Starring: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shruti Haasan, Duniya Vijay, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Honey Rose, Naveen Chandra, Lal, Ajay Ghosh, Mirali Sharma
Director: Gopichand Malineni
Producers: Naveen Yerneni and Ravi Shankar Yalamanchili
In the last 10 -12 years, none of Balakrishna’s movies left any impact at the box office except for the movies he teamed up with Boyapati Srinu. They delivered super hits like Simha, Legend, and Akhanda most recently. Balakrishna’s movies with other directors have been absolute duds. For the first time, his movie Veera Simha Reddy directed by Gopichand Malnineni has created a lot of pre-release buzzes. Let’s see if Balakrishna can able to deliver another hit or not.
Story:
Just like his movies with Boyapati, Balakrishna played a dual role in the movie. Veera Simha Reddy (Balakrishna) is a powerful man in Pulicherla who stands by his men and protects them from their enemies. On the other hand, his son Jai Simha Reddy (Balakrishna) who is unaware of his father leads a normal life with his mother (Honey Rose) in Istanbul. Why do father and son live separately and why does Bhanumathi (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar) plan to kill Veera Simha Reddy for the last 30 years? The answers to these questions form the rest of the story.
Analysis:
Nandamuri Balakrishna looks good in both the younger and old roles in the movie unlike in most of his previous movies. Apart from Boyapati’s movies, the Veera Simha Reddy character is one of the best characters for Balakrishna in recent times. The dialogue delivery, mannerisms, and body language everything looks perfect.
The movie starts on a good note and keeps entertaining till the interval. The entire first half is engaging. However, the tempo falls in the second half. The sentiment is overdone and the core reason for the conflict doesn’t seem reasonable.
Positives:
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s performance as Veera Simha Reddy
First half
Fierce political dialogues
Songs
Negatives:
Second half
Routine flashback episode
Poor and routine story
Fights
Verdict:
On the whole, Veera Simha Reddy offers a feast to the fans and audience in the first half. However, the second disappoints big time. The second half may work for the hardcore fans of Balakrishna and B, C center audience.
Rating:3/5