani Dasara, but the events lack the towering conclusion, that they deserve. Some threads in the story, could have been more interesting to explore but they’re sidelined or resolved too soon. This aspect leaves audiences waiting for the obvious to happen on screen in Nani Dasara.
Even though execution is good and fights try to move the story forward, action choreography undermines. Makers wanted to keep them semi-realistic but at times went overboard too. This aspect in Nani Dasara lowers the impact of several action sequences. Mainly, climax portion seems to have been slightly rushed on editing table. Nani Dasara had many interesting characters who could’ve been used better in the story. Rangasthalam, Kantara shades don’t really help the film as story moments are not as strong as those movies. On the whole, Sathyan Sooryan’s visuals, Santhosh Narayanan music & score help Srikanth Odela to deliver a watchable fare. Nani Dasara doesn’t end up being the event it promised to be.
Nani Dasara Positives:
Nani’s Performance
Keerthy Suresh’s look and Performance
All actors did their best
Visuals
Sticking close to locality
Nani Dasara Negatives:
Overtly Predictable
Long run-time
Writing could’ve been tight
Very Raw
Slightly over-cooked
Nani Dasara Bottomline: Visually appealing!
Recipes: Kidney Beans and Chicken Soup
