Director
Boyapati
Sreenu,
who
had
given
two
action
films
with
a
sentiment
touch
like
Tulasi
and
Bhadra
has
once
again
tried
his
hand
on
action-packed
drama
with
Balakrishna
as
hero.
No
doubt,
the
Simha
is
better
than
the
recent
duds
of
Balayya,
and
at
the
same
time
the
film
has
nothing
new
in
the
subject
but
a
complete
beaten
track.
The
director
has
made
use
of
all
the
cinematic
liberties
in
running
the
story
with
the
hero
and
in
the
flashback
his
father,
hacking
as
many
as
some
400
to
500
people
either
with
a
punch
/
sword
or
a
hunting
sickle.
Srimannarayana
(Balakrishna)
is
a
professor
in
a
college.
He
doesn"t
allow
injustice
before
his
eyes.
Janaki
(Sneha
Ullal)
joins
the
college.
Once
some
goons
try
to
abduct
her
but
Srimannarayana
saves
her.
She
falls
in
love
with
him
in
no
time.
Incidentally,
Janaki
is
none
other
than
his
sister-in-law
and
on
one
occasion,
Srimannarayana
comes
to
know
from
his
granny
(KR
Vijaya)
that
he
belongs
to
the
Bobbili
clan.
His
father
Dr
Narasimha
(Balakrishna)
is
a
saviour
of
poor.
He
could
perform
surgery
to
save
life
and
he
could
also
hack
people
if
they
do
wrong.
Unfortunately,
two
sons
of
a
local
mafia
leader
Veerakesavudu
(Aditya
Menon)
die
in
the
hands
of
Dr
Narasimha
for
their
excesses
and
in
revenge
Veerakesavudu
kills
both
Dr
Narasimha
and
his
wife
Savitri
(Nayanatara).
Before
his
death,
Veerakesavudu
tastes
the
punch
of
Dr
Narasimha
and
goes
into
comma.
Will
he
gain
his
consciousness
?
Will
Srimannarayana
goes
to
village?
Will
he
marry
Janaki?
What
happens
next
will
form
the
interesting
part
of
the
movie.
PERFORMANCE:
Balakrishna,
after
a
long
time,
has
given
energetic
performance
.
He
played
dual
roles
as
father
and
son.
He
excelled
in
both
the
roles.
However,
ageing
is
clearly
visible
during
close-up
shots.
However,
director
ensured
to
elevate
both
the
characters
with
equal
ease.
Sneha
Ullal
is
okay
for
looks
but
she
still
needs
to
improve
her
acting
skills.
Especially,
she
should
be
more
cautious
on
her
lip
sync.
Namitha
played
another
glamorous
role
in
the
film.
But
she
appeared
quite
bulky
despite
showing
her
oomph.
She
is
yet
to
realise
the
fact
that
she
has
to
shed
the
fat.
KR
Vijaya
was
the
perfect
choice
for
the
grandmother"s
role
and
she
lived
in
the
character
and
did
complete
justice
to
her
role.
Aditya
Menon
and
Malayalam
artiste
Saikumar
showed
good
screen
presence.
Rahman
is
okay
as
Balakrishna"s
brother-in-law.
Nayanatara,
though
had
a
very
small
role
in
the
film,
is
okay
in
her
character.
Comedy
by
Krishna
Bhagawan,
Ali,
Venumadhav
is
just
average
and
literally
they
failed
to
tickle
the
funny
bones.
TECHNICAL:
Chakri
has
composed
melodious
tunes
to
all
the
songs,
though
they
remind
us
of
80s
and
90s
Songs.
Choreography
of
all
the
songs
is
okay
and
Balakrishna
tried
to
prove
that
he
could
compete
with
Junior
NTR
in
dances
by
trying
some
innovate
steps.
Action
by
Ram-Lakshman
and
Stun
Siva
is
fine.
Especially
the
chase
scenes,
the
scenes
that
relate
to
hero
bashing
the
villains
and
the
gory
killings
were
perfectly
shot.
Background
score
by
Chinna
is
good
and
elevated
the
mood
in
many
scenes.
Camera
by
Arthur
Wilson
is
good
while
art
by
AS
Prakash
is
laudable.
Editing
by
Kotagiri
Venkateswara
Rao
should
have
a
little
more
sharp.
Though
the
first
half
is
okay,
it
appeared
a
little
stretched.
However,
the
action
scenes
in
the
second
half
made
the
audiences
ignore
the
stretching
of
scenes
to
some
extent.
Director
Boyapati
Sreenu,
who
penned
the
screenplay
and
dialogues
for
the
film
besides
providing
story,
had
perfect
grip
on
the
entire
subject,
though
the
narration
appeared
old
fashioned.
REMARKS:
It
appears
that
two
scenes
were
lifted
from
the
blockbuster
Magadheera,
where
the
hero
kills
100
soldiers
single-handedly.
Even
in
this
film,
the
hero
kills
many
goons
as
the
heroine
wishes
that
she
wants
to
see
everyone
dead
before
her
death
in
the
flashback
scene
and
it
repeats
in
the
climax
scene
as
well.
The
film
also
have
some
punching
dialogues.
The
film
is
a
nice
watch
for
those
who
love
Balakrishna
and
his
fans.
Cast:
Balakrishna,
Nayanatara,
Namitha,
Sneha
Ullal,
Saikumar
(Malayalam
artiste),
Hemant,
Rahman,
Sravan,
GV,
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao,
Dharmavarapu
Subrahmanyam,
Brahmanandam,
Ali,
Krishna
Bhagawan,
Venumadhav,
LB
Sriram,
Aditya
Menon,
Vinod,
Ananda
Bharati,
KR
Vijaya,
Sairabanu,
Jhansi,
Sana,
Kinnera
and
others.
Credits:
Music
–
Chakri,
Background
score
–
Chinna,
Camera
–
Arthur
Wilson,
Editing
–
Kotagiri
Venkateswara
Rao,
Art
–
A
S
Prakash,
Choreography
–
Prem
Rakshit,
Action
–
Ram
Laxman,
Stun
Siva,
Executive
Producer
–
B
Mahendrababu,
Presents
-
Paruchuri
Sivarama
Prasad,
Producer
–
Paruchuri
Kireeti,
Story,
dialogues,
screenplay
and
direction
–
Boyapati
Sreenu.
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