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EDITOR'S PICK
`David
Billa` - watch it only for Ajith
Tamil superstar Ajith`s Telugu film "David Billa" has been released
amidst huge expectations, given the success of his previous release "Mangatha".
"David Billa" should have ideally been a neat entertainer, but
unfortunately it falls flat on the face as it has plenty of style, but very
little in the form of content.
Ajith is the main attraction of the film alright, but director Chakri Tholeti
seems to have just concentrated on projecting him with lot of build ups and
punchy dialogues.
The dialogues may appeal to his fans initially, but gradully viewers will start
wondering as to why the director made the producer spend so much for the visual
appeal of the film, and didn`t concentrate on the story as much.
Though the director has taken the essence of the story from Al Pacino`s "Scarface",
"David Billa" does not have the elements to make it a good action and
emotional entertainer. Many sequences do not carry any credibility at all and
logic goes for a toss.
Tholeti`s screenplay especially lacks credibility. Since the pace of the film
slackens many a times, the audience can get bored in many sequences which seem
to have been stretched. The plus point of the film is Ajith`s intensive
performance and style, coupled with some amazing camera work of Rajashekhar. The
art director has also done a great job.
The story follows a Sri Lankan refugee named David Billa, who takes shelter in
Rameshwaram. Though he always fights injustice against the defenceless, he is
made to take up jobs on behalf of a smuggler called Abbasi. Slowly, he raises
his status in the underworld because of his dynamic and courageous actions.
Meanwhile, he is also in love wih Abbasi`s niece Jasmine, while there is another
girl who has an eye on him.
Later, David Billa comes into contact with a Europe-based arms dealer named
Dimitri, and he breaks his alliance with Abbasi. There is a confrontation
between David Billa and his underworld mentor Abbasi. David Billa builds up his
own empire. How this results in Billa killing the arms dealer forms the rest of
the story.
Unfortunately, Ajith`s strong performance cannot salvage the film. He looks
handsome, stylish, sophisticated and also wicked. Some of the dialogues also
relate his struggle in the film industry to reach the top. Sudhanshu Pandey
regales the viewers with his natural performance, while Vidyut Jamwal is
impressive and stylish.
The two heroines have nothing much to do other than sizzling in dance numbers
and a few sequences. The romantic sequences look horrible in the film. Yuvan
Shankar Raja`s music is not impressive, but Rajashekhar`s camera work is
brilliant and visuals of the film stand out.
The art direction is good, but the film`s editing could have been a notch
better.
"David Billa" would be an interesting film only if you are an ardent
fan of Ajith. Otherwise it is an average film with a weak script spoiling the
show.