Dharala Prabhu movie review Rating: 3.5/5
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Dharala Prabhu, directed by debutant Krishna Marimuthu is the official Tamil remake of the critically and commercially acclaimed film Vicky Donor. Dharala Prabhu stars Harish Kalyan, Vivekh and Tanya Hope in the lead roles. This film is produced by Screen Scene Entertainment.
The film opens with Kannadasan (Vivekh), a fertility doctor looking for a potent sperm donor to aid his business, wherein he helps his infertile patients. After a couple of monotonous and pretentious sequences involving Kannadasan trying to dig deeper into getting the right donor, he finds his ‘gold’ in Prabhu (Harish Kalyan), an unemployed footballer with the perfect characteristics for sperm donation. How this association changes the life of an initially ignorant Prabhu is what the film deals with.
Firstly, the combination of Vivekh and Harish works wonders for this film. As an advantage, the lead pair of Harish and Tanya Hope is extremely pleasing to the eye. Their romance is dealt with in a very mature manner and both of them do justice to their parts. The writing is quite impressive, as most of the arcs are well defined and all pivotal characters are written with sincerity.
Considering the fact that this is a remake of a highly successful film, director Krishna’s conviction to not tamper with the basics is commendable. Tanya Hope playing Nidhi and Anupama Kumar as Prabhu’s mother have solid roles to play and their work is laudable.
Dr. Kannadasan’s over-the-top behavior and extremely funny one-liners (sometimes double-meaning) is one of the biggest entertaining factors of the film. There were some jokes from Vivekh’s side that might seem to be crossing a line and shaming. Nevertheless, Vivekh also scores some tiny emotional moments with just a mild expression or a glance. Going on to prove his worth as an experienced performer. Prabhu is shown to have a gang of friends in the beginning, but, slowly their importance fizzles out and they’re seen only during important occasions of his life.
Emotions play an important role in this film and the second half is filled with some really well-made moments. Kudos to the director for finding the right mix between the comedy and the emotional quotient of the film. On this front, Harish Kalyan’s measured act and ability to deliver the expressions on the right meter is satisfying to watch.It entertains without any in-your-face social message and without being preachy about sexual moralities. It takes a light-hearted and positive look at infertility. And the way emotions have been built into the story in the second half, along with the comedy, is a major plus.
What keeps the film together is the perfect casting of Harish Kalyan who seems to be a natural fit in the lead role, and veteran comedian Vivekh is a scream as Dr Kannadasan. Tanya Hope as Nidhi is good and emotes effortlessly. Anupama Kumar as Prabhu’s dominating mother has come out with a solid performance. Multiple composers including Anirudh, Sean Roldan, Vivek-Mervin and other independent composers have also made the music peppy.
Dharala Prabhu is an engaging, breezy entertainer which has the perfect blend of comedy and emotions, along with solid performances from its lead actors.
