Balakrishna triumphs as Veera but not so much as Jai
Assessment: Gopichand Malineni’s Veera Simha Reddy is solely for Balakrishna’s followers alone. There’s no two methods about it. In any other case there’s solely a lot you possibly can take of all of the flying our bodies, loud punch dialogues which can be particularly written to elicit cheers and scene after scene that exists solely to showcase the titular character as nothing lower than god.
Jai (Balakrishna) has grown up in Istanbul with solely his mom Meenakshi (Honey Rose) for firm. Whereas his mom runs a Rayalaseema themed restaurant to remain true to her roots, he doesn’t know a lot about all of the ache she left behind. When he falls for tone-deaf wannabe singer Isha (Shruti Haasan) and desires to marry her, he finds out extra about his father Veera Simha Reddy (Balakrishna). He additionally finds out about Pratap Reddy (Duniya Vijay) and Bhanumathi (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar) who need his father lifeless. For those who’ve seen the actor’s faction-laden movies, what follows subsequent just isn’t onerous to foretell.
The way in which the titular character is written, you simply know the way it’ll all play out. All his fights are going to defy gravity, he’s going to carry on a mini earthquake each time he enters a room and most significantly, he’s going to ooze swag even in a easy shirt-lungi whereas smoking a rolled cigar. And when the movie is targeted on Balakrishna enjoying him, you really don’t care about how all the pieces enjoying out on-screen is one thing you’ve seen 1,000,000 instances earlier than. Veera actually retains you hooked.
The place the movie falters is each time it shifts focus from him onto Jai and Isha and even Meenakshi. The songs are weaved into the narrative with no rhyme or rhythm and also you’re simply ready for the movie to progress whereas a duet or a particular quantity is enjoying out on-screen. The dialogues get repetitive because the movie progresses, supplying you with info you have already got and testing your persistence. Nevertheless, it nonetheless works when the main focus is introduced again on Pratap or Bhanumathi. Logic (or physics) just isn’t one thing to be anticipated from a masala-starrer like this however the best way Veera approaches factionism is a head-scratcher. On one hand he doesn’t need the following era to observe his footsteps, on the opposite…the much less mentioned the higher.
Veera Simha Reddy, for all its retro touches, oddly defies norms with regards to sure matters. A child out of wedlock just isn’t considered the tip of the world, neither is a girl selecting her personal companion in a conservative family. Households on this movie appear something however typical. Nevertheless, such moments are few and much in between. The cinematography by Rishi Punjabi and rating by Thaman S add to the movie, doing as a lot as Gopichand does to maintain you engaged. However after you’ve seen Balakrishna combat off baddies with swag a minimum of twice within the span of 1 hour, you sort of get tired of it. The size of the movie can be a serious spoilsport.
Veera Simha Reddy is Balakrishna’s movie through-and-through. Nevertheless, the place he triumphs as Veera, he fails as Jai. Each time the person comes on-screen donned is black is once you really feel like paying consideration, his cakey make-up and lukewarm efficiency whereas enjoying the opposite character takes away from it. Varalaxmi actually comes a detailed second holding her personal in opposition to him, proving to be a formidable foe and actor each, somebody who can face him with ease. Duniya and Honey additionally pull off their roles nicely. After Krack one can’t assist however really feel like Gopichand did Shruti soiled. She will get a personality that exists solely to shake a leg, admittedly she does look gorgeous whereas doing it.
On condition that the movie is correct on time for Sankranthi, among the dialogues won’t precisely make it a family-friendly watch. However if you happen to’re a Balakrishna fan, this one’s for you.
