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| A still from Akhiri Rasta (Dinesh Lal Yadav) |
Produced by KS Saibaba and directed by G.Subbarao, Aakhiri Rasta is the first movie released in 2011. Starring some big names like Dinesh Lal Yadav, Pakkhi Hegde, Monalisa and Rinku Ghosh, there is a lot to be expected from this movie. But does this film really deliver?
The story of the film revolves around Deva who works as a bodyguard to Raghuveer Singh, who has rivalry with Bhagwan Dada who has an eye on his wealth. Deva is supposed to save her granddaughter Rani from Bhagwaan Dada and in series of events, arrogant Rani Falls in love with him. There is also Bindu, the maid of the house who also loves Deva.
One day, Raghuveer and Rani come to know about the identity of Deva and about his past, when he shots Sadhu Shukla in a market. Deva happens to be a police officer who had lost his wife owing to the rivalry between him and Sadhu Shukla. He left his brother(who is also the head of the village) and sister in law so that he could find some peace and forget her wife. How Deva manages to rescue Raghuveer, Rani, his brother and sister in law from the hands of Bhagwan Dada forms the crux of the story.
The story moves at a very slow pace in the first half, and the scenes between Dinesh and Monalisa are too forgettable. In fact these scenes have nothing to do with the story and have been shot just to intimate the audience. Previously, we used to have double meaning dialogues and other stuffs which the makers used to woo the audience but this time around, there is no such shyness. If you are trying to make a family entertainer suitable for all ages, this is not the right stuff. In fact, these scenes will only encourage the people who are trying to prove that there is vulgarity in Bhojpuri movies.
Post-interval, there are plenty of entertaining scenes which makes the audience glued to their seats. However, it must be said that post interval portions are long drawn and should have been edited to make the pace brisk.
Frankly speaking, the script has nothing new to offer. It has no novelty whatsoever. In fact it proves the fact that was anticipated while watching the promos of this movie; the movie is a south Indian movie remake and has not been developed as per the Bhojpuri taste.
Dinesh Lal Yadav impresses. He gets ample chances to showcase his talent and he fulfills the expectations. Pakkhi Hegde is natural, though she overacts in some scenes. Rinku Ghosh is the best of the lot. She proves herself a worthy actress. Monalisa gets the most absurd role in the movie. It's hard to guess why she accepted this role. She is in the movie only for the skin show and titillation.
Manoj Tiger entertains. In fact, scenes which involve him and Gautam Raju, are the most entertaining part of the movie. Satyaprakash tries hard to look like an evil villain but he hardly impresses. P.D.Raj irritates.
Direction (G.Subbarao) is ok, though there was a lot expected. Just like the script, the music (Rajesh –Rajneesh) offers no novelty. It's a bag of same old tunes which have been used umpteen numbers of times. Action (Venkat) is good. Editing should have been tighter.
On the whole, Aakhiri Rasta is a movie that delivers less than what was expected from this movie. Yes, there are enjoyable moments in the movie but those are simply not enough to entertain the audience in this 2 hours 50 minutes long movie. Business-wise, the movie has opened to full houses owing to the face value and will finally prove beneficial for the distributors.
