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Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Honeyrose, Shruti Haasan, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar, Dunia Vijay, Lal; Cinematography: Rishi Punjabi; Music: S. artery; Directed by: Gopichand Malineni.
After Legend, Ruler, Aganda, Balakrishna’s films have created a new fan base across South India. Especially, the action sequences and punch lines in his films have fans filling the theaters with their shouts of excitement. At this stage, as usual, Veera Simma Reddy, in which he plays two roles, has been released.
The story of the film is this: Jai Simma Reddy (Nandhamuri Balakrishna) lives with his mother Meenakshi (Honey Rose) in Istanbul, Turkey. Mother runs a restaurant. Jai Simma Reddy runs a car dealership. Meanwhile, Jai Simma falls in love with Esha (Shruti Haasan). Even though both the families have agreed to the marriage, Jai Simma longs that he doesn’t have a father. Hearing this, mother Meenakshi said, ‘You have a father. He says his name is ‘Veera Simma Reddy’. Who is Veera Simma Reddy? What is he doing? The rest of the story of this film is why Meenakshi broke up with him.
The film is currently receiving rave reviews in the media. Most of the media praised the film’s action sequences. “This is a film made entirely for Balakrishna fans with ‘mass’ moments,” reviews the Hindu Tamil direction.
“Director Gopichand Malineni has separated the first half as a ‘mass’ piece for the fans and the second half for the sentiments of the families. There are 5 action scenes, punch lines and two songs before the break. The reason for Shruti Haasan and Balakrishna’s romance is that they have no background in living in Istanbul from Andhra Pradesh. With the help of the fans’ whistles, the first half moves through a series of fight scenes with no time to think about the bugs running rampant.
But in the second half, we lose the fan support we got in the first half as the brother-sister sentiment occupies the vacant spaces of the fight scenes. Old sentimental scenes that don’t connect add to the dryness of the screen.
‘Not Only Famous; When Balakrishna utters catchphrases like ‘But also dangerous’ (Not only famous but also dangerous), ‘Payamankurudu en biodatavuleye illada’, the fans chant ‘Jai Balaiya’. Balakrishna is full of screen time with stylishly pocketing the cooling glass, catching the cigarette in his mouth, the majestic style, the aggressive punch lines, hitting the enemies and hanging them in the hanger, every time an intro with a ‘mass’ BGM.
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Kicking the car backwards in between, emptying 40 people while sitting on a chair, beating them two by two, three by three, hanging servants like curry in a butcher’s shop, sitting in front of the Home Minister and saying, “Un pashaila GO-na Government order; “Scenes like ‘Gods order’ demand changes in the script,” says the Hindu Tamil direction.
For Veera Simma Reddy, it has come out completely as a Balakrishna film, says the Times of India.
“Just by looking at the way the title is written, you can easily understand what the character will be like. All the fights are beyond gravity. If Balakrishna walks into a room, there’s a small earthquake. Even if it’s a scene you’ve seen thousands of times, if Balakrishna is acting in that scene, you can forget about what it’s going to be like. You can’t take your eyes off the screen.
But there is a problem when the film from Veera Simma Reddy shows the roles of Jai Simma Reddy, Esha and Meenakshi. All the songs are inserted out of context. As soon as the songs come, you get the feeling that it will end anytime. Even the same verse is repeated at several moments. They test the patience by repeating the same information. There is no need to expect logic in films like this. But the way Veerasimha Reddy approaches many things in this film leaves you scratching your head. The length of the film is also a major weakness.
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Veerasimha Reddy is completely a Balakrishna movie. However, Balakrishna, who plays the hero in this film, has lost his role as Jai. Many dialogues in this film are not suitable for family viewing. But if you’re a Balakrishna fan, this film is for you,” says the Times of India review.
India Today’s review says that although the story, which has been seen many times in the cinema, is well-placed in some places, it has given up in many moments.
“If the story is about the two heroes of brother-daughter sentiment, there are many scenes in the cinema that belong to these films. All those scenes are more than that in Veera Simma Reddy. But that is what makes this film a fun film. Although Balakrishna’s scenes from many films are repeated in this film, He dominates the screen.
Be it the unbelievable fight scenes or his punchy lines, Veera Simma Reddy has a lot of scenes like that. This film also has some fight scenes which are typical of Balayya films. They are just stunning to look at. Out of the two roles played by Balakrishna in this film, the role of Veera Simma Reddy is the best.
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Some of the political dialogues in this film may excite his fans. By talking about NTR and his legacy, Balakrishna is also glorifying himself,” says India Today’s review.
Overall, going by the media reviews for the film, it seems to be a typical action-masala film that Balakrishna fans will enjoy. Most media have given the film two and a half stars out of five.
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