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William's mother is saved by brother Patrick, member of a triad and despite being a graduate, William prefers to be on Patrick's side, picking the life with triad. William's friends Derek and Edward also join the gang. Raising up the ranks, William and co start enjoying the life of crime as it gives them with money and fame but makes it clear who has the power. William continues to make money for the triad and soon is after that very power. Will he be allowed to raise that above in the ranks as both the sides shedding lot of blood, forms rest of the story.

12 years later, the film does feel extra dated due to it's story. I would've still called the film dated 12 years ago as well, that is solely because these gangster films have the same narrative and there isn't anything new to offer. It's about the a guy, growing up in ranks and eventually dreaming to earn the highest of the position to run the entire thing. The people he loses, new friends he gains and the enemies that he make for himself, the narrative pattern remains the same with the genre norms. The love story asusual is half baked.

Mahito has lost his mother Hisako in a fire accident at the hospital she worked and he is unable to overcome this loss. His father re-marries and his new stepmother Natsuko, is also the sister of his mother. Mahito with his father moves to Tokyo to live with his stepmother and she is pregnant. Mahito is cordial yet distant with her. As he arrives, he is greeted by a Heron and soon he is told by the Heron that his mother is alive. With the voices which only he can hear, he eventually embarks on a journey into the mystical world that reveals a lot about his bloodline and the life as he knows it.

To be honest, this is not the kind of film I would be willing to rewatch anytime soon. The songs weren't that catchy and the narrative is slow, especially in the first act. The director does provide the explanations to the proceedings yet it takes time to properly follow the story. Once the story moves into the mystical world down below, the story starts to make sense until the many worlds theory is inserted. Anyways, the animation definitely stood out and it elevated several scenes in the second act. The whole parakeet angle didn't work for me entirely. I wish there was a bit more on the warawara and the pelicans.

A group of smoke jumpers, led by Jake Carson save people on time but they don't get to enjoy the fame same as the firefighters who hog all the limelight. Jake is trying to live upto his father's legacy and is a strict superintendent and hoping to land his dreamjob in the division. One such rescue mission, he comes across 3 children living at a cabin which caught fire. Saving them results in them staying overnight at their workplace citing the safe haven law. As they wait for the parents to turn up, how does the unwilling bunch of smoke jumpers form a bond with the naughty trio, forms rest of the story.

It's pretty much a painful film to watch when the genre clearly says comedy and it has not just John Cena but Keegan-Michael Key and John Leguizamo as supporting cast. How weak the writing must be to give them so many back to back unfunny scenes? The story fails instantly and the narrative is not engaging at all even for Nickelodeon standards. Keegan does get an entire scene to work where he is triggerd by the girl's sarcasm but that's about it. Whatever jokes that remotely seems funny, it is entirely the actor's conviction to make them work. The reveal about the children and their parents came out as bland and the film ends the same way.

France is hit by acid rain and a divorced couple with their teenage daughter, try to survive like the rest. The cause of the acid rain is not the main focus, the survival isn't either for the teen girl. As the couple try to overcome their differences and work towards their common goal of saving their daughter, what circumstances they go through as the acid rain worsens, forms rest of the story.

The moment you let a horse die, it was clear the characters were unsympathetic and totally lacked any sort of survival skills but to keep running. As much as the father and mother wanted to save their daughter, their character arc of miserable ex-couple, really kills any sort of hope. Then, there is the annoying daughter whose only job is to cry throughout and I simply didn't care for her survival instantly.

Sadly, acid rain scenes aren't the main focus either to showcase the destruction, largely due to budget restrictions but the writing is enormously hopeless giving no reason to root for any character. The mother-son duo in the third act are straight up depressing. Just the bunch of characters who have totally given up and yet weaving a survival story around them, made no sense. The film dragged on for it's entire runtime and it was totally not worth sitting through it or even claim that I survived it.

Somya is married to Kapil and dreams of having her house. She is not happy living with the joint family due to lack of privacy and Kapil's aunt meddling with their life. The inter-caste marriage already has it's challenges which the loving couple have overcome but the dream to have their own house is shattered after the one they chose is proven to be very expensive. The couple hears about the government scheme i.e. Awas yojana and plans to cheat in order to get a house allotted. As they take the extreme step to divorce each other, hiding the real reason from everybody, what situations they get themselves into forms rest of the story.

For an year, I got carried away with the hype around this film and probably had a different expectations from it. Sadly, the weak writing pulls the film down in such a way, it simply provides no chance for the lead actors to save it. The proceedings is simply devoid of any fun. The songs however I couldn't enjoy in the film thanks to all the insta reels as they felt over exposed. The writing is predictable from the word go and overacting in the courtroom is something I don't find funny at any circumstances. Sara Ali Khan and Vicky Kaushal were good and has a good supporting cast yet the emotions remain superficial throughout for the actors to make it work.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill prepares for Operation Postmaster, in order to destroy the Italian supply ship Duchessa d'Aosta. For this unauthorized mission, they pick the five man army led by Gus March-Phillips. To aid them, agents Marjorie Stewart and Richard Heron, lay out the ground work. However, the five man army need to be make a slight detour on their way to rescue Geoffrey Apple yard, the one with the masterplan. How does this bunch, become a nightmare to the Nazis and execute their plan, forms rest of the story.

The five man army or even the magnificent seven, could be used to describe them. However, for a fictional take on Operation Postmaster, Guy Ritchie delivers on the opening act and has a solid starcast as well. Once the Nazi army gets to be just target practice to our lead, the proceedings start getting repetitive and there isn't any real tense moments as they simply have no match. The quirks and the handsome man can only do so much. The action is fun and the humor works at times. The third act is still decent enough and that is why I am going with a lenient rating.

Peter the rabbit has become the prodigal son when he turns Mr. Mcgregor's house into a party hub for all the animals, post his demise. The animals did fear the old McGregor but their happiness is cut short when the property is inherited by Thomas, the great-nephew. The war ensues between Peter and co. Vs Thomas, where he gets outwitted by them. Meanwhile, Bea who is like a motherly figure to all the rabbits, falls for Thomas and this further enrages Peter. What mayhem does this jealousy lead to and how does Peter makes up for it, forms rest of the story.

I had watched the sequel without watching this and finally, I made time to cross this one off the list. It's a proper film for the kids and not that it doesn't have much for the rest of the age group. The rabbits are indeed rather cute and Margot Robbie's narration is indeed fun. Writing wise it needed bit more to instantly connect with Peter rabbit but it is made up for with the fun scenes and the focus shifting to Peter vs Thomas. The love story is anyways half baked and the predictable screenplay still makes up for an okay watch.

Bill and Ted have not yet come up with the song to save the world and it's 2020. Meanwhile, their marriages are on shaky ground with their princess wives having doubts. Rufus's daughter Kelly travels back in time to remind them of the impending danger. Her mother, The Great Leader informs them that the reality they know is about to end and they have time till 7:17pm to come up with the song to save the reality. Bill and Ted start travelling to their future to get the said song only for their surprise to know they haven't created it. How do they save everyone and their respective marriage with the aid of Kid Cudi forms rest of the story.

29 years later, the arrival of this film which is also titled Face the Music, makes sense in a way. Needless to say it is strictly for the fans, however it is simply not the same after all these years. The character traits had to get worn off and this acting like a swan song of sorts, help in sitting through this one. The humor does work due to nostalgia but the overall film work only in parts. I did laugh at Dennis jokes and ofcourse William Sandler as the Death. The first two films too haven't aged well but for that time, they were definitely entertaining. This one felt dated on arrival itself.

Daya Zhang is kidnapped by mercenaries along with her entourage and a ransom of $700million is demanded from her father. Her bodyguard Yung feels guilty of letting her to be taken and is surprised to see a pen drive in his pocket before he was knocked unconscious. The drive has a message to Ray Breslin, revealing who the perpetrator is. After realizing the personal vendetta, Breslin along with Shen Lo, Yung and Trent DeRosa, figure out the location where Daya is held up to be Devil's Station. Breslin's girlfriend Abigail also joins them. How do they save Daya Zhang from that prison, forms rest of the story.

As much as I enjoyed the first film, the next two films rightfully straight to dvd releases, just end up as bland follow ups with sub-par acting and mediocre writing. All the sequels had was an antagonist to justify the sequel whereas Stallone as Ray Breslin barely gets to do anything remotely closer to the first film. This sequel too is completely devoid of any thrills and even the action scenes don't stand out. They break in and out of the said prison so casually, it is hardly entertaining.

The trio are caught and are sentenced to life in prison. While Captain Spaulding is executed, the return of their half brother Foxy actually changes things for them. Otis escapes and reunites with Foxy, together they hatch a plan to breakout Baby. Meanwhile, Baby attempts to get parole citing her mental status but is denied. In prison, she continues to prove why she is the superstar of the show and once the brothers break her out, it's all mayhem in Rob Zombie style.

After stalling for years, finally I decided to complete watching this to complete the trilogy and though I am not much of a fan of this franchise, I am happy that Rob Zombie got to focus on the characters more here than the violence they resort to. Especially Sheri Moon Zombie excels as Baby again with Richard Drake chipping in as well. At times it did get repetitive but whenever Baby got to be the main focus, it simply delivered on the entertainment. The whole climax fight though could have been better but overall, it's a decent one time watch.

Rusty Nail gets a bunch of people to kill the third time around. That's about it story wise. 6 friends out of which 2 being racers, take the Highway 17 after knowing it is unpatrolled. If taking the dreaded route isn't enough, they try to mess with Rusty out of all and he makes it his business to unleash his wrath of them. How many actually get to survive him forms rest of the story.

I hadn't watched the third film, obviously after the disappointing sequel and I happened to immensely enjoy the first film. This however is a painful watch with lazy acting and even worse screenplay. Literally devoid of any tense moments or even remotely imaginative kills, this is no cat and mouse chase to shell out any joyous moment. It is not even remotely closer in matching the second film which itself was tedious to sit through.

A spiritual sequel to Kaagaz, I got to know this to be a remake of an award winning Malayalam film from the same director. The story is about an honest lawyer Raj Narayan Singh who takes up the case of Sushil Rastogi whose daughter Aarya Rastogi passed away due to failing to reach the hospital on time. A political party's rally led to the traffic jam. Raj Singh's son Uday too hates him for being abandoned as child when his parents separated and he blames Raj for the same. Uday is an IMA Cadet who quits due to his temper. After knowing the condition of his father and his strong will to fight the case no matter what, eventually let's him to join the cause. How does they plead their case and fight for justice, forms rest of the story.

Good actors alone cannot carry a film with an half baked script and that is exactly what happens here. The look of the film may be low budget and not much to complain there but the writing and the treatment of the screenplay, somehow fails to leave the intended impact. The father - son angle is largely saved by Anupam Kher - Darshan Kumaar's performances, especially in the second half. The main story involving the court room drama is restricted to emotional monologues, which looks extremely dated. Then, there is the movement people undertake in the third act which happens randomly and wish the whole segment was powerfully depicted. Overall it's a missed opportunity but good to see Satish Kaushik's honest performance.

Tanvi Shukla is a lawyer at the lower court and is leading a happy life with her husband and son. One day, Rinki Kumari approaches her to take up her case. Rinki is a 3rd year B. Sc student who believes she had done well yet was failed in the final exam. Tanvi uncovers the truth behind swapping of marks to undeserving candidates and poor underprivileged students being the easy target. Up against the rich and powerful, Tanvi fights for Rinki at the court. Will she be able to get her the justice she deserves and what other secrets get unraveled on the way, forms rest of the story.

The novel story resorts to a pedestrian screenplay filled with several melodramatic moments that make it look like an 90s film. The strength of the film apart from the story being novel is the performances and the actors definitely carry the film through. There is a reason why old school dramas have a way to be captivating even when the writing is deliberate and Patna Shuklla is another example of it. The tactics used by the opponent lawyer and the culprits are as predictable as the leading lady finding a way to continue her fight, yet the court scenes or even the moments her husband supporting her, leave their mark. Overall, Patna Shuklla makes up for a harmless watch, it is old school yet it almost delivers.

Vivek Singh is admitted to an IIT coaching center. It is his father's ambition to see him score an IIT seat and has been sacrificing a lot to ensure Vivek gets all the aid he needs to pass the IIT entrance exam. Vivek's mother has cholesterol due to her love for sweets but more than that, she is a loving mother who cares for both her husband and son. The film depicts Vivek's homesickness and his cluelessness about what he wants in life actually. He gets to be friends with Sarika who is a topper herself, Chandan who pretends to not care about IIT and the gullible Rinku. How does the experiences Vivek gets being with his friends and his realization of his parents' sacrifices, prepare him for life ahead, forms rest of the story.

I have to admit there has been an overdose of this sort of stories and Varun Grover in his directorial debut tries to be his earnest best in narrating this tale. Setting the story in 1997, the 90s nostalgia is tapped into while keeping Vivek's innocence intact. Parallelly his parents story is narrated where the authoritarian father makes all the decision yet the relationship between father-mother is beautifully depicted with the inclusion of crisis, be it financial one or a creepy stalker's harassment. Circling it all back to the Euler's identity equation is commendable. It is still an earnest attempt and the actors too have given their best. I could've enjoyed it better if it had come few years earlier or even right after the TVF series.

A scene to scene remake of Vash with minute changes here and there, until the altered climax because Hindi remake seeks happy ending. Kabir is living with wife Jyoti and his two children, Jhanvi and Dhruv. Their's is a happy family and they are off to a family vacation at their farmhouse. They stop to eat and a strange man named Vanraj greets them, offering a laddoo to Jhanvi which casts a spell on her. Vanraj shows up at their farmhouse and thus the mayhem begin. Vanraj has a far bigger plan and will Kabir be able to stop Vanraj on time as well as save his kid, forms rest of the story.

Watching Shaitaan right after Vash, simply did not help the cause. It just made this scene to scene remake that much less interesting and the remake definitely is less interesting. Relying mainly on Madhavan and Janki's performances, with Devgn and Jyothika underplaying their characters, the novelty factor goes for a toss early on. Maddy too is good when he is controlling the girl but goes into over dramatic mode when claiming himself to be the devil.

What actually didn't work for me was the altered climax. Even if I stop myself from revealing much, the criticism is towards not keeping the story straight and simple. Instead of having a smooth flow of things, the attempt of presenting certain tricks up Kabir's sleeves, it just came out looking as them trying too hard to look cool, even with the phone tracking. Since I wasn't too fond of Vash, cannot say Shaitaan was ruined by it's hype. Somehow, Shaitaan remained dull despite an excited Madhavan and the mellow Devgn couldn't make it work like he did so well in Drishyam films.

Atharva is a pilot and has an happy family consisting of his wife Beena and his two children, Aarya and Ansh. On the way to their regular vacation at the farmhouse, they stopby at a dhaba to have food. Aarya is too conscious of her diet and doesn't want to eat there. A random stranger Pratap helps out Atharva by sharing his token for a beverage and soon joins the family at the table. He offers Aarya a candy and unknown to the family, Pratap has cast a spell on Aarya, completely controlling her. What happens when Pratap follows them to their farmhouse and causes mayhem overnight, forms rest of the story.

This was a pretty much straight forward horror story that is driven by the performances. Pratap who calls himself a devil, is menacing through his calm demeanour. Aarya as his puppet gets to do all the heavy scenes while the parents remain helpless throughout. Krishnadev Yagnik has succeeded in getting the tone right, from the beginning itself. As one scene builds onto another, the transition is indeed smooth. I couldn't sympathise with the annoying little brother though. It was the final act where things become a bit too convenient as the father tracks Pratap to his den, other than that, the terror filled night alone succeeded in delivering an entertaining film.

Caesar was the first elder. Many generations later, Apes are the dominant species whereas most of the humans have been rendered mute and living like scavengers. Our hero Noa belongs to the Eagle clan, where they raise eagles. They are unaware of Caesar and his accomplishments or his teachings. Then there is a rogue clan led by Proximus Caesar, who is after a human. Chasing her leads them to the Eagle clan and they destroy the village and take the residents hostage. With his home destroyed, Noa seeks revenge against the rogue clan and get back his family safely. In his journey, he learns about the real Caesar and his teachings, also comes across the human lady whom he protects. Will he be able to save his clan and is the human trustworthy, forms rest of the story.

Once again, minus the Caesar, we get yet another strong ape character to root for in the form of Noa and his bonding with the friends as well as his family, leaves a stronger impact. The humans are called as echo by this particular clan and they are completely unaware of what actually happened in the past. The elders wanted to protect them from the truth and this is actually executed well. The film does have a strong first act whereas it does drag a bit towards the end of the second act, which is largely saved by Raka. I wished for the third act to have been approached differently as the liberties taken here, dampen the impact. I did find this to be a commendable watch despite it's blemishes and I will look forward to the next sequel.

The final days of the zamindar, who is just too stubborn to adapt to the changing times. It's all about his pride where he doesn't want to lose to new money. He loves Music and wants to arrange musical events at his mansion as a means to show off as well. Despite his wife's objection, he doesn't heed instead he just wants to prove himself to be superior. Rather than working towards earning his respect back, he resorts to please his ego, in an empty manner, finding solace in competing against others by spoiling his own wealth. This film captures his final days.

Once again Satyajit Ray mesmerizes with his fine blend of classic Music with a straight forward story filled with complex emotions of a stubborn man, who has lost everything and yet holds onto the thing which he doesn't realize, was among the first he lost out on. Much of the film takes place in the mansion where multiple musical performances happen. Barring the ones attending the said event, the film rather has very limited character and rightfully so focuses entirely on the zamindar. Chhabi Biswas contributes tremendously, portraying his sense of loss and his desperation to seek happiness in satisfying his ego. It is the climax shot with the candles burning out, where his excellent performances carries the film a notch higher. I would definitely recommend this for a watch.

We are into the adulthood of Apu, unable to complete his degree due to lack of money, Apu struggles to find a strady job. A random trip with his friend Pulu to his village in order to attend a wedding, changes Apu's overnight as he is asked to be the groom after the actual groom turns out to be mentally ill. Apu agrees to marry Aparna, belonging to a rich family and feels insecure thinking he will not be able to provide her with the life she is accustomed to. Aparna truly loves Apu and what happens when he loses the most and the only dearest person in his life, forms rest of the story.

Early in the movie, Apu narrates his own autobiography to his friend where he merges fiction to narrate his jest for life, to live no matter what the life throws at him. He gets everything he had casually mentioned in that conversation and his life turns beautiful. But unlike the story he narrated, Apu does the opposite by running away from his world as it starts crumbling. Ray showcases his craft for the third time as he captures several poignant moments in the life of Apu. What can I say about the final moments where Apu meets his son Kajal, that climax alone stands tall. This is a perfect conclusion to the masterful trilogy and a must watch.

Continuing from where Pather Panchali ended, the family has now moved to Banaras and the father has found himself a job as a priest there, just enough to make ends meet. As the family is trying to settle in the new world, Apu makes friends and is quick to adapt. Sadly, tragedy strikes the family again with the father passing away and once again they are pushed to lead a hard life. The mother makes the decision to return back to the village but Apu doesn't feel it as his home anymore and yearns to fly higher. His mother fears losing him but it's just the life chosen by them.

The 2nd film too deals with death but most importantly focuses on how the mother and son move on. Satyajit Ray's narrative once again explores the relationship and more than the circumstances, it is just the boy growing up with his own desires and that causing him to drift apart. He still loves his mother, doesn't show it the way she yearns and on the other hand, the mother is justified in longing for her son, fearing for him as she has made all the sacrifices a mother can, for him. These are the moments that hit harder in this film as it documents Apu's teen life. The mother's plight is indeed gut wrenching and she doesn't blame her son, which was beautifully captured. Yet another Ray masterpiece, which shouldn't be missed.

The story revolves around lives of Harihar and his family. He yearns for a better living and a career as a writer, knowing his meagre earnings as a priest is not enough to look after his family. His wife Sarbajaya raises her two children - Durga and Apu, while she despises old aunt which again is due to their financial crisis. While Durga is rebellious, something Sarbajaya blames the aunt for, Durga is also a caring sister to Apu. As the family looks forward to a better time, hoping for Harihar to return with good fortune, what does the family go through in his absence, is what Pather Panchali captures.

For a debut directorial, Ray proves himself in such a way and it's not even because it's 1950s film or the circumstances surrounding it but solely because how this story is narrated. How well he has captured the simplistic emotions of the two children, where they find happiness from petting a cat to looking at a passing train and even getting drenched in rain. The concerned mother too, as much as she hates the complaining neighbor about the daughter but how much she loves her children. To capture the stark reality, ones hopes and the creeping threat in the form of death, just to witness how well Ray has the firm grip on the proceedings, it's just top notch filmmaking. Then there is the conundrum over being rooted to your ancestry and eventually realizing what you need to leave back in order to survive. Pather Panchali is a must watch masterpiece.

A 12 year old ballerina dancer Abigail is kidnapped by 6 misfits - a former army medic, a former detective, a wealthy hacker, a marine sniper, a muscle for the mob and a dimwitted junkie driver. They are told Abigail is the daughter of a prominent figure and $7 million each is offered to the 6 misfits to hold her overnight. Unknown to them, Abigail is actually the daughter of a ruthless crime kingpin and worse, she is not the 12 year old helpless girl she pretends to be. How many of those poor misfits make it through against the perfect predator, forms rest of the story.

There is not much mystery considering the trailer revealed a lot of it, with the 6 up against the Dracula's daughter. The writing is as basic as it can get and for what it's worth, Abigail still delivers on the usual B-movie fun, despite the predictability. It was all going decent up until the third act which fell flat on it's face. It's not hard to predict Kathryn Newton to get her fair share of scenes to shine whereas Melissa Barrera getting the main role aside Alisha Weir playing the titular character.

There is enough blood and gore but the rope work in some of the stunts was less appealing to me. As the characters did get killed in a routine fashion, there was still some hope for the film. It was the third act which misfired with the meh kinda twist not working at all and the poor antagonist didn't raise the stakes as intended. It needed to go all out crazy in those last 15-20mins which definitely was a missed opportunity. I am still going with a lenient rating for the initial hour.

Dracula is dead and Dr. Von Helsing is arrested for the same. Despite what he claims about Dracula, the police find it hard to believe and he seeks the help of Dr. Jeffrey Garth, his former student. Meanwhile, Dracula's body is burnt after being stolen and this act is carried out by Countess Zaleska, daughter of Dracula. She believes this would cure her of the curse and be able to live a normal life. When this doesn't work, she seeks out Dr. Jeffrey Garth to help her. Will she be able to end the curse, forms rest of the story.

Dracula's Daughter is a pretty straight forward story and for the 1930s it may have found some audience but 88 years later, the heavily toned down version which is all too conservative, doesn't really help it's cause. The Countess is supposed to be a lesbian, a reason why she wants to end the curse to live her life with the one she loves but none of it is explored in a way to back this particular character. The Censor board was too strict and that impacted the narrative. In the end, it was a dull vampire film.

The Spenglers have relocated to New York and doing their ghost busting asusual while damaging the city. This time their usual nemesis Walter Peck who is the mayor, threatens to shut them down. Phoebe is benched for the time being and she gets upset. In comes, Nadeem with an orb and wanting to sell it. Nadeem's grandmother had it and has held Garraka, a demonic God with icey powers. When Garraks gets out, how does the extended team of Ghostbusters stop it forms rest of the story.

Was the new Ghostbusters movie entertaining? No. So by declaring that, I just want to say, riding on nostalgia, this one too is a bland entry to the franchise and the screenplay just kept getting crazier sans any entertainment. The humor remained painfully flat and the actors could only do so much. The convenient writing should have helped things out but the proceedings just couldn't raise above the mediocrity with the best of the actors trying a bit too hard to entertain when most of them deserved to be in a better film. Compared to the last film, Sadly this one is no improvement and the nostalgia with returning characters has worn off too.

A random story about the cotton export business which intrigues journalist Nalini to write an article about it. This leads her to be the center attraction for Indian authorities right from CBI to secret services. This pushes her to investigate the man responsible for the cotton business to thrive and his multi face which has scared the bejesus out of the authorities of not just India but dozen other countries. What truth she uncovers as she interrogates the people who have encountered the mystery man as well as the ones who standby him, forms rest of the story.

The uneven narrative to constantly hype the hero's character and the abrupt shift in the timelines as the story gets narrated by different set of people, the attempt is to create enough mystery around the character but fails heavily in achieving it. Sure it reminded me of KGF narrative as well but unlike it, Eagle lacks the writing that made the character as special as the supporting characters hype him to be. Having said that, what truly works in Eagle are the action set pieces especially the climax one with a surprising twist. It is these action bits that shows the ambition of the director and one can only wish it had got a better film.

Eagle has all the qualities to be a solid masala entertainer but remains uneven throughout. The constant shift in the narrative in the first half fails to generate any interest and the flashback in the second half just comes out of a routine. Ravi Teja is actually good as Sahadev / Eagle and he gives his best to match the hype created around his character. Rest all characters only exist to glorify the hero and there aren't any strong antagonists to amplify the drama. Basically there are nobody to match Eagle and that alone doesn't help create enough intrigue for the sequel.