Pandu isn’t going to make tall promises it stays true to the essence of Dada Kondke’s films, with a single sole goal – that of entertaining the masses. And who far better to do that than two of the most perfectly known comedians from the industry?
Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike staff up for this comedy, generating it the 1st time for the two to be performing together on the significant display. The movie starts with the Bhau (Pandu) and Kushal (Mhadu) carrying out at a programme in honour of politician Babasaheb Pathare (Pravin Tarde). Pleased with their performance, Babasaheb fulfils their want of performing a job for livelihood and will get them inducted as Hawaldars in the Mumbai police power. What follows is a comedy of mistakes, twists and turns, and a hatke climax.
Comedy with double indicating jokes is a tough region. It needs to have just the suitable harmony a very little fewer can make it drab, and a minimal much more can make it crass. Director Viju Mane manages to strike a balance, generating you laugh with just the proper tadka.
The acting department is total of recognised names and they produce what’s envisioned of them. Any individual else in position of Bhau Kadam for this role may possibly not have hit the mark, but the ace comedian nails each punch line while retaining a sure stage of innocence. Kushal as Mhadu is the excellent companion to Bhau’s Pandu and provides an similarly great general performance. Neither of these two overpowers each and every other. Sonalee appears to be like lovely no question, and she also will get to pack a punch (literally) as Usha. The actress’s component is pivotal to Pandu’s plot. Pravin Tarde instructions the monitor as Babasaheb Pathare though Prajakta Mali emerges as a surprise bundle in this equation as Babasaheb’s daughter.
As entertaining as Pandu’s 1st half is, the film loses tempo in the next fifty percent. Although the climax earns some brownie points, the film doesn’t make a complete turnaround. There are some supporting figures included for comedian relief, but executing absent with some of them wouldn’t actually have produced substantially of a variance. Hemangi Kavi, for example, doesn’t have a lot to do aside from developing Mhadu’s married lifestyle, nor does Shahbaz Khan.
All mentioned and performed, Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the spotlight of the movie. That’s also what most individuals would go to observe the film for. The two really don’t disappoint. The very same can’t be reported about the movie as a total while.