Acharya

2022 - 4 - 29

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Acharya movie review: Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan seem inadequate ... (The Indian Express)

Acharya Movie Review Live News: The writing is so poor that even the massive stardom of Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan feel inadequate to lift this movie.

But, by the end of it all, he becomes the incarnation of the god herself in the eyes of the people. The writing is so poor that even the massive stardom of Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan feels inadequate to lift this movie. Enter, Acharya (Chiranjeevi). We first see him standing at the top of a mountain. The cops, the government and politicians are all in cohorts, which has resulted in rampant exploitation of honest and hard-working people. The town people have grown up hearing a legend about how the goddess herself descended on the earth to protect the sanctity of Dharmasthala when it came under an attack. The mob, bankrolled by evil and greedy corporate bosses, has taken the town’s control and turned it into a lawless land.

Acharya Movie Review: An outdated and lackluster drama (Times of India)

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The film is a bag of contradictions that give you whiplash after a while. Kajal Aggarwal’s role, of course, has been chopped off from the film completely and Pooja Hegde doesn’t get one that’s of any substance. Around the temple built for her are the settlements of Dharmasthali and Padaghattam, apart from the forest land called Siddhavanam. Years later, the natives of Padaghattam are known for upholding dharma and being experts in Ayurveda. The natives of Dharmasthali on the other hand indulge in corrupt practices, aided by Basava (Sonu Sood). A businessman called Rathod (Jisshu Sengupta) sets his eyes on Siddhavanam for illegal mining. Review: When a film claims that its selling point is that it features two superstars, you kind of tend to expect a little too much from it. Legend goes that an Ammavaru once descended to earth to save a clan from a horrible fate and stayed back. Who is he and will he manage to save this town?

'Acharya' a lacklustre action drama (Telangana Today)

Hyderabad: Megastar Chiranjeevi's cult stardom never ceases to entertain the masses. His presence on the silver screen only make audiences want more.

The storyline of mining companies eyeing uranium deposits has been tried and tested in the past. Basava (Sonu Sood) who grew up studying in Gurukula in the town, along with his friend Siddha (Ram Charan), eyes for an opportunity to take over the land. And the clan living at the foothills of Siddavanam has been practising Ayurveda for ages, preserving a culture they inherited from their ancestors.

Acharya review: Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan film is a mega mess (The News Minute)

It is puzzling how director Koratala Siva managed to achieve this casting coup with such a tedious storyline.

If there’s anything plastic in the natural haven where this story is set, it has to be the love between Siddha and Nilambari. Yet, we’re supposed to buy this as another ‘emotional’ chord in the film. The scene is supposed to be tragic but I confess, I laughed. The lives of the people in both places are intertwined with the temple, but while the adivasi people sincerely live by ‘dharma’ and apparently make ayurvedic concoctions all day (seriously, every shot of an adivasi person is them making herbal medicines), a large section of the populace in Dharmasthali leads a sinful life. Acharya revolves around the temple town of Dharmasthali where there is no dharma any more because of Bad Man Basava (Sonu Sood) and Bad Man’s Boss Rathod (Jisshu Sengupta), and the adivasi hamlet of Padhagattam where a number of fair-skinned, prosperous looking junior actors sport ‘tribal’ tattoos to look the part. Watching the film, however, it is puzzling how the director managed to achieve this casting coup with such a tedious storyline. Koratala Siva’s Acharya is the first film where Megastar Chiranjeevi and son Ram Charan have acted together in substantial roles, and for that reason alone, it had set up mega expectations among the audience.

Acharya review: Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan can't salvage a ... (Hindustan Times)

Acharya review: Despite both Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan trying their best, Acharya is hurt by mediocre writing and fails to be entertaining.