Rebel star Prabas' new Karunakar directed Darling, produced by BVSN Prasad under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra India, is a true family entertainer with no double entendre, no violent stunts and even no item numbers!
It revolves around Prabhas (Prabhas), a fun loving youth, who has just finished his graduation and is yet to make up his mind about his next move when his college mate proposes to him. But Prabhas is not interested and makes no bones about it. The spurned girl dashes home and attempts suicide. Her doting father, a powerful don is unable to digest this. So Prabhas is served an ultimatum. He should either marry the girl or face death. But Prabhas is already in love with Nandini (Kajal) and the girl is in Switzerland. What happens next forms the rest of the film.
Prabhas is refreshingly different in this film. He appears down to earth and is quite endearing too. He has improved his expressions and his role per se is pretty, with his silence and a smile in some scenes showing him in better light. Kajal looks nice and bubbly. Her glamour apart, her childlike expressions in some scenes is eye-pleasing.
Music plays a vital role in all of Karunakaran's films, and music by newcomer Prakash is good. Same with the cinematography and Switzerland and Araku have been canned beautifully. The screenplay, replete with twists and turns, sometimes makes you feel a little restless but on the whole it is an entertaining film
