123Telugu.com Rating : 3.75/5

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Trivikram has served a seven course cinematic buffet with Mahesh’s Khaleja. Take a bow Team Khaleja! Dear reader, the might of Tollywood is now on display at your nearest theatre. Make sure to experience it with your near and dear ones. Wow! What a movie!!

What’s it about: It is the tale of a common man fighting corporate greed. Raju (Mahesh) is a taxi driver who gets embroiled in the death of a scientist and his friend. As circumstances would have it, he goes to Rajasthan to hand over the insurance money to the family of Dilawar Singh (the scientists’ friend) who thuds to a terrifying death on the top of his taxi. In Rajasthan, Raju (again) meets Subhasini, who in her previous (four) encounters has bought him nothing but trouble. On their way back to A.P, Raju gets stabbed and (after a John Woo inspired ballet-like fight sequence with the baddies) is rescued by a mysterious Siddha (Shafi). When he regains conscious Raju is in a remote village in North Andhra region called Parigi, which incidentally is sitting atop billions of dollars worth of Iridium. The villages call him saamy (God) and expect him to save their hapless hamlet from a mysterious disease that is plaguing them. The story (after many intriguing twists and turns) leads Raju into the path of the villainous G K (an excellent portrayal by Prakash Raj) who meets his end in the hands of Raju in one of the best climax sequences seen on a Telugu film screen

What is Good: Everything – just about everything, to begin with Mahesh is heroism personified. He gives his (Raju) character the impish charm of Tom Cruise and the reckless abandon of a James Dean. Trivikram adds nativity with (his brand of) situational humor that leaves you with numerous healthy chuckles through the film. Ram-Laxman’s fight sequences have grace and gore. Every one of them gives you an adrenalin rush the likes of which you have never experienced before. Anushka has a good role and breezes through it efficiently. But the star is Mahesh. He switches between rage and romance with an ease that borders on envy. He delivers Trivakram’s one-liners with a terrific timing. The humor is healthy and it balances the breathless pace in the second half. Bhatt’s photography especially in the locales at Rajasthan is breathtaking and rustic.

What is bad: Nothing much really, unless you discount the (slightly) slow pace in the first twenty minutes. Mani’s musical score is not on par with his background score. Trivikram takes a few jumps in logic here and there. So, what? Trivikram is the director of a Tollywood film, not the author of some boring auto biography. He gives logic a pass here and there, but having said that he entertains you. However, if one thing could be held against Trivikram, it is the number of comedians he has piled on into the movie – Brahmanandam, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, M S Narayana and Sunil! It is not surprising that the movies end up as expensive as they are. The situation is all the more unwarranted especially when one has a director like Trivikram who can pen some really cool funny one-liners.

Final Point: Khaleja is proof that Tollywood can unleash a power-packed punch. Mahesh is hero material and in the hands of a director like Trivikram his character’s heroism radiates a white hot heat. Trivikram’s story telling has soul. Mahesh has style and substance to spare. The end result is terrific entertainment. Don’t take my word. Watch it and soak in the experience.

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