It starts off with Rana Pratap Jaydev (Nara Rohit) being hit on the head and dragged into a van. From then on, Rana Pratap narrates his story which starts off with his returning to India from the US. The opening scene establishes him as a filthy rich guy who belongs to a ‘well-connected’ family. They also show how he has loads of ego and Rana Pratap wondering how ego was and is the basis of all wars throughout history. And it’s his ego that makes him get a job with the police department. Well, he gets slapped by a SP (Ahuti Prasad) and he instantly decides to buy his position. Of course, all his money cannot buy him a post above SP cadre, so he settles for the SI post. He gets posted to Rajolu from where he gets transferred to Eluru Rural police station. But he is not your usual honest and sincere cop who is hell-bent on providing justice to people. Of course, he makes sure the police station he sits in is renovated and his staff gets Rs 50,000 monthly income, thanks to his connections. However, since the story is not set in la la land, he has his first brush with reality in the sleepy little village. From then on starts his battle with local MP Durga Prasad (Rao Ramesh) who dreams of becoming a union minister. And the rest of the film shows how he deals with the baddies and squashes their plans.
At a time when you have back to back releases filled with inane comedy scenes in the name of entertainment, comes a film that tries to broach a serious subject without sounding preachy.
Instead, it tries to address the issue realistically without falling into the trap of becoming a nerve-wrecking action film with loads of blood and gore.
Yet, the director could not resist the temptation to grab the basic idea from Attarintiki Daaredi’s richie rich hero played by Pawan Kalyan. So, he has an entourage constantly following his hero Rana Pratap throughout. Towards the climax, Rana Pratap even says his uncle is the CM of the state playing perfectly to the galleries.
Krishna Chaitanya definitely addresses a present-day issue, but all his elements are drawn from yore.
And the film falls into the line-up of films like Power, Aagadu, etc, released in the past few months all of which try to show the police in good light. But Krishna Chaitanya manages to tell his story without leaving you disturbed by the time credits roll and that’s where he scores high.
Yes, like all films, Rowdy Fellow too has its share of shortcomings, but for a first attempt, Krishna Chaitanya does pull off a pretty decent job.
