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

There are movies, and there are movies by director Boyapati Srinu. Then there are films by Boyapati Srinu starring Nandamuri Balakrishna. In the cinematic universe wherever the two collaborate, all the things is more substantial than life. Very little is subtle, not even remotely. In their 3rd outing together following
Simha and
Legend , the two make a decision to up the scale and the decibels. Telugu film
Akhanda stars Balakrishna in a dual role, but we’ll come to that in a bit.

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The director is knowledgeable of the star’s huge fanbase. Chants of ‘Jai Balayya’ are the norm when his movies get there at the theatres. This time, the lovers took it a phase further more. Sample this: ‘Edukondalavada Venkataramana… jai Balayya!’ In
Akhanda , just one of the roles essayed by Balakrishna is akin to a demi-God, another person who has superhuman powers. The other character performed by Balakrishna is named Murali Krishna, a Good Samaritan who has been instrumental in stopping faction strife and is revered by all.

With the stage set for a more substantial-than-existence canvas, Boyapati goes all out. The 167-moment film commences and finishes with motion sequences that are cautiously choreographed, with enough slow movement shots built to be dutifully lapped up amid loud cheers. Balakrishna walks amongst two huge wheels and later tyres that are rolling away, right after beating persons to a pulp, of study course, in sluggish motion.

Elsewhere, he thrusts a trishul into another person and turns it round a couple of times, just so we know he isn’t permitting the evil types get away effortlessly. In another scene, bullets pop off someone’s cranium. Yet another person crushed up by Balakrishna and hurled up is continue to spinning in the air although the star walks away in s.l.o.w.m.o.t.i.o.n. This is only the tip of the iceberg there is a great deal extra action in the movie, unfolding to Thaman’s rousing rating.

The tale is that of twins separated at beginning. Been there, observed that? A uranium miner exploits the land and its folks to the hilt. Noticed such stories far too? Boyapati gives these oft-recurring mainstream storylines an extra edge with the ‘Akhanda’ (invincible) factor, throwing in a excellent measure of religion, spirituality, good Vs. evil godmen.

The narrative unfolds in a familiar vogue, depicting the hero’s great deeds. There is space for romance as very well. The new district collector Saranya Bachupalli (Pragya Jaiswal) is depicted additional as a romantic curiosity and later as spouse and youthful mom than as a civil servant. She will get sufficient screen time, but not more than enough scope to be taken very seriously as a district collector. The age variance amongst the couple also seems obtrusive.

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

Srikanth is solid as mine proprietor Varadaraju who understands no regret. He eats at a lousy woman’s residence and in return, presents her with the severed head of the man of the residence. If that presents an notion of the depiction of evil in this film, there’s far more. A series of barbaric activities sets the phase for the arrival of ‘Akhanda’ as the saviour.

The drama goes on and on, with Boyapati and workforce not tiring of various extra motion sequences. All this is laced with dialogues by M Ratnam. Some are sermons when most are punchlines — ‘
Meeku samasya vaste dandam pedataru, memu aa samasyake pindam pedatam both are not same’. Boyapati and Balakrishna feel to have carefully relished building the film.

Srikanth is introduced as a impressive antagonist but finally will come across as a frequent villain. Several other people fill the display screen but have no scope to make an impact.

The film will get tiresome post intermission and the incessantly large voltage track record rating does not enable either.