Vakeel Saab A Female-Centric Movie Or Pawan Kalyan Movie?

Vakeel Saab, the official Tollywood remake of the National Award-winning Bollywood courtroom drama 'Pink,' is the first among Pawan Kalyan's long list of comeback movies. Pawan reprises Amitabh Bachchan's lawyer's role from the original version of Taapsee, Kriti Kulhari, and Andrea Tariang in lead roles.

But here, it's been Pawan's one-person show ever since the launch of Vakeel Saab's first look poster. Be it the 'Maguva Maguva' song or the action-packed teaser, or the recently released 'Satyameva Jayate' song, Pawan has dominated all the promos. The female leads were made to look insignificant.

Vakeel Saab's filmmakers don't seem to even think of highlighting the movie's leading ladies – Anjali, Nivetha Thomas, and Ananya Nagalla, even though the film is essentially a female-centric movie that delivers a strong message against sexual harassment on women.

On the contrary, Vakeel Saab's original version, Pink, and its Tamil remake 'Nerkonda Paarvai', highlighted its leading ladies, and both Amitabh Bachchan and Ajith took a back step in the promos.

Vakeel Saab's team's enthusiasm in glorifying Pawan's heroism at the cost of the movie's very spirit has made Vakeel Saab' Pinkless'.

While feminists and critics are unhappy with this promotional strategy, fans defend it, saying that Pawan is a big star who can pull in more crowds to watch a female-centric drama in theaters.

We will have to wait until the movie's release to see if the filmmakers will stick to the original version and highlight the leading ladies.