“Speedunnodu” is remake of Tamil movie “Sundarapandian”. Director Bhimaneni has acquired name for remaking the movies suitable to the tastes of Telugu audiences. In his last movie "Sudigaadu", he has shown his skill for comedy and has repeated same flair with light-hearted moments but in serious matter of the story he under performs.
The story is somewhat different which is all about friendship and betrayal but the screenplay is such that the actual story only comes towards the end of the movie, before that he plays with comedy, and lengthy romantic track.
The "Prema Pavuram" bus track is entertaining but it has been stretched beyond a point. While the movie is pepped up with rich production values and some tongue-in-cheek dialogues, logic has gone for a toss.
Although Bellamkonda Srinivas has good friendship with Kabir Duhan, it is illogical to think that Srinivas doesn’t know that Kabir is nephew of heroine. Also Madhunanandan’s motive is not convincing. Prakash Raj’s character is not at all established well.
Irony is that director Bhimaneni took nearly four years gap after the release of "Sudigaadu" but didn’t work on ironing out these logic issues. But the movie’s basic story is different from regular masala movies.
Nevertheless the film will help the career of Bellamkonda Srinivas as it is completely focused on him and has put him on the main spotlight.
All in all, unlike "Sudigaadu" Bhimaneni has not come up with perfect remake and unlike "Alludu Seenu" Bellamkonda has come up with a story that is too heavy for him.