Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the highlight of Pandu

The late Dada Kondke has impressed an entire technology of viewers, filmmakers and actors in Maharashtra, and Pandu is a testimony of that. No, it truly is not a remake or sequel of Dada Kondke’s legendary Pandu Hawaldar, but a tribute to Dada Kondke.

Pandu will not make tall promises it stays legitimate to the essence of Dada Kondke’s films, with just one sole goal – that of entertaining the masses. And who superior to do that than two of the most very well recognized comedians from the sector?

Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike crew up for this comedy, making it the initially time for the two to be performing jointly on the big display screen. The film starts with the Bhau (Pandu) and Kushal (Mhadu) carrying out at a programme in honour of politician Babasaheb Pathare (Pravin Tarde). Pleased with their functionality, Babasaheb fulfils their desire of performing a task for livelihood and gets them inducted as Hawaldars in the Mumbai law enforcement power. What follows is a comedy of mistakes, twists and turns, and a hatke climax.

Comedy with double which means jokes is a difficult space. It needs to have just the suitable equilibrium a very little fewer can make it drab, and a small additional can make it crass. Director Viju Mane manages to strike a balance, earning you laugh with just the ideal tadka.

The performing division is total of recognised names and they produce what’s anticipated of them. Any individual else in location of Bhau Kadam for this function might not have hit the mark, but the ace comic nails every single punch line though retaining a selected level of innocence. Kushal as Mhadu is the ideal companion to Bhau’s Pandu and provides an similarly good efficiency. Neither of these two overpowers each other. Sonalee appears to be like attractive no doubt, and she also receives to pack a punch (basically) as Usha. The actress’s aspect is pivotal to Pandu’s plot. Pravin Tarde instructions the monitor as Babasaheb Pathare when Prajakta Mali emerges as a surprise package in this equation as Babasaheb’s daughter.

As entertaining as Pandu’s initial 50 percent is, the movie loses tempo in the next 50 percent. Even though the climax earns some brownie points, the movie doesn’t make a comprehensive turnaround. There are some supporting figures extra for comedian reduction, but accomplishing absent with some of them would not seriously have made much of a change. Hemangi Kavi, for example, doesn’t have considerably to do other than creating Mhadu’s married lifestyle, nor does Shahbaz Khan.

All reported and accomplished, Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the highlight of the movie. Which is also what most individuals would go to watch the movie for. The two don’t disappoint. The identical cannot be stated about the film as a total even though.