Pretty much a scene-by-scene remake of the original. I only preferred Harshavardhan's portrayal of the doctor to the Hindi version. Nithin was no where close to Ayushman, Tamanna was good and Nabha Natesh was barely okay. There was also unnecessary lavishness (the restaurant did not look like it was going out of business, at all! Nor did it look like a place where independent artists perform) like a typical tollywood movie. One thing that really struck me was when Mangli (The lottery ticket seller) asked the hero, "Girlfriend...Boyfriend...?" In a movie that did not even have the on-screen kiss of the original. While I love the inclusion, it really didn't feel like something a roadside seller would be open-minded about. If this movie released on the big screen, the audience would have been in splits when the song "om mahaprana deepam" played. Amazing timing!
Review of Maestro
