Pradhan movie review: Dev shines in Avijit Sen’s earnest and sincere cop drama
The journey of finding the actor in the image that Dev has created over the years as a superstar in Bengali cinema has been promising to witness. The actor, who is also a TMC MP, has been making careful choices, when it comes to his films over the past few years, even if the results have been a bit shaky at the outset. His latest release, Pradhan, however, impresses the most. Dev shines as Deepak Pradhan, an honest cop, who is transferred to a fictional village of Dharmapur, where he strikes up a chord with the locals. (Also read: Bigg Boss 17: Ankita Lokhande looks shocked as Vicky Jain tries to slap her on national TV during argument. Watch) Dev in a still from Pradhan. From what could have been a typical mainstream cop-drama with loud background music and louder fight sequences (the Singham references are not good), Pradhan rescues itself with an honest and sincere effort, keenly taking on the ground realities of political administration and voting policies. Dev, who also co-produced the film …