To an industry obsessed with telling stories about the fictitious, the rich and the colourful, Dhoni, Prakash Raj's painstakingly composed (and executed) ode to the middle class, comes as a breath of fresh air. That several families will identify with the essence of this film is a given. The good news is that Dhoni has Prakash Raj written all over it - the man coats his film with the intensity and integrity we're used to seeing in his performances.
That's bad news in its own way, though, as anyone who thinks Prakash Raj's energy tends to spill over into hamming territory will ag....