We meet Ashok (Prabhas) an undercover cop who is, apparently, the best in the business. David (Murali Sharma), apparently, the best computer specialist in the Mumbai police department, gives a grand introduction to Ashok’s resume as a secret cop. But what he doesn’t tell you is the super cop is a sexist. When Ashok is asked to pick his team from the police department to investigate a series of high-profile heists, his first choice is Amritha Nair (Shraddha Kapoor).Ashok wants Amritha on his team not because she is very good at what she does. Or the fact that she comes with a deep understanding of the criminal world that would prove valuable to the investigation. She gets the case only because Ashok finds her too beautiful to ignore. Thus, begins her workplace harassment. Ashok tells Amritha that he has no games at his office that woman could play. He seems to think that football is a highly masculine game. It’s a pity. He doesn’t stop at that. At one point, he asks her, “Despite being so beautiful, why would you join the police department?” In other words, he says she is too beautiful to be a cop. He even plays Sherlock Holmes as he tries to deduce information about her based on her dressing sense and the amount of time she spends on her mobile phone. Such a smug. For all the pathbreaking work he has done in the criminal world, Ashok seems to have never met a real woman in his life. Why can’t Amritha be just another fellow human being with talent, ambition and strength to pursue her dreams?Most of the action in the first half takes place around Ashok repeatedly saving Amritha. She can’t even stand up for herself when needed. Don’t worry Ashok will take a stand for her.The film feels like an overstretched foreplay leading to a climax, marked by a lengthy but interesting action set piece. The brilliantly composed chase and ensuing fistfights at the end are the only saving grace of this mammoth production. Sujeeth seemingly wanted to create his comic-book version of a crime city like Gotham. But what he has managed to do is create an ostentatiously nonsensical film, which cannot be salvaged even if the makers are willing to spend another Rs 100 crore.
