Sukumar’s mark direction is a clear miss, with exception to adhering to the rustic backdrop. When all seems well for Pushpa both professionally and romantically, Sukumar introduces Shekawat (Fahaad Faazil) as a new police office and gives the audience 30 minutes of filler scenes ending with Pushpa preaching to Shekawat. As expected, Pushpa becomes the smuggling syndicate kingpin. Second half shows Pushpa try to win his lady love, his humiliation around the circumstances of his birth, minister’s attempt to deescalate the rift within the smuggling syndicate. Songs Dakko Dakko Meka, Chupe Bangaramaayene, Oo Antava songs are in first half, superhit audio Saamy song is into second half. Samantha’s item song is a commercial add on. The red sandalwood syndicate has Suneel as its lead – a poor casting choice, the Reddy brothers – nothing to offer in terms of villainy. Given the smuggling background and hype built around the extravagant budget, any audience expecting action episode will be surely disappointed. Heroine Raskmika’s characterization as a routine village girl in a deglamorized role has nothing to talk about. Ajay Ghosh, Suneel and Rao Ramesh played villains and honestly there isn’t much conflict here to generate rugged action scenes of any sort. The lack of a proper villain does not help the movie either. However, it borders the line of a flat narrative. For most part director Sukumar maintained the subtle narration without over-the-top heroism. The rustic Chittor Forest village set up, people and dialect are done effectively. Pushpa’s character is well established through the first half as a realistically greedy youth who aims to reach the next level of success with just his guts and foresight. Pushpa’s introduction as a coolie in the gang is rustic and seemingly authentic. The film opens with a voice over describing the demand for red sandalwood in the international market, via graphics in an interesting reverse flow from the consumer in Japan to the Seshachalam forest from where it is smuggled via Chennai & China. Set in the forest backdrop of the Seshachalam forest, the film follows Pushpa’s rise from a coolie to that of a red sandalwood syndicate leader. Pushparaju is a daily wage worker with the ambition and attitude to win big.
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