Dhruva

Siddharth Abhimanyu (who grows up to be Arvind Swamy) who goes to jail for a crime he didn't commit, so that his father (Posani) could get an MLA ticket in return. Cut to the present when Dhruva (Ram Charan) an IPS trainee, is introduced as a do-good-er despite bending a few rules with his friends to solve petty crimes. Dhruva lives by the philosophy that "your enemy decides your capacity" and he aims to choose an enemy who has the power to control "a 100 criminals".Siddharth Abhimanyu (Arvind Swamy) is an young and top scientist in India who has a criminal network which he operates clandestinely. Dhruva who is looking for a bigger target stumbles upon the secret criminal activities of Siddharth. Rest of the story is all about how they outsmart each other before Dhruva winning the duel.Ram Charan is perfect for the role of a tough and an intelligent cop. His physical transformation (6-pack and hair-cup) suited the character excellently. His styling is great. His performance in a couple of scenes (proposal scene to heroine and death scene of a friend) is first-rate. Arvind Swamy proves that audiences can also fall in love with a villain while rooting for the hero. The writer has redefined the role of a villain with such a good looking, intelligent yet evil character and Arvind Swamy entices you with his terrific performance. Rakul Preet Singh brings glamour and love to this otherwise intense drama. Navdeep and Randhir are good as few of Dhruva's buddies. The character of Posani Krishna Murali provides a bit of comic relief (though didn't yield the desired results fully). Sayaji Shinde and Madhu Singampalli (Chakravakam fame) are good as baddies.

#Dhruva Starts off like a regular movie but hang on.. there's an engaging screenplay ahead. No wonder this was a hit movie in Tamil.. richly shot scenes can make the Telugu version a bigger hit. Ramcharan showcased emotions in some scenes will sure be facepalm for many. Probably his best action in some time. His physical efforts are visible in the movie. When you have such a handsome antagonist(Aravind Swamy), cant ask for a better visual treat. You want to be on his side, but only at the end.(why? Watch movie). BGM is haunting and there are just a few songs and they appear distractive, such tight is the screenplay. Well..they will help you slide back into your seats from the edges. Haven't watched the Tamil version but guess SurenderReddy has honestly made this remake a worth watch. Especially the last 30mins is a treat. Go watch this last hit movie of 2016!!

I did not watch Thani Oruvan before Dhruva. So mine is an open review! I give my review only to movies I really loved watching. I don't want to waste time to show hatred. Talking about Dhruva, this movie had impressed me so much that nothing comes close to this in 2016. The script was excellent and far better than any routine stupid drama movies we see these days. Technical brilliance must be appreciated. Even though its a remake, the director and actors took it as a challenge and made it a visual feast to the audience. If you didn't know the script before-hand, then the tension that was carried out will make you enjoy the thrill you face. So I recommend the people who have not seen Tamil version to go to this movie and you will experience great joy. Even if you have seen Tamil version, this movie is so good to watch & shows its technical superiority. What's for the cine goers(physical & technical aspects): Ram Charan- Excellent physique(he really worked out), Great acting(better than his previous films), looked extremely stylish Rakul Preet- Ravishing body(exclusively hot in songs)& good acting(the mirror scene-audience really enjoyed the love expression) Director Surrender Reddy- Improved his directional style. I liked Racegurram but this one was even better in terms of screenplay & cinematography. Aravind Swamy- Incredible and he looked scary with decent looks. Great acting as well. Others- Navdeep did a great job and other artists did very well in their roles. What not to expect: Not a lot of comedy but there are few jokes and the thrill you face makes you forget about the comedy. So don't worry about it. Overall: The best movie of this year in Telugu! Go for it. Demonetization had shown some its effect on the collection otherwise it would have already broken many records considering the strength that the movie has!

The movie starts with slow pace for 15 minutes then tracks to racy. Every minute of this movie is worth watching.This is Ram Charan's best in his career. Acting wise Charan had done justice to it he is improving film by film. Rakul Preet cute and hot as ever. Aravind Swamy is superb. Navdeep had nailed his character. Direction of Surender Reddy is superb his demands really worked out. Cinematography is awesome. Songs were uniquely awesome, Pareshanura song is my favorite, Neethoney Dance song Charan dance moves pretty cool really enjoyed. Overall movie is pure Blockbuster. Yes its best movie of Tollywood this year. A perfect end and more importantly its better than original Thani Oruvan.

Dhruva (2016): If you ask most of the film about their best movies of 2015,they will surely have Thani Oruvan in their list (including mine).Thani Oruvan is one of the best movies with best mind game between hero and villain in recent times.When Ram Charan announced that he is keen on doing a remake with Surender Reddy as director,most of the fans of original doubted about the remake.When the teaser was out, it did feel like he tried to do something different.How is this remake??

Plot: Dhruva (Ram Charan) a newly recruited IPS officer makes friends with like-minded police officers during the training period, who take time off during training period and silently go about helping police catch the criminals.Dhruva's supreme officer's daughter Ishika (Rakul) loves him but he doesn't show much interest in romance. When she confronts him and asks about his disappearing from time to time, Dhruva reveals that he has a secret hide-away from where he tries to hunt various criminals based on newspaper reports.During his chase, he figures out that one scientist named Siddharth Abhimanyu (Aravind Swamy) operates through a huge network of criminals, corporate biggies and politicians. Dhruva takes up the challenge of exposing the scientist. What happens next?Did Dhruva reached his goal of eliminating crime?

Plus Points:

1)Story and Screenplay: Dhruva is a faithful remake of Thani Oruvan.Except few scenes,most of the movie is a ditto of Thani Oruvan including dialogues.We can easily see that Surender Reddy tried nothing new such that originality's essence is maintained.He is highly successful in that.Screenplay of this movie moves at fast pace and we never get bored.Even the one who watched Thani Oruvan will never get bored in Dhruva because of the gripping screenplay by Mohan Raja and Subha.

2)Performances: Thani Oruvan/Dhruva entirely belongs to Aravind Swamy who played the antagonist rule Sidharth Abhimanyu.The film is dominated by the presence of the movie's villain, played by Aravind Swamy. The role he gets to play is charismatic and the handsome actor has performed it impeccably. Aravind Swamy carries off his role in style. In fact, his role is colorful and his act makes it very interesting. Ram Charan gave his career best performance after Orange.He has shown great efforts to play his role perfectly.Rakul is beautiful.Posani got good role after a long time.

3)Music: Hip Hop Thamizha's songs are decent but scored big with their brilliant background score.They used the original's Siddharth Abhimanyu's theme music which is remarkable.Dhruva's theme which is different from original is very good.

4)Editing: The splitting of screen in second half created a huge impact in engaging us into the movie.

Minus Points:

1)Duration: Though we may never get bored,movie's duration seems lengthy with 2hr45min duration.

So,Dhruva gives ultimate experience to those who didn't watch its original and to those who watched original can watch it again because of its masterpiece screenplay.

My rating 7/10 (Definitely a 10/10 for those who didn't watch the original)