Devara Part 1 (2024)

Devara-Part-1-(2024)
Devara Part 1 (2024)

There are many questions that still remain unanswered in regard to ” Devara: Part 1”. “Devara” is a fine but familiar Telugu language Indian action drama and the star vehicle for N.T. Rama Rao Jr. who is also a co-lead in the movie RRR. For starters, does this nautical-themed melody drama need to be the first part of a series, because it seems that most of the scenes in this particular movie were shot with the intention of leaving the audience wanting more, and will ‘Devara: Part 1’ sate any of our curiosities? It’s hard to know in either case and not because “Devara: Part 1” does not provide sufficient answers.

First, some good news. He certainly makes his ensemble cast actors appealing even in memes, including Saif Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, and the other actors and tailors to even the dance numbers and action scenes. Along with that, some of the good news is that the movie’s story also unfolds at such a deliberate pace that one would be hard-pressed to argue that the movie’s too slow and too predictable. Which brings me to the bad news.

The lazy narrative structures and stock characters that ‘Devara: Part 1’ does not break away from, often bring the movie to a full stop. In general, frame variation over established themes is not the worst thing in the world. But, one wishes to sob mercilessly while watching an oversized pirate opera, which from one moment to the other ranges from action film to feeling quite thankful for the performance in the same scene.

It is easy to ignore, and it is ultimately of no importance, but “Devara: Part 1” is largely rendered as a dramatized fiction tragedy for a group of gullible Bombay policemen, who in the year 1996, attempt to groove into a society populated by butch seamen. A regional bard Singappa (Prakash Raj) first commemorates the Devara (Rao) and later his son Vara (also Rao), as to the separated section of village dwellers which he leads along the Ratnagiri mountainous region. For some time, the primary method of earning in the region was through piracy, which is evident from the large-scale but sometimes partially rousing initial sequence, where Rao mathematically emerged from the ocean like a second Esther Williams. Ultimately, Devara decides against piracy after discovering more about the weapons of his crew and he sells them to the unscrupulous broker Muruga (Murali Sharma).

Devara, a heroic and empathetic personality when he’s not squaring off against his gentle rival Bhaira (Khan), is also an adept fighter as well as an accomplished dancer. Their hostilities reach new levels during their annual weapons ceremony, where four men try to subdue each other’s villages for weapon caches. Even without details pushing factors, it takes some time for that tension to kick in, but Devara and Bhair certainly kick off some serious excitement when they tie their wrists to each other and take turns slamming each other into surfaces.

These and a few other more traditional forms of enjoyment make the first two halves of “Devara: Part 1” rather easy to tolerate. The story meanders more than it leaps ahead and the film reaches a hard edge only just before the pre-interval pause. At this stage, the intrigue stops centering around the rivalry of Devara and Bhaira and rather focuses on an adult-dominated Vara who is put into uncomfortable responsibilities of his father. This back half of the film does harness its initial promise every now and then, particularly when the timid Vara attempts to live up to his father’s legacy. That struggle foreshadows a rather tame twist which then adds more excitement, setting a well-laid base for the sequel. Of Course, but where are the water fights? There could have been more engaging arguments, some of that could have been dialogue, and some of it could have been more dancing and less exposition too.

These strongly explainable quagmires risk overshadowing the most delightful elements of Devara: Part 1, particularly the supporting characters of hardworking character artists such as Sharma and Srikanth or even Kapoor, who plays Thangam, Vara’s flirty love interest.

During Thangam’s assigned solo routine, the filling matinee audience seated in Times Square made use of the bathroom and missed out on the finest musical performance of the movie. But my audience never failed to remember to cheer and clap whenever Rao struck a pose or choreographed songs that they already were taught. Rao does have a narrow range of emotions, but he does display a devastating charm that captivates whenever he gets into a fight with good posture, or dances with overwhelming cheerfulness. A few stand-alone images and effects are focused on a couple of set pieces, but only a handful of them have the momentum and flair to maintain their full length.

Do we really need a Devara: Part 2? Siva rarely any challenges to his charming ensemble cast to think out of the box, but he and his collaborators still deliver a lot of what you might want from an action musical about a pack of merciless, but heroic pirates. A sequel could be set to improve on what this middling tentpole riser sets. But it could struggle under the weight of viewers’ expectations.

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