Criminal (1995)

For starters, this is a copy of the 1993 Harrison Ford/Tommy Lee Jones starer Fugitive.The plot is basically the same, the first half drags on with the love story which is made unnecessarily boring with a triangle sub-plot and some typical couple dance numbers.the movie gains pace in the second half, and the acting by Nagarjuna/Ramya is quite good. Background score is super and haunting and personally my favourite part of the movie. Overall, its a decent flick.. Fugitive thriller plot + bollywood mirch masala of love triangle and songs.

I can see a few people abusing the movie and its director for remaking a English movie.I guess the same people did not even know that this movie was a remake until recently when they realised it. The movie is a nice adaptation from the original and as a moviemaker has to make compromises to satisfy Bollywood and its viewers the movie turns out to be a good thriller for a 1990s timeline. Acting wise Nagarjuna excels in his actions both as a criminal and a doctor. Manisha Koirala and Ramya Krishnan were among the better actresses at that time and are glamorous. The comedy sequences are nicely mixed in between to divert the movie from being too monotonous. Gulshan Grover plays the villain role to perfection. Songs by M.M.Keeravani are a melody ride which are among the best songs in 90s era.

This film is just an average love story cum thriller.I watched it because I like the song "Tu mile".Story is about a doctor who gets implicated in his wife's murder, and how he goes about proving his innocence and bringing the culprits to book.The good - Mainly the second half of the film.The acting on Nagarjuna's part, the song "Tu mile', cinematography, some action sequences, especially the train scene, few dialogs.The bad - all the other songs, the choreography, some bogus acting, weak editing at some places.I don't think nowadays anyone will watch these type of films. You may ask why did I do. Well....that's only because of "Tu mile".

Criminal, another movie which was supposed to be inspired by Fugitive is in-fact a horrible re-make of Harrison Ford's terrific thriller Fugitive.In the process of making it look a bit different the director makes a nonsense film with 2 heroines and duets where as in the original there is no character as a heroine.And then the character of Tomy Lee Jones is so mellowed down that it looks nothing more than a traffic constable and this is done just to make the hero look like a superman capable of doing anything.A worst film in every aspect.