‘Akhanda’ movie review: Boyapati Srinu and Nandamuri Balakrishna’s loud action entertainer is strictly for the fanbase

There are films, and there are movies by director Boyapati Srinu. Then there are movies by Boyapati Srinu starring Nandamuri Balakrishna. In the cinematic universe in which the two collaborate, almost everything is bigger than daily life. Absolutely nothing is refined, not even remotely. In their 3rd outing with each other soon after
Simha and
Legend , the two choose to up the scale and the decibels. Telugu movie
Akhanda stars Balakrishna in a dual position, but we’ll appear to that in a little bit.

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The director is conscious of the star’s enormous fanbase. Chants of ‘Jai Balayya’ are the norm when his movies arrive at the theatres. This time, the followers took it a step additional. Sample this: ‘Edukondalavada Venkataramana… jai Balayya!’ In
Akhanda , one of the roles essayed by Balakrishna is akin to a demi-God, someone who has superhuman powers. The other character played by Balakrishna is named Murali Krishna, a Fantastic Samaritan who has been instrumental in stopping faction strife and is revered by all.

With the stage set for a more substantial-than-daily life canvas, Boyapati goes all out. The 167-minute movie commences and finishes with action sequences that are very carefully choreographed, with ample gradual movement photographs made to be dutifully lapped up amid loud cheers. Balakrishna walks involving two big wheels and later on tyres that are rolling absent, just after beating persons to a pulp, of course, in gradual motion.

Elsewhere, he thrusts a trishul into anyone and turns it round a couple of periods, just so we know he isn’t allowing the evil ones get away easily. In one more scene, bullets pop off someone’s cranium. A different gentleman beaten up by Balakrishna and hurled up is still spinning in the air although the star walks away in s.l.o.w.m.o.t.i.o.n. This is only the idea of the iceberg there is plenty additional action in the movie, unfolding to Thaman’s rousing score.

The tale is that of twins separated at delivery. Been there, found that? A uranium miner exploits the land and its folks to the hilt. Witnessed these kinds of tales too? Boyapati presents these oft-recurring mainstream storylines an added edge with the ‘Akhanda’ (invincible) aspect, throwing in a fantastic evaluate of faith, spirituality, excellent Vs. evil godmen.

The narrative unfolds in a acquainted fashion, depicting the hero’s fantastic deeds. There is room for romance as properly. The new district collector Saranya Bachupalli (Pragya Jaiswal) is depicted a lot more as a passionate interest and afterwards as wife and younger mother than as a civil servant. She will get ample display screen time, but not ample scope to be taken critically as a district collector. The age difference between the pair also appears obvious.

Poorna, as principal secretary Prabhavathi, probing the mining scandal, has a bit improved scope to portray a no-nonsense authorities official.

Srikanth is solid as mine operator Varadaraju who is aware of no regret. He eats at a inadequate woman’s residence and in return, provides her with the severed head of the guy of the property. If that offers an plan of the depiction of evil in this movie, there is additional. A collection of barbaric functions sets the stage for the arrival of ‘Akhanda’ as the saviour.

The drama goes on and on, with Boyapati and crew not tiring of various a lot more action sequences. All this is laced with dialogues by M Ratnam. Some are sermons while most are punchlines — ‘
Meeku samasya vaste dandam pedataru, memu aa samasyake pindam pedatam both of those are not same’. Boyapati and Balakrishna appear to have thoroughly savored generating the movie.

Srikanth is released as a strong antagonist but inevitably arrives throughout as a regular villain. Various other figures fill the display but have no scope to make an effect.

The movie receives tiresome write-up intermission and the incessantly high voltage track record rating does not assist possibly.