Pandu doesn’t make tall claims it stays correct to the essence of Dada Kondke’s films, with just one sole goal – that of entertaining the masses. And who better to do that than two of the most very well recognised comedians from the market?
Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike staff up for this comedy, creating it the 1st time for the two to be performing jointly on the massive screen. The movie begins with the Bhau (Pandu) and Kushal (Mhadu) accomplishing at a programme in honour of politician Babasaheb Pathare (Pravin Tarde). Pleased with their performance, Babasaheb fulfils their desire of doing a occupation for livelihood and gets them inducted as Hawaldars in the Mumbai police drive. What follows is a comedy of mistakes, twists and turns, and a hatke climax.
Comedy with double this means jokes is a tricky space. It requires to have just the suitable harmony a little considerably less can make it drab, and a minor extra can make it crass. Director Viju Mane manages to strike a equilibrium, building you chortle with just the ideal tadka.
The acting division is whole of regarded names and they supply what’s expected of them. Any individual else in put of Bhau Kadam for this function could not have strike the mark, but the ace comic nails each punch line when retaining a specified level of innocence. Kushal as Mhadu is the excellent companion to Bhau’s Pandu and provides an similarly excellent performance. Neither of these two overpowers each other. Sonalee appears to be like beautiful no doubt, and she also receives to pack a punch (literally) as Usha. The actress’s part is pivotal to Pandu’s plot. Pravin Tarde commands the screen as Babasaheb Pathare even though Prajakta Mali emerges as a shock package in this equation as Babasaheb’s daughter.
As entertaining as Pandu’s very first 50 % is, the movie loses rate in the 2nd fifty percent. Even though the climax earns some brownie factors, the movie does not make a finish turnaround. There are some supporting people additional for comic reduction, but carrying out away with some of them would not genuinely have built much of a difference. Hemangi Kavi, for illustration, does not have much to do apart from establishing Mhadu’s married life, nor does Shahbaz Khan.
All reported and done, Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the highlight of the movie. That is also what most men and women would go to enjoy the movie for. The two do not disappoint. The identical can’t be said about the film as a complete nevertheless.