Formulaic entertainment with one hero, two heroines, three villains, four songs, five fights and six comedy scenes has become the boring stuff ruling the Tollywood. Like many heroes who become one in the herd; Mahesh Babu also followed the formula films like ‘Dookudu, Aagadu’ etc receiving some criticism despite doing versatile characters in ‘SVSC, Nenokkadine’ etc.
A commercial success is the only unit to gauge the status of a hero and Mahesh was on top in this respect. Yet, he seems to be unhappy as an artist when he isn’t getting the scope to excel within himself. Koratala Siva’s ‘Srimanthudu’ seems to be the best character Mahesh has enjoyed in recent times.
When cameraman Madhie called ‘Srimanthudu’ as a film with (social) message set in action backdrop, this was enough for Mahesh Fans to feel happy about. Koratala Siva is a director of real material. After delivering a super hit ‘Mirchi,’ he is all utilizing the opportunity of directing Mahesh Babu with a meaningful film.