The Power (2021 Indian film)

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The Power
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Official release poster
Directed byMahesh Manjrekar
Written byMahesh Manjrekar
Produced byVijay Galani
Pratik Galani
Dhaval Jayantilal Gada
Aksshay Jayantilal Gada
Starring
CinematographyRakesh Rawat
Edited bySarvesh Parab
Music bySalim–Sulaiman
Production
companies
Pen India Limited
Galani Entertainments
Distributed byZee Plex
Release date
  • 14 January 2021 (2021-01-14) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The Power is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar.[1] It stars Vidyut Jammwal, Shruti Haasan, Zakir Hussain, Prateik Babbar, Sachin Khedekar and Jisshu Sengupta.[2] The film was released on the online streaming service Zee Plex on 14 January 2021.[3][4][5][6]

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who appreciated action sequences performed by Jammwal , and editing, but criticized for pace, screenplay, and Manjrekar's direction. It is loosely inspired of Firoz Khan's Dharmatma (1975) film.

Cast[]

Reception[]

Anna M. M. Vetticad said that the film is "engaging to begin with, but as it rolls along, it becomes clear that it falls in the ‘if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen ’em all’ category of underworld dramas."[7] Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of The Times of India wrote: "With a tighter, finer screenplay and more consistent performers, ‘The Power’ could have been a befitting response of this decade to the Sarkar franchise but a lacklustre narrative, among other things, brings the power down to level zero."[8] Samrudhi Ghosh of Hindustan Times wrote: "The Power, with its creative bankruptcy, brings nothing new to already done-to-death iterations of The Godfather.[9] Joginder Tuteja of Rediff.com noted, "If the film had been crisper with solid drama in the second half too, The Power could have been more powerful."[10]

Anurag Sharma from Republic World wrote, "While an attempt was made by the makers to show a crime world and mafia story in a different light, they have ended up repeating the old storyline, only with unnecessary twists. Even though some of the actors made a strong effort to hold the fort from their end, it has only gone in vain."[11]

Music[]

The music for the film was composed by Salim-Sulaiman with lyrics written by Kumaar . The single "Oh Saaiyaan" was sung by Arijit Singh and Raj Pandit while the female version was sung by Aishwarya Pandit [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Rawat, Kshitij (11 January 2021). "The Power trailer: Vidyut Jammwal-starrer is a violent revenge drama". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "The Power trailer: Vidyut Jammwal-Shruti Haasan's romance takes a deadly turn". Hindustan Times. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ Seta, Fenil (12 January 2021). "s Vidyut Jammwal not interested in promoting The Power? Producer Vijay Galani BREAKS silence". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ Mistry, Ketna (12 December 2020). "Mahesh Manjrekar's 'The Power' to release on ZEE5". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ Parasuraman, Prathyush (14 January 2021). "The Power On Zee Plex: Vidyut Jammwal's Acrobatics Keep Afloat This Godfather-Tale Gone Stale". Film Companion. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Shruti Haasan, Vidyut Jammwal Starrer 'The Power' Is Streaming On ZEE5". Desimartini. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ^ "The Power movie review: Vidyut Jammwal and Shruti Haasan are powerless in the face of a generic, dated script". Firstpost. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ "The Power Movie Review : Not all that powerful". The Times of India. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. ^ "The Power review: Vidyut Jammwal and Shruti Haasan star in a poor retread of The Godfather". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. ^ "The Power review". Rediff.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ^ "'The Power' movie 2021 review: A generic storyline with ample twists and turns". Republic World.
  12. ^ "The power romantic anthem 'Oh Saaiyaan' out: Arijit Singh's track featuring Vidyut Jamwal, Shruti Hassan is a foot tapping number". Zee News. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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