A happy go lucky taxi driver turns into a good samaritan, becoming the saviour of a downtrodden remote village. The plot of Khaleja has nothing new to offer, except that Trivikram adds a supernatural tinge to the hackneyed storyline. But barring a few boring moments, Khaleja never loses its steam and entertains all the way!
Trivikram is a master in giving classy and engrossing look to his movies and Khaleja is no different. Whole movie has a 'desert' visual theme as background and sequences in rajasthan and the barren village are visually nothing short of awesome ( credit goes to the brilliant cinematography! ). Most of Mahesh's previous successful movies relied a lot on his characterization. Trivikram earns brownie points in this aspect with strong characterization of hero, but failed in convincingly developing other characters including heroine! Trivikram is synonymous with his simple yet impactful dialogue writing and he is at his best in Khaleja.He used godavari dialect for hero and it works perfect in making otherwise simple scenes a delight to watch! Action episodes are well choreographed with Manisarma's impeccable background score adding that much needed extra zing.The 'supernatural' element adds impact to the action scenes, but thankfully it is not overdone. Songs remain a sore point, barring 'sada siva' and to some extent 'piliche' there is nothing much to rave about. Song picturization was alright, but I expected a lot more from 'sada siva' song.
Its Mahesh's show all the way and he carried his role with aplomb relying heavily on his comedy timing and dialogue delivery. He never looked more handsome ( lost quite a few kgs since Athithi ) and his costume styling was done with a great taste. All in all he delivers a brilliant overall performance after 3 year hiatus. Anushka's role is limited to being a centre point for majority of comedy episodes and doesn't get much scope.Other actors are nothing to write about with Prakash raj, Sunil, Ali and co.essaying their usual clichéd roles. The actor doing sadhu role is good,especially in the closing scene.
Although lacking a strong storyline, Khaleja is an entertaining film with good comedy and exhilarating action sequences.
Trivikram is a master in giving classy and engrossing look to his movies and Khaleja is no different. Whole movie has a 'desert' visual theme as background and sequences in rajasthan and the barren village are visually nothing short of awesome ( credit goes to the brilliant cinematography! ). Most of Mahesh's previous successful movies relied a lot on his characterization. Trivikram earns brownie points in this aspect with strong characterization of hero, but failed in convincingly developing other characters including heroine! Trivikram is synonymous with his simple yet impactful dialogue writing and he is at his best in Khaleja.He used godavari dialect for hero and it works perfect in making otherwise simple scenes a delight to watch! Action episodes are well choreographed with Manisarma's impeccable background score adding that much needed extra zing.The 'supernatural' element adds impact to the action scenes, but thankfully it is not overdone. Songs remain a sore point, barring 'sada siva' and to some extent 'piliche' there is nothing much to rave about. Song picturization was alright, but I expected a lot more from 'sada siva' song.
Its Mahesh's show all the way and he carried his role with aplomb relying heavily on his comedy timing and dialogue delivery. He never looked more handsome ( lost quite a few kgs since Athithi ) and his costume styling was done with a great taste. All in all he delivers a brilliant overall performance after 3 year hiatus. Anushka's role is limited to being a centre point for majority of comedy episodes and doesn't get much scope.Other actors are nothing to write about with Prakash raj, Sunil, Ali and co.essaying their usual clichéd roles. The actor doing sadhu role is good,especially in the closing scene.
Although lacking a strong storyline, Khaleja is an entertaining film with good comedy and exhilarating action sequences.