Mr Pregnant review: Syed Sohel hard sells the idea of male pregnancy 

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By Prakash Pecheti

18/08/2023

A promising talent, Syed Sohel made inroads from Telugu “Bigg Boss” to the silver screen. He bets big on his latest release Mr Pregnant.

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How can a man get pregnant? Well, Srinivas Vinjanampati toys with a new concept of a man becoming pregnant. Oh, is it even possible?

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The makers try to make the audiences believe with some “Google search results” and took the example of Thomas Beatie, who worked on transgender and sexuality issues in the USA.

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Mr Pregnant is dull in the first half. The comedy part of Brahmaji and his wife is the only block where you get some relief from the melodrama.

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The story would have worked out well had the filmmaker shown the technicalities that are involved in uterus transplant and the medical challenges involved in it.

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Sohel’s performance is partly convincing, but his character has no depth to take the story forward.

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Raja Ravindra’s role as a sarcastic father Yatakaram Krishnarao is entertaining in parts. Viva Harsha’s comedy is not so rib-tickling.

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Mr Pregnant is a story with an outdated making and barely excites you. Syed Sohel, who carved a niche through Telugu “Bigg Boss“, has nothing left to do but to hard sell to save his face.

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