Shabash Shakuntala

Prakash Raj who is used to hogging the limelight in all movies is given a weak role. However it picks momentum only in the second half with him getting to do a couple of crucial scenes. His goal is always to be of support to his brother-n-law Irfan Khan the home minister “maa baava kallo anandam choodalani anukunna kaani..” and when he realises Irfan’s plan was to kill him, Prakash Raj stabs him. But one thing is for sure after watching Irfan Khan in Sainikudu, you will never get scared of him in his next hindi film. The director didn’t want to disturb the seriousness in the first half so he prolonged the climax and jampacked the songs post interval. Trisha’s introduction song shows that she is capable of those same old cliched facial expressions. Telengana Shakuntala is an absolute delight. She is one lady who can do the same kind of role without dishing out boredom. A couple of dialogues are downright vulgar and thanks to Paruchuri brothers they have trivialized the concept of rape. One expected something superior from the duo.