Tollywood is back to dubbed movie phase. Right now they have dubbed Simbhu's 'Poda Podi' as 'Manmadhan for Sale'. The movie is already a flop in Tamil. So let's see how the movie has fared ? Arjun is an animator and VFX editor who hails from London. He falls in Love with Nisha. Nisha is a dancer and her ultimate aim is to dance in a reality dance show. Arjun and Nisha gets married and as time flies by, Arjun dislikes Nisha's attitude and her behaviour irritates him. To make things work, they sign an agreement. What is that agreement ? What happened to Nisha's dream ? Watch the answers on big screen.
Simbhu as Arjun has done justice to his role. He as usual rocks in dance and his energetic moves are a biggest asset to the story. He also works more on comedy and witty one liners. Varalaxmi gives a matured performance. However she is not a cute looking girl. At times she even resembles WWE player China. However she showed the realistic side of today's girl. She is just fabulous. Simbhu is the conventional lover and he doesn't get enough space. Veteran actress Shobha has made her return to silver screen. She makes an impact with her role. VTV Ganesh is also good. As Simbhu's uncle he scores once again.
The biggest strength of the movie is the narration. The movie has a simple and straight forward line. A simple boy falling in love with a ambitious girl. But the treatment is what makes it special. However the treatment fails to give the emotional depth. The story is too weak and shallow and it never gives the desired impact. The director himself was in chaos whether to give a love story or a story after marriage. Also the disputes between the lead pair is just silly. What kind of reason is this ? Music is another average thing. C.Dharan Kumar has failed to impress with songs. However background score is perfect and good. Cinematography is spectacular as it catches some exotic locales of London.
The movie could have been a lot better with some serious story line and a hard hitting message. Instead, the director has taken things for granted and that reflects in each frame. Things go for a toss mid way and everything falls flat. Casting and Cinematography are the biggest positives.
