Aparoopa review: Mahesh Babu is back with the basics for newcomers

Entertainment By Shashiprasad SM 14/07/2023 Read the article

Aparoopa by, director Mahesh Babu, marks the debut of Sughosh and Hrithika in Sandalwood. It is a simple boy-meets-girl tale in.

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Aparoopa kicks off with Vijay (Sugosh) kicking the bad guys in the introduction fight sequence. He has a sidekick here too, played by Vijay Chendoor.

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Hasini (Hrithika), the only daughter of a wealthy father, is lonely and looking for some attention as her parents are busy with their work life.

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How the two meet and fall in love before they break up just before the film breaks for the interval is the crux of the story.

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The sole point of watching Aparoopa is — the late Dr Puneeth Rajkumar who sang the number “You are my Kareena” along with Sangeetha Ravindranath for Prajwal Pai’s music.

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Factors that work in favour also don’t work for Aparoopa, especially for serious viewers who are done with cliched onscreen romantic stories.

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Usually, songs from Mahesh Babu’s films remain a highlight. But minus Puneeth Rajkumar’s peppy number, there are hardly any soothing numbers.

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Aparoopa is for lovers of old-style romance and not for serious brains seeking logical experience.

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