Extra Ordinary Man Review: Not Even Ordinary🎥✨

Extra Ordinary Man lacks a coherent story or one that is poorly conveyed on screen. Assuming, it revolves around Abhi (Nithiin), a junior artist with ambitions, who confronts a prominent figure in a filmy scripted scenario and takes him down. The reasons behind his actions and his actual identity shape the core of the story.

Writer-turned-director Vakkantham Vamsi directs his second film after ‘Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India.’ This time, he opted for an outright comedy script meant to deliver humor in every scene, regardless of how over-the-top or loud it may be. The film begins with an action chase, which seems alright, but what follows quickly establishes a fun mood. Establishing the hero’s character, family backdrop, junior artist background, etc., no matter how farcical, generate fun. Nithiin’s ease and energy also contribute to this vibe. Despite this format not being particularly new and having been tested in other successful films recently, it manages to work to some extent. Once the villain track is introduced, a long action block involving comedian Prudhvi and a sentimental song, everything added to dilute the over-the-top fun vibe that was set. Despite not much happening in the first half in terms of the story or character development, although some comedy worked, some elements felt forced. However, it still makes up for a passable watch so far. The second half begins with some confusing comedy, hinting at what’s to come, and this continues until the climax. However, it worsens progressively toward the end. In one scene, a dialogue questions, “Mana climax kosam andarikanna eduru choosedevaro telusa?” At this stage, there’s no confusion; instead, the audience just wants the film to conclude. The entire second half becomes exhausting as every character trying hard for comedy. It’s really strange that a solid writer like Vakkantham Vamsi couldn’t even see how some key characters are not even half-baked. Few characters that contributed to the comedy in the first half, like Rao Ramesh and Rohini, return only in the climax to remind us they are still part of the film. However, the comedy written for them upon their return adds to the pain. The way the director wrote Sreeleela’s character seems like a joke; we only get reminded of the heroine when she appears in songs in the second half. The villain role played by Sudev Nair tests patience in every scene. Vakkantham failed to develop the lead character, which was intended to appear unique from start to end. His writing works in parts, but the ideas he has seemed to have remained on paper. Overall, ‘Extra Ordinary Man’ offers an over-the-top comedy in the first half but falls flat with a clueless and patience-testing second half. 🎥✨