Sadly, it slacks to being a sloppy amalgamation of rather regressive jokes. In fact, the way the film begins with P Ravi Shankar's introduction, you expect the film to be fast-paced and slick. Jaggu's mother, played by Urvashi, worships just villains and has a puja bell that is made out of a gun, which is novel and evokes laughs. There are parts of the film which work in isolation. Unfortunately, the film ends up a tad too long and has far too many subplots added, making a mess of the main story-line at most times. Had these situations been handled deftly, the film could have possibly worked better. But, Jaidev doesn't like any girl she shows and, as fate would have it, he falls for the matchmaker Gowri. A pretty marriage broker, a la Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Kuch Naa Kaho, is there to helm him. The film then progresses into a part-hilarious juncture, which has Jaggu Dada, now disguised as a suave Dubai-businessman Jaidev, in search of a girl.
P Ravi Shankar in the comical role reminds one of the dead Naseeruddin Shah of Chamatkar at times. The film did have the potential of being a winner, especially with the initial part of a dead grandfather haunting for his last wish to be fulfilled.
Sadly, this mishmash hasn't resulted in well-knit end product. As the film progresses, one is reminded of many films, some of these include Kuch Naa Kaho, Bride And Prejudice, Chamatkar, Welcome and Munnabhai series. First-time filmmaker Raghavendra Hegde's Jaggu Dada is intrinsically a masala action comedy, which is tailored to ensure the superstar hero lives up to the 'image' that he has built for his fans. No one in his town wants to marry their daughter off to a don, leading him to go to Mumbai to con someone to do the same. Jaggu Dada, the third generation in a family of goons, is stuck in a sticky situation when his dead grandfather haunts him to get married a 'cultured girl'.
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