Double Ismart Review

Double Ismart Movie Review

Movie Name: Double Ismart
Release Date: August 15, 2024
Starring: Nivetha Pethuraj, Naresh Agastya, Naga Babu, Praneetha Patnaik, Sunil Kommisetty, Raj Kumar Kasireddy, Ramesh, Moeen, Bindhu Chandramouli
Directors: Puri Jagannath
Producers: Charmi Kaur
Music Director: Mani Sharma

Rating: 2.5/5

Story :

Sanjay Dutt plays Big Bull, a formidable multimillionaire businessman. He makes preparations to live a hundred years of luxurious living. Sadly, it is discovered that he has a brain tumour and that his life expectancy is only a few months.

The physician recommends that Big Bull get a brain transplant and have his memories implanted in a different person. What was the procedure that resulted in Shankar? What transpires when the Big Bull receives a chip with his memories is the central plot of the film.

Performances

Usthad Ram reprises his role as Shankar, transporting us back to his “Energetic Star” days. He plays a role that he appears to adore, and it comes through on film. We don’t see any fault with him at all since he puts his heart and soul into it. No matter how much or how little one enjoys the movie, Ram’s performance is faultless. Ram practically recreates the role of Shankar in all of his actions and body language, whether it is through dances or conversation delivery. From the first portion itself, Ram enters the role as if he had never left the sets. For as long the story takes, he is the main factor that keeps the reader interested.

In Double Ismart Shankar, Kavya Thapar, who was earlier seen in Eagle and Ooru Peru Bhairavakona, teams up with Ram. She seems a little heavier in this picture, which gives her an intimidating physical appearance. The dubbing exacerbates the problem even more. She portrays a conventional Puri Jagannadh heroine. It is acceptable in that it is neither too good nor too awful to reject anything outright.

Analysis

Puri Jagannadh’s iSmart Shankar is followed up by Double iSmart. After focussing on the mother-son relationship at first, the film swiftly introduces the Big Bull, Sanjay Dutt, and his mental health problem, setting up the main narrative. Even if Big Bull’s first episode doesn’t live up to the high standards of today, it makes clear just how strong he is right away. The first part of the film mostly centres on the romantic relationship between the exuberant Shankar and Jannat (Kavya Thapar). Because of Shankar’s personality, some people would think it’s excessive, while others might tolerate it. But Puri’s distinctive writing style is absent. Being brash and loud is the only thing that defines freshness.

While Ali’s comedic track as Boka gets off to a good start, most viewers will probably find it irritating in the end. Every time he makes an appearance, it gets too monotonous. The memory transfer into Shankar’s mind is introduced during the intermission, which sets up anticipation for the second part. The first part is just adequate because the major narrative hasn’t started yet. The mother’s sentiment and the motivation for the retaliation are made clear at the start of the second half. Since the memory transfer—the innovative aspect in the story—has already been established by this time, we may anticipate some fascinating turns and twists. Unfortunately, a number of sexual innuendos and drawn-out sequences are presented to us with the sole intention of trying our patience as viewers.

As if this weren’t enough, Puri includes actress Pragathi to arouse emotions, but at one point, when she chases after a car just before the big action sequence is set up, it feels incredibly contrived and even ridiculous. The audience is probably exhausted by now and eager to leave as the conclusion comes to a predictable conclusion with no shocks or novelty. All things considered, Double iSmart suffers from bad writing and a reliance on Ram’s vitality. Puri is an incredibly long, ostentatious, and exhausting event that does not make use of the original narrative.