Manmadhudu

Director Vijay Bhaskar has dished out a mature comedy, Nagarjuna�s Manmadhudu is an entertainer by all means. Nag has proved that he has a penchant for such genre of films and in the company of glamorous Sonali, the film is turning out to be a superhit. Though there are shades of Mel Gibson�s What Women Want, the thread has been reworked to suit the taste of the Telugu audience.

Abhiram (Nagarjuna) is a handsome middle-aged man who works as an executive in an advertising agency. He is a misogynist. When his uncle and the chairman of the company (Tanikella Bharani) appoint Haritha (Sonali Bendre) as an assistant manager, all hell breaks loose. He tries to make life miserable for her, which results in Haritha submitting her resignation. In a flashback Abhi�s uncle tells her about how Abhi became a women hater. He was in love with a girl Maheswari (Anshu) who spurned him in the last moment due to certain compulsions. Since then he hated women and now uncle wants Haritha to fall in love with him. What happens next and will Haritha be able to succeed in her mission form the rest of this hilarious comedy.

Though the story is wafer thin, the director has been able to package the film well with an innovative presentation. Nagarjuna and Sonali are excellent and have played their roles with conviction. The music of Devi Sri Prasad is hummable. The film is out to wallop some fun �n� frolic.

Verdict: Rip-Roaring Entertainer