Movie Review: King of Kotha
Director: Abhilash Joshiy
Producers: Wayfarer Films and Zee Studios
Music Directors: Jakes Bejoy, Shaan Rahman
Starring: Dulquer Salmaan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Dancing Rose Shabeer, and others
Release Date : 24th August 2023
Rating : 2/5
King of Kotha Movie Review and Rating: Dulquer Salmaan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Dancing Rose Shabeer, starrer King of Kotha has hit the theaters today on 23rd August. Let’s see the story of King of Kotha.
Story: Khanna Bhai (Dancing Rose Shabeer) is a drug lord in Kotha town. The youth is addicted to drugs and Bhai reigns supreme in the village. But a new CI Shahul Haasan (Prasanna) comes to the town to end drugs in the town. But he realizes that it is not easy to face Khanna Bhai. Meanwhile, Aishwarya Lakshmi tries various ways to end the drugs and reveals Shahul Haasan all the details. Kotha was under the control of Raju (Dulquer Salmaan) a few years back and that Khanna Bhai is Raju’s dear friend. But both Raju and Khanna Bhai part ways due to a few reasons. Prasanna explains that it is important for Raju (Dulquer Salmaan) to come to this town. What was the quarrel between Raju and Kannabhai? Why did they break up as friends? Will Raju eradicate drugs in that town? To get these answers, one should watch the movie King of Kotha on the silver screen.
Plus Points:
· Dulquer Salmaan
· Performance
· BGM
Minus points:
· Routine story
· Run time
· Narration
· Screenplay
· Editing
Performance: Dulquer Salmaan’s performance in this movie is good. He gave an impressive performance as Raju. The performance of the lead actors are good. The scenes related to friendship and romance are impressive in the movies. Shabir Kallarakkal’s performance in the negative role is impressive. The rest of the cast perform accordingly
Technical: The story of King of Kotha is good. But, the way it is presented is not that good. The background music is good. But the songs composed by Jakes Bejoy and Shaan Rahman are just ok. Dialogues and emotional scenes here and there are impressive. Cinematography is good. Some unexpected twists in the movie are impressive. The fight scenes in the movie will entertain the audience. Cinematography is good. King of Kotha is set in the period backdrop, and art direction team did a good job in recreating the bygone era. The editing is below par.
Analysis: Overall King of Kotha is an average gangster drama with a long run time. Dulquer Salmaan impresses with his performance as always. But the movie is very boring due to routine story and long run time.