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Movie: Kuberaa (Telugu)
Directed: Sekhar Kammula
Produced: Suniel Narang/Puskur Ram Mohan Rao/Ajay Kaikala
Story: Sekhar Kammula
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Cast: Dhanush/Nagarjuna/Rashmika Mandanna/Sunaina/Jim Sarbh/Dalip Tahil/K Bhagyaraj/Sayaji Shinde/Hareesh Peradi/Nassar/Bagavathi Perumal/Jayaprakash

          Kuberaa - A story that starts as an intriguing plot veers off into a strange and illogical revenge drama with indifferent screenplay and unpolished acting. Few characters find no value in the movie and no footing in the overall footage. Many inexplicable events, such as; why should they consider beggars from across the country for being benamis/anonymous (when ultimately they are going to be neutralized after one transaction), why should there be a female in the group (that too a pregnant lady, this seems to just elevate the cruel nature of people in the society, by adding some obnoxious scenes in the movie, the climax to justify this is pretty awkward), why the Ex-CBI officer does not look well groomed despite being out of the prison and staying with his family (meeting them after five years), why would he take such an extreme step of doing illegal task, when out of his sentence of 7 years imprisonment; 5 years are already spent and only 2 more years are pending (the exact time being explained as the period it takes to appeal in higher courts), why the male lead does not expose the ministers/people involved in the crime syndicate towards the end of the movie even though he has all the evidences to prove it (evident from the ministers making the similar deal with another businessman during end credits), what kind of job the female lead is seeking in an unknown city with no acquaints and little accommodation, how a beggar with elephant memory but no knowledge of other languages understands that the registrar is killed and that his flat can be accessed via a code word (the understanding is neither explained nor established), why the municipality people just go with arranging a grand funeral for a beggar and not think once of how that much money has been brought to them, why would an SI even after anticipating the events behind the crime underway choose to stay outdoor and not process things in the police station (which eventually leads to his death); just many such unjust scenes which makes this a weird movie. In fact, the depiction of beggars (if that seems to be the prime storyline), has been much better in the movies of Bichhagadu series. The 25 years of this director (for a mere 10 movies with 60% success) does not add up to the making of the film which definitely lacks finesse and fine acts. Though my view, these are just facts. This Kuberaa seems to be Bekaraa with this effort, with only saving grace of Dhanush and Rashmika getting their act right.