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Home > Telugu Movie Reviews > Stalin Stalin : All Set to Rule APK | September 20, 2006 Rating: ***.75 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Cast: Chiranjeevi, Trisha, Kushboo, Sharada, Prakashraj, Pradeep Rawat, Riyaz Khan, Suneel, Brahmaji, Mukesh Rishi, LB Sriram, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, Ravali and Others. Action: Kanal Kannan. Cinematography: Chota K. Naidu. Editing: Antony. Music: Mani Sharma. Story, Screenplay & Direction: AR Murugadoss. Nirmana Saradhyam: B. Madhu. Producer: K. Nagendra Babu. Presenter: K. Venkat Rao. Banner: Anjana Productions. Release Date: 20th September, 2006.  After reaching a pinnacle of success with Indra and Tagore, Chiranjeevi fans were hugely disappointed with a dismal Andarivaadu and the much awaited Jai Chiranjeeva. Now with Stalin, Chiru fans can breathe easy. It might not aim to be a Tagore, but nevertheless, Stalin lives up to people's expectations and takes their hero to a new heroic high. The concept and the thread of 'Each person helping three others and the three others helping three others and so on' to form a huge humanitarian chain is wonderful, much like Amway and other financial companies that bank on such chains for the purpose of profit. The lack of a proper plot and the feeling that it is just a series of events is a loophole. Apart from that, Stalin is enjoyable and is clean-viewing, and has the mandatory message of a Chiru flick, bashing up hundreds of people along the way not withstanding.Plot As mentioned earlier, Stalin is an ex-military officer injured in the war, and back in the civil society helping the physically challenged people among others, with the idea that every person he helps must help three others and so on. Meanwhile, a street fight with a drunk hitting a beggar girl leads to one thing and the other, ending up with Stalin killing the villianous home-minister's (Prakash Raj, who else?) son (Riyaz Khan) and also saving the chief minister. By the end of the tale, people realize he is the initiator of the 'Each one, help three' plan and turn up to support him while he undergoes an operation.. which re-instigates his lost faith in humanity.
The concept is good, and the thread in the end where Chiru is helped by an auto-rickshaw driver (LB Sriram) is interesting. But the street brawl ending in saving the CM, the CM visiting the home-minister alone, without security, and murder attempt on him.. well, that's a little far-fetched. But hey, welcome to movie-land. The few graphics used are good, as is the cinematography and the editing is slick. It is a well-thought out and well-written screenplay, but it looks like a little more work could have been done to polish the edges but for a quick release. Still, no disappointment. Scintillating Scenes Or those that drew applause from the audience. The scene where the physically challenged children race against each other, ending up helping one another and reaching the boundary together is moving and thought-provoking. The scene where the goons bother Stalin's sister (Kushboo) and finally the way Stalin cuts his hand off.. is gruesome. The confrontation scene between Stalin and the home-minister is striking. The chase sequence (mandatory) is shot well. The scene where Stalin attacks the home-minister's son defending himself and his nephew works out well. The final scene where all the people gather to wish Stalin-the crowd sequence (managed obviously with graphics) is moving.  Performances It's easy to see why Chiranjeevi became Chiranjeevi. The effort and energy he puts into this movie equals his first attempt. He doesn't not take it easy because he is a star-he seems as enthusiastic as ever, which is why in a new era of young and rising stars he holds his own ground, stronger than all of them put together. Trisha has a couple of scenes and a few songs, and is pretty, dainty and actually acts in one scene. So there you have it-Paisa Vasool. Sharada as Stalin's mother in a cool comeback is good, and Kushboo as his sister has an amazing presence. Sunil proves his capability while Brahmanandam leaves a few laughs. It's good to see the powerful looking Pradeep Rawat act helpless, and Prakash Raj has a make-over with white hair and an accent-Interesting.Boogie Woogie The songs were pretty OK on the audio, and the picturization is good enough too. Good enough-not mind-boggling. But Parare, Go Go Gova and Thobare Thoba are immensely enjoyable numbers with cool dances. The item song (I Wanna Spiderman) with Anushka is bland. And the verdict is.. Bulls-eye! Need we say more? Chiru makes his point loud and clear-help one another, emphasizing it with his regular social services. All this seems to point in one single direction-to rule or to reign accentuated by dialogues like maa anna politics loki vaste anni pakshalu ayana vaipe. Movie-wise, Stalin is watchable and has a crystal clear social message, which is sadly lacking in most of the present day movies, as it is difficult to make a commercial success with a social message without appearing preachy. Chiru and Doss succeed and the point is noted. | |||||||||