One of the best mass filmmakers in Telugu cinema is Puri Jagannadh. His films, which include Badri, Idiot, Pokiri, and others, have enhanced heroism and set trends in filmmaking. Following backlash over the Liger fiasco, Puri Jagannadh took it upon himself to helm the follow-up to his massively successful movie iSmart Shankar. In this popular show titled Double iSmart, Ram played iSmart Shankar once more. The producers are Puri Connects, and the lead actress is Kavya Thapar. This is the Double iSmart review, which also serves as Puri Jagannadh’s acid test:
Narrative: Sanjay Dutt plays Big Bull, a mafia don involved in both firearm and drug smuggling and operating in multiple nations. He has a rare brain cancer and is depressed because he only has three months to live. The scientist then offers someone who is keeping his brain to himself a memory makeover. The scientist finds that iSmart Shankar (Ram), after trying several times, is the appropriate individual for this. After the scientists successfully transfers the memory to his brain, Double iSmart revolves with Big Bull’s struggles as a result of iSmart Shankar.
The memory chip that the hero’s brain contained allowed iSmart Shankar, a regularly formatted mass entertainment, to function. Double iSmart needs to have a lot of information and ideas. However, Puri Jagannadh used Double iSmart to replicate the same action. Puri acknowledged that he had worked very hard and taken extra precautions for Double iSmart, but it was not evident in any of the frames. Ram, who demonstrated his abilities in iSmart Shankar, also performed flawlessly in Double iSmart. In the sequel, though, this is insufficient. Big Bull, played by Sanjay Dutt, is not very good. In the action episodes, he had a lot of trouble. Sanjay Dutt’s on-screen persona is equally unappealing.
The early episodes of Double iSmart are poignant and begin with a mother’s sentiment. However, the Kavya Thapar-starring Ram episodes don’t seem to have a lasting impact on viewers. Because of their crude and unattractive nature, the majority of the episodes won’t appeal to most viewers. The idea of North and South India is also introduced by Puri, but it is not fully explored. Only a few of the dialogues contain the topic. Once again, Puri Jagannadh writes a sloppy script since he was more concerned with the action sequences and the songs. Regretfully, the crowd was not impressed by them either.
Ali has a humorous track from Puri Jagannadh’s previous films, most of which are rather well-known. However, Double iSmart’s comedy track and Ali’s episode are incredibly annoying. More irritating than Ali’s appearance and the idea presented in the movie is the vocabulary he uses. Puri Jagannadh need to have gathered the opinions following the filming of the humorous segment with Ali.
Performances: Ram has been excellent, giving his all in the character of Double iSmart, which is similar to that of iSmart Shankar. He was quite good at dancing, and he gave a loud performance fitting the character. In the movie, Kavya Thapar played a more glamorous and conventional Puri heroine, which worked well for her. Sanjay Dutt found it difficult to move freely during the action scenes. It’s obvious that he’s getting older and can’t pull off these exploits on film. Not even his part in Double iSmart was well written. Getup Srinu and Ali are completely squandered. Though they are not well-placed, Manisharma’s songs in Double iSmart will appeal to a wide audience.
Rating: ⭐⭐☆☆☆
Director:Puri Jagannadh
Cinematography: Gianni Giannelli
Shyam K. Naidu
Music: Mani Sharma
Producer: Puri JagannadhCharmy Kaur
Production: Puri Connects
