Raja
Sen
-
Rediff
And
then
there's
Ram
Charan,
a
cop
so
tough
he
wears
only
two
inscrutable
expressions.
He
struts
around
trying
to
look
hardcore,
but
clearly
there
is
a
reason
why
it
takes
someone
like
Salman
Khan
to
make
a
stupid
actioner
work.
This
new
boy
has
zero
screen
presence,
possibly
worsened
by
the
Hindi
dubbing,
and
taking
on
one
of
Bachchan's
Vijays
is
particularly
suicidal.
When
the
film
mercifully
ends,
some
remixed
song
has
the
gall
to
play
Bachchan's
voice
saying
that
"yeh
police
station
hai" line,
which
seems
particularly
cruel
to
young,
unimpressive
Ram.
Rajeev
Masand,
CNN-IBN
Ram
Charan,
in
fact,
a
successful
and
popular
star
in
Telugu
films,
comes
off
as
stiff
as
a
wax
statue
in
his
Bollywood
debut,
with
barely
any
emotion,
forget
brooding
anger.
His
biceps
pop
out
of
his
uniform,
but
he
barely
flexes
his
facial
muscles.
Ram
Charan
never
gets
under
the
skin
of
Vijay
Khanna,
making
it
hard
to
look
beyond
his
kohl-lined
eyes
and
his
neatly
styled
hair.
Martin
D'Souza
-
Glamsham
Amitabh
Bachchan
shook
off
the
ashes
of
his
flops
with
this
film
to
create
the
'angry
young
man'
persona.
The
new
lad,
Ram
Charan
tries
very,
very,
very
hard.
He
will
first
have
to
loosen
up
to
set
himself
free
from
the
chains
that
are
restricting
his
movements.
Shubha
Shetty-Saha
-
Mid
Day
Ram
Charan
has
a
great
body
and
walks
around
like
a
cat
with
hangers
for
shoulders.
But
alas,
that
obviously
is
not
enough.
Only
if
he
had
watched
the
'Zanjeer'
DVD
again
and
again
and
even
tried
to
emulate
the
body
language
of
the
original
Inspector
Vijay
(with
a
reed-thin
body),
things
could
have
been
far
different.
Mihir
Fadnavis
-
First
Post
Ram
Charan,
a
superstar
in
the
South,
achieves
the
impossible
feat
of
being
even
more
wooden
than
John
Abraham.
The
guy's
facial
muscles
are
so
tightly
attached,
his
eyelids
would
close
if
he
scratched
his
cheek.
Saurabh
Dwivedi
-
India
Today
It
is
common
knowledge
by
now
that
the
film's
hero
Ram
Charan
Teja
is
a
superstar
down
south.
So
it's
only
understandable
(and
since
the
Indian
audience
expects
no
better
from
a
'star')
that
he
act
less,
and
focus
more
on
showing
off
his
biceps,
shouting
(since
someone
apparently
told
them
that
screaming
is
the
same
as
being
angry),
and
dancing.
Suffice
it
to
say,
in
no
way
does
Ram
Charan
Teja
do
justice
to
the
role
of
angry
cop
Vijay
Khanna.
Sneha
May
Francis
-
Emirates
24/7
Telugu
star-kid
Ram
Charan
bursts
on
the
screen
as
the
macho
cop,
flaunting
his
ribbed
abs
and
muscles
with
immense
flamboyance.
The
staple
aviators,
gruff
voice
and
broody
expressions
complete
the
look.
But,
it
remains
constant,
never
allowing
us
to
experience
Ram's
versatility.
That
aside,
his
Hindi
diction,
chiseled
body
and
action
drills
are
top-notch,
but
just
not
enough
to
match
Bachchan's
iconic
screen
image.
Expecting
a
debutant
to
fit
into
Bachchan's
shoes
is
way
too
ambitious,
and
any
slip-up
is
easily
forgiven.
Meena
Iyer
–
Times
Of
India
Ram
Charan,
as
the
brooding
policeman,
excels
in
action.
His
dark
eyes
with
long
lashes
adeptly
convey
anger.
Aparna
Mudi
–
Zee
News
India
To
compare
Ram
to
Amitabh
Bachchan
might
be
a
little
unfair
to
the
young
actor,
but
one
cannot
forget
what
Vijay
of
the
1973
classic
stands
for.
It
is
not
for
the
lack
of
trying,
but
Ram
Charan
Teja
seems
to
have
just
remembered
to
sulk
for
the
most
part
of
the
'angry
young
man' he
is
supposed
to
portray.
If
Amitabh
Bachchan
defined
his
70's
image
of
an
action
hero
with
'Zanjeer'
in
1973,
Teja
in
his
debut
Hindi
film
has
failed
in
that
aspect.
His
depiction
of
ACP
Vijay
Khanna
is
wooden,
even
though
he
tries
to
be
broody
and
dramatic.
Karan
Anshuman
-
Mumbai
Mirror
Ther
acting
is
dismal.
Priyanka
Chopra
hams
her
way
through
her
scenes
in
complete
denial
and
Ram
Charan
puts
all
his
intensity
into
his
scowl,
leaving
no
room
for
other
expressions
or,
indeed,
acting.
Nandini
Ramnath
-
Live
Mint
Ram
Charan,
a
hunk
of
epilated
flesh
with
scant
acting
skills,
steps
into
Bachchan's
boots
as
the
police
officer
who
is
plagued
by
dreams
of
the
murder
of
his
parents
at
the
hands
of
a
man
with
a
horse
tattooed
on
his
wrist.
Ram
Charan's
Vijay
is
not
so
much
an
angry
young
man
as
a
grumpy
young
man
who
is
forever
in
trouble
with
his
bosses
because
he
prefers
to
slap
first
and
ask
questions
later.
Sonia
Chopra
-
Sify
The
Vijay
of
this
film
is
not
a
patch
on
the
original.
There's
a
difference
between
being
the
restless
'Angry
Young
Man'
and
a
fight-happy
ACP
who
could
do
with
anger-management
classes.
As
for
Ram
Charan,
you
wish
his
striking
eyes
held
more
expressions
than
the
consistent
vacant
one.
Having
proved
his
mettle
in
several
films
in
the
South,
one
wonders
what
went
wrong
here.
Faisal
Saif
–
Santa
Banta
If
i
speak
about
performances,
Ram
Charan
Teja
is
really
misfit
as
ACP,
Especially
after
we
have
seen
all
the
Singham's
and
Rowdy's
and
Rathore's.
Ram
Charan
might
be
a
brilliant
actor
back
home
in
Andhra,
But
here
he
stand
very
weak
chances
of
making
big.
Tushar
Joshi
-
DNA
India
Ram
Charan
is
earnest
in
his
approach
and
oozes
the
right
amount
of
confidence
especially
when
he's
standing
next
to
senior
actors.
Mohar
Basu
-
Koimoi
Ram
Charan
Teja
with
his
robotic
expressions
does
well
in
flaunting
his
penchant
at
robust
action.
He
doesn't
romance
too
well
and
that's
fine.
In
times
when
gravity
defying
stunt
based
films
are
dominating,
Teja
can
smoothly
fit
into
the
likes
of
Dabanggs
and
more.
Shubhra
Gupta
-
Financial
Express
Ram
Charan,
who
plays
the
new
Vijay,
has
the
physique
for
it.
He's
tall
and
hunky
and
buffed
(though
that
puffed-up
hair
is
straight
out
of
a
styling
salon)
and
has
the
most
delicious
come-hither
heavy
lashed
eyes.
I
saw
him
first
in
his
Telugu
superhit
Magadheera,
a
back-to-the-future
revenge
piece
which
I
loved:
he
was
doing
in
Telugu
what
all
superstars
around
the
country
do
in
all
languages.
He
was
jokey,
danced
as
well
as
his
leading
lady,
and
landed
a
mean
punch.
All
of
which
Ram
Charan
tries
to
bring
to
the
table
here,
but
he
is
more
fumble
than
finesse.
Bollywood
is
a
different
terrain,
and
you
can
see
him
shifting
constantly
for
a
better
fit,
but
except
for
some
action
sequences,
it
doesn't
happen.