after last years dud mehboobapuri jagannadh is back with ismart shankar starring ram pothineni nabha natesh and nidhhi agerwal in lead roles shankar ram pothineni is a murderer on the run looking for the person who has got him in the situation hes in while hes unafraid to make enemies and is a fulltime goon he has lost something precious to him and wants vengeance arun satya dev is a cbi agent working on shankars case he knows theres more to the murder than can be seen on the surface hes also surprisingly sympathetic to shankars plight when the two finally cross paths chaos ensuesnidhhi agerwal plays the role of sarah a neuro scientist and aruns girlfriend shes working on an important project thats key to the tale in the second half if the interval bang is anything to go by nabha natesh plays the role of a civil engineer named chandini shankars girlfriend and someone who puts up with his brutish nature but not without a fight even the super fun gangavva makes a cameo the first half of the film is mass at its peak and logic at its worst with three songs weaved in at random intervals the pacing of the film is otherwise fine however a major drawback for the first half are the conveniences puri employs to move the story forward while the core base of the story itself requires you to suspend disbelief investing in these random illogical occurances also become too much to handle not to mention all the uncomfortable rape jokes and dialogues objectifying nabhas character however thats not to say ismart shankar is boring because it is engaging in its own strange way if you like mass films and you even understand puri is testing boundaries with the lines his lead character is allowed to cross it remains to be seen if he maintains a clear head pun intended and pace both in the second half