Title :Thoofan (2013)
Cast : Ram Charan Teja, Priyanka Chopra , Srihari , Prakash Raj
Director : Apoorva Lakhia
Producer : Reliance Entertainments
Genre : Action and Romance
Music : Meet Bros Anjan Ankit , Chirantan Bhatt , Anand Raj Anand
Released on : September 06, 2013
REVIEW:
Ram charans most awaited bollywood debut movie Zanjeer at last released.Zanjeer is simultaneously released in telugu as ‘Toofan’ . Earlier this movie faced lot of obstacles for its release with the current situation in the state Telangana and Samaikyandra agitations. The movie makers postponed its release several times and at last released it even though the situations in seemandhra region are are still worse.
Getting into details Ram charans Zanjeer is a remake of old bollywood movie of 1973 Zanjeer.Charan said that this movie is a tribute to Amithabh Bachchan sir. This movie is been directed by Apporva Lakhia with priyanka chopra in the female lead role.
STORY :
ACP Vijay khanna (Ram charan) is a very young energetic and honest police officer.His straight forwardness made him not to work stable at one place ,always rewarded with transfers. Even though he is getting many transfers he never changes his character. Meanwhile in his duty when he gets involved with a member of leading political party he gets transfer to Mumbai.Soon after getting into duty in Mumbai he gets a case of a deputy collector who has been brutally murdered. Charan gets to know that there is a power mafia hand in the murder of this collector. The only witness he has in this case in NRI girl Mala(Priyanka chopra). Vijay asks the help of Mala. Later in the course of investigation charan gets to know that the person behind this whole operation is Rudra Pratap Teja (Prakash Raj) While Vijay sincerely tries to investigate this case Rudra Pratap tries to use his Money power and popularity to suspend vijay from his job. Vijay gets anger with this and challenges Rudra pratap that he will destroy whole network of Pratap. Later how did the revenge drama went? Vijay along with Share khan(Sri Hari) and honest crime reporter Jaya Dev(Thanikella Bharani) help how did he ended this story ?,well you should see this in big screen.
PLUS POINTS :
- Ram charan attracted the audience again with his powerful performance.
- Charans look in police uniform is very good and ACP Vijay Khannas role is very aptly suited to him.
- This is a perfect story chosen by Charan for his debut in bollywood.
- Priyanka acted very good in Mumbai ke hero and pinky songs.
- Sri Hari fitted very well in the role of Share Khan.
- Thanakella Bharanis role as honest crime reporter was decent.
- Prakash Raj’s role in the movie as mafia don was very cool and classy .
- Mona(Mahee gill) gave prakash raj a very good support with her role.
- Few scenes between Prakash raj and Mahee gill has some double meaning dialogues which will attract the b,c center audience.
NEGATIVE POINTS :
- when compared to original Zanjeer movie this movie story,screenplay is very less.
- We can easily guess the plot of the movie.
- Little more care should have been taken in the shoot of romantic scenes between Charan and Priyanka.
- Lack of emotions between between Charan- Sri Hari relation.
- Situations of the songs are not at all well planned.
- Comedy genre in the movie is very very less.
FINAL DECISION :
Don’t compare and watch this movie with original Zanjeer movie. Charan has given a very powerful performance.Short length of the movie helped it very much. Overall a watchable decent police drama movie. .