Veteran K. Raghavendra Rao, once considered a specialist in commercial potboilers, has of late been delivering duds like "Subhas Chandra Bose". In "Allari Bullodu" he rehashes his hit "Rowdy Alludu" but makes a mockery of it with his pedestrian screenplay and outdated frames.

Confusion created by look-alikes is a pretty stale theme. Rao makes it worse by relying solely on comedy and overlooking other aspects.

Trisha, the new lucky mascot of Telugu cinema with four hits to her credit including "Athadu", disappoints here playing just an oomph girl.

Young Nitin, who scored as a lover boy in "Jayam" and as action hero in "Dhill", plays a street-smart guy and an underworld man in this film. But his poorly etched role fails to impress.

Rathi, after a disastrous debut in "Pallakilo Pellikuthuru", picks a routine role again.

She plays a character who, despite being a fashion designer, falls for a hoodlum and later keeps weeping for him, not omitting to reveal enough skin in the process.

Comedian Krishna Bhagwan, as a sidekick to baddie Kota, entertains with his one-liners. Brahmanandam, Venu and Dharmavarapu try to breathe life into ill-defined roles. Both the villains - Kota and Shukla - overdo their acts.

Keeravani's insipid music is a major drawback of the film.