iSmart Shankar Telugu Movie Review: Puri's old styled dish garnished with sci-fi elements
Premise:
A convict, iSmart Shankar, is placed with a chip holding the memories of a cop in his head. With the memories in the chip that could erase iSmart Shankar’s own memories, while he is on a hunt to find the killer to exact revenge. Will he be successful in finding the killer as his memories fade out gradually?Enjoyable aspects:
> iSmart Shankar’s hyper active characterisation> Ram’s energetic performance as iSmart Shankar
> Puri’s dialogues
> Mani Sharma’s music
> Crisp editing
> The sci-fi angle in the story
Distracting aspects:
> At places iSmart Shankar’s dialogues go overboard and unconvincing> Fast paced with less detailing in the story scenarios puts off urban audience
> Couple songs that hinder the story flow
> The feel of already-seen(cliched) style of Puri’s taking
> No riveting conflict, everything seems to be solving itself for iSmart Shankar
Overall Impact:
It is aimed only for entertainment. Story wise - easy to forget once we are out of the theatre, but not iSmart Shankar’s mannerisms. A thought of iSmart Shankar’s hyper activeness might put a giggle on your face - a commendable job from Puri in that one aspect.
Rating: 2.75/5
Director: Puri Jagannadh
Story & Screenplay: Puri Jagannadh
Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Comedy
Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Raj Thota
Editing: Junaid Siddiqui
Producer: Puri Jagannadh & Charmme Kaur
Language: Telugu
