Veera Simha Reddy Movie Review: Terrific Mass Action Entertainment

Veera Simha Reddy: A man grows up oblivious the family dynamic left by his parents in Rayalaseema.What happens when he returns to the very thing they turned away from?

Review of Veera Simha Reddy: Veera Simha Reddy by Gopichand Malineni is only for Balakrishna fans. There is no getting around it. Otherwise, you can only take so much of the flying bodies, loud punch dialogues written specifically to get cheers, and scene after scene of the titular character being shown to be nothing less than a god.

Jai (Balakrishna) grew up with his mother Meenakshi (Honey Rose) in Istanbul. His mother has stayed true to her roots by running a Rayalaseema-themed restaurant, but little does he know about all the pain she has left behind. When he fell in love with non-musical aspiring singer Isha (Shruti Haasan) and wanted to marry her, he found out more about her father Veerasimha her Lady (Bala Krishna). He also finds out about Pratap Reddy (Duniyavijay) and Bhanumathi (Baralakshmi Sarasukumar) who want his father dead. If you've seen a movie full of cliques of actors, it's not hard to predict what happens next.

The way the famous character is written only knows how it will play out.All of his fights defy gravity, unleashing a small earthquake every time he enters a room, and most importantly: You'll ooze in the swag of Lungi in a simple shirt while smoking a rolled cigar.And you've already seen it a million times when the movie focuses on Balakrishna playing him. You really don't care how it all unfolds on screen, Veera really gets you hooked.

Where the film stumbles is when the focus shifts from him to Jai and Isha to Meenakshi. The songs are woven into the story without rhyme or rhythm, just waiting for the film to progress while the screen plays a duet or a special number. Offer and test your patience. However, returning your focus to Pratap or Bhanumathi will also work. Don't expect logic (or physics) from such a masala star, but Veera's approach to fractionalism is mind-boggling. On the one hand, he doesn't want the next generation to follow in his footsteps.

For all its retro touches, Veera Simha Reddy oddly defies norms when it comes to certain themes. Illegitimate children are not the end of the world and women do not choose their spouses in conservative homes. In this movie, the family looks anything but ordinary. However, such moments are rare. Cinematography by Rishi Punjabi and music by Thaman S have added to the film to do as much as Gopichand and keep you hooked. But after watching Balakrishna use his loot to fight bad guys at least twice within an hour, it kind of gets boring. The length of the movie is also a great pleasure.

Veera Simha Reddy Song

Veera Simha Reddy - Mass Mogudu Lyric | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Shruti Haasan, ThamanS

Veera Simha Reddy is consistently a Balakrishna film. But where he succeeded as Veera, he failed as his Jai. Whenever the guy appears onscreen in black, if you want to pay attention, his cake-like makeup and lukewarm performances when playing other characters will take it away. and has held his own against him, proving to be a formidable opponent and actor, someone who can easily stand up to him. Dunya and Honey also play their respective roles. After Krack, I can't help but feel like Gopichand has defiled Shruti. She's getting a character that exists just to shake her leg.

Given that the movie is perfectly timed for Sankranti, some of the dialogue might not be a family watch.But if you're a Balakrishna fan, this is for you.

IMDB Ratings: 6.2/10

Directed by

Gopichand Malineni

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)

Sai Madhav Burra	...	(dialogue)
Srinivas Gavireddy	...	(co-writer)
Gopichand Malineni	...	(screenplay)
Gopichand Malineni	...	(story)

Cast (in credits order)


	Nandamuri Balakrishna
	Shruti Haasan
	Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
	Nabin Luhagun
	Naveen Chandra	...	Sidhappa Son Shekhar (credit only)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Keshav Deepak
	Lal
	Chandrika Ravi	...	Guest Star
	Honey Rose
	P. Ravi Shankar
	Duniya Vijay	...	Musali Madugu Pratap Reddy