Radhe Roast

I normally don’t do Hindi movie roasts or even reviews for that matter. I have a problem connecting with the nativity of Bollywood audience in general.

But Radhe is not a movie that needs many considerations. Its just straight forward rank garbage. OK looks like we are doing this after all.

Padam peru enna? Radhe. adhavadhu Radhe Your Most Wanted Bhai. Enna ya moraikura? Podu ya.

Radhe is a case in how not to do a commercial film in 2021. It gets almost 95% of it wrong. Fascinating if you think about it. Its just beautiful in how terrible the movie is.

Oh before that you need to check the Prabhudeva Cinematic verse. Like the Rohitverse and Boyapativerse, the Prabhdevaverse is another interesting school of thought.

Here is the checklist:

1. Copied scenes from all kinds of woods. I mean Hollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood.

2. Objectification of women through and through.

3. Item songs (Template - Lele Maza Le from Wanted)

4. Rapes. Lots of rapes. There is no such thing as ‘more rapes’ in this verse

5. Cringe comedy

6. Sympathy porn

In fact you should play Dambola with this list. Everybody wins.

The film shows how much out of depth PD ji is in terms of audience connect. Now, I know even master creators like Shankar, Neeraj Pandey, Mani Ratnam are struggling with changing tastes. But they do something worth mentioning. This film is just … OMG where do I start?

Seri oru Eid Mubharak ah poduvom.

The dialogues are dated. We have heard them so many times, its comical. In fact if you put the actors in the sets and give them costumes and shout ‘Action’, I am sure they can say something that makes up most of the movie.

There is no screenplay. Ya you heard that right. There is nothing called screenplay in this film. They should refund whatever was paid to them. Each scene is just a cartoon canvas on another. Literally 3 people take over Mumbai. 3! Each scene goes on like an orphaned child. They take out two of the biggest players in Mumbai god knows how. People are kidnapped, people are mass-murdered. Women are molested wherever they go. Master just shows us dead bodies and a smoldering Randeep Hooda. How? Where? What? Nobody knows.

Appuram Story? Boss, no screenplay. Then where story?

In terms of style and motifs, its clear that PD ji is still stuck in 2004. Here are some highlights:

Radhe ka entrance…

Thanniya kudi thanniya kudi, ithellam naanga Athadu la ye paathachu. 17 years aaga poguthu da.

A boy falls from the rooftop and bhai catches him with his..

.. body nu solla vandhen paa. Adhukullla…

Dei Chutney aagi irupeenga da rendu perum. Chutney.

Villain fellow rapes chota villain’s GF. Thoo!

And next scene is a breezy romance.

Epdi da? How?

Romance.. ayayayo… CGI bhai for the win! Just Bhai’s rippling muscles turns the heroine on. Boys, don't take notes.

BTW heroine Disha. Ennadhu yaaru heroine ah. Dho idhaan.

Dei believe me da. This is the heroine. Romba kalaaikatheenga Dishu darling ah. Paavam. Appo appo Instagram porathe darling kaaga thaan.

Anyway Dishu ma does her job by telling a fully grown man how to undress.

Oooooh. Cringe. PD sir…. creativity la Rajamouli ah minjeeteenga.

Legendary Jackie Shroff dancing in partywear

Paarungada andha mogatha.. how did you get yourself to do this? What a waste of talent.

Two of Mumbai’s biggest dons hugging each other.

Ungalaala don ku undaana mariyaadhai poche da.

OK list is going too long. So a snapshot of PrabhuDeva master cringe so that we don’t waste any more time.

Item song

Heroine in loungewear everywhere

Heroine acting(!)

People showing their pinky to visit the toilet

So called Car chase

Iron Man.. Iron Bhai

Only saving grace of the movie. This man.

Blazes through a mediocre role and makes it his own. Well done sir! Very underrated actor.

Other than that, you can watch the songs. They are ok and choreography is pretty good. But please for Seeti maar alone, watch the original.

That's enough for today. Maybe more in part 2.