‘Vakeel Saab’ review: This masala-laced remake of ‘Pink’ starring Pawan Kalyan, Nivetha Thomas and Anjali hits the right notes in the courtroom proceedings

‘Now the people need you’ (‘Ippudu janalaki nuvvu kaavali’), Satyadev (Pawan Kalyan) better known as ‘vakeel saab’ is told in the film. What he does next might make or break a case involving three women. But more than that, the statement acknowledges the star who is a politician in real life, and plays an on-screen saviour of the masses. Pawan Kalyan’s stardom and political aspirations dictate how director Sriram Venu adapts the critically-acclaimed Hindi film Pink (2016) into Telugu.

Sriram Venu packs in mass elements — stunt sequences and episodes of the hero saving the downtrodden — but also stays true to the source material of Pink and gets the hero to deliver the much-needed ‘no means no’ messaging effectively. That’s a big win.

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