Srihari arrives in style

Srihari is one actor who is very clear as to what he wants from his films -- that is in terms of image building. He has patronised his writers, and stunt directors and even directors to the point that all of them think like him when they make a film with him. So when you watch a film you know it is a typical Srihari film. Which is indeed an achievement. Among the aam janta he still commands a very respectable position. And he has cashed in on it in style. Even the character roles he has done from some films recently, like Dhee, Nuvvostaanante Nenoddantaana? and others, have put him on par with the heroes and garnered him more mileage. Now, after much planning he has acted as a hero, in a film which is suprisingly titled Mahalakshmi. Generally, if you go by his track record, his films are oxymorons: why should I care what is happening in this self-centred world? They are selfish to the point of being arrogant and recklessly foolhardy. And he acts only when one of the characters realises the importance of taking the situation into his/her own hands. And he swoops down with his verbal whiplashing to the point of motivating them to their call of duty. Mahalakshmi too falls into the same category, but with a slight difference. It has been planned well, and executed every better. And the fight sequences by the director-stunt choreographer Vijayan have been choreographed amazingly. It's worth a watch if you are looking for some masala in your lives and bored with the same hero-beats-up-villain kind of stuff.