Tollywood's
celebrated
father-son
duo
Nagarjuna
Akkineni
and
Naga
Chaitanya
are
reuniting
on
screen
for
Bangarraju,
which
has
hit
the
theatres
on
Friday
(January
14),
on
the
occasion
of
the
Sankranti
festival.
The
fantasy
drama
marks
their
second
collaboration
after
the
2014
film
Manam
helmed
by
Vikram
Kumar.
Bangarraju
on
the
other
hand
is
written
(story)
and
directed
by
Kalyan
Krishna
Kurasala
and
has
screenplay
penned
by
Satyanand.
The
film
has
opened
to
fantastic
response
in
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana,
despite
mixed
reviews.
Though
the
acting
chops
of
the
leading
actors
including
Chaitanya,
Nagarjuna,
Ramya
Krishnan
and
Krithi
Shetty
are
being
highly
praised,
seems
like
the
storyline
and
narration
has
not
been
able
to
make
a
mark
on
the
audience
especially
because
of
its
routine
format.
Chaitanya's
chemistry
with
Krithi,
the
songs
and
cinematography
are
the
high
points
of
the
entertainer.
Well,
the
film
will
surely
benefit
from
the
Sankranti
festivities
and
Nagarjuna-Naga
Chaitanya's
popularity
among
the
family
audience.
With
no
major
films
to
clash
with,
thanks
to
RRR
and
Radhe
Shyam's
postponement,
it
remains
to
be
seen
if
Bangarraju
makes
use
of
the
opportunity
and
keeps
the
momentum
going
at
the
box
office
in
the
days
to
come.
Backed
by
Annapurna
Studios
and
Zee
Studios,
Bangarraju
is
a
sequel
to
Nagarjuna-Ramya
Krishnan's
2016
film
Soggade
Chinni
Nayana.
The
two
senior
actors
are
reprising
their
roles
from
the
original.
The
film
also
has
Rao
Ramesh,
Brahmaji,
Vennela
Kishore,
Jhansi,
Rohini,
Praveen,
Anitha
Chowdhary,
Govind
Padmasoorya,
Ranjith,
Naga
Babu
and
Duvvasi
Mohan
in
key
roles.
Bangarraju
features
four
songs
including
'Laddunda',
'Naa
Kosam',
'Bangaara'
and
'Vaasivaadi
Tassadiyya',
all
of
which
have
been
composed
by
Anup
Rubens.
The
music
rights
of
the
film
are
acquired
by
Zee
Music.
Planning
to
watch
Bangarraju
in
theatres
this
weekend?
Here
are
10
tweets
that
you
must
read
before
watching
the
entertainer.
#Bangarraju
will
work
with
masses.Songs,Nag
and
chai’s
energetic
performances
hold
this
okay
story
line.Second
half
fares
better
than
the
first.
3.25/5.