His towering presence as Murali, his transformation into Akhanda role make him very special.
Nandamuri Balakrishna carries the movie on his shoulders end to end. Director Boyapati succeeded in what he is good at. Production by Dwaraka Creations is adequate. In second half, the scene in which Balakrishna explains the true meaning of ‘Ahimsa paramO dharmaha’ Hindu principles is highly impressive. The ‘Jai Balayya ‘ song, Interval blocks stand out in positive aspects. The mass appealing fights in second half are not coupled with strong story base. The hero director duo who proved their strength in earlier films Simha, Legend this time a bit diluted in terms of emotions in the story. Thaman’s background score is impressive it backs Balakrishna’s larger than life characterization. Post interval scene in police station followed by back-to-back high voltage action scenes fill the second half. Overall, first half has some good mass elements. After few routine scenes, Akhanda entry at interval is high voltage action episode. The introduction fight was good, Jai Jai Balayya song was impressive. Saranya ( Pragya Jaiswal) who is district collector impressed by Murali’s works marries him. Set in Ananthapuram, Murali Krishna ( Balakrishna) provides service to poor people by establishing hospitals. Rest of the film is about Akhanda ideology and his war on the evilĪs with any Boyapati Balayya films, Hero character is designed as a people leader. The powerful Swamiji use his clout to get Murali arrested, then enters the AKHANDA the savior. Balayya takes on the mafia because of his area people and kids get sick with the uranium mining effect. Varada Rajulu (Srikanth) and his Godfather Swamiji run illegal mining business in the area.
On the whole Jai Simha is a tried and tested commercial entertainer, which banks on Balayya’s screen presence but doesn’t entertain you as intended.Murali Krishna (Balakrishna) is a rich person with good reputation in Anantapur district. The re-recording gives the required mush to the heroic flamboyant, over the top action scenes. Murali Mohan eases through his role while the villains are the loud ones that we are used to.Īmong Chirantan Bhatt’s songs, the Anaganaga track has been used well while the two duet songs seem unwarranted. Other heroines hardly have any scope in the movie. Nayanthara looks ravishing in the second half and the song sequences. Apart from his free-flowing, effortless dialogue delivery and his fearless attitude, Balakrishna lightens the occasion with some fun dance moves. Apart from his heroic gait and flourish, he also impresses in the scenes where he tries to be a loving father. There are two distinct looks for Balakrishna and the bearded look, in particular, suits him very well for his age. A couple of comedies here and there and the pre-interval fight scene are probably the saving grace, but still there isn’t any special scene that will stay in mind. The lengthy running time only turns out to be a penalty to an already lacklustre affair. It is so predictable and hardly excites you at any point of time. There is a small twist before the intermission, which might take you by surprise, but apart from that, Jai Simha travels on a familiar terrain. Why does he have to make a sacrifice? What happened between Narasimha and his girlfriend and what was he in the past, make up for the second half. Narasimha gets into a tussle with a police officer who turns out to be the husband of his ex-girlfriend. But by now, you obviously know that he has a heroic past and had to sacrifice his livelihood for a reason.
He finds a driver job and behaves like an innocent carefree guy. Though the intent looks good, the execution, however, leaves much to be desired.īalakrishna (Narasimha) along with his new-born son leave for Kumbakonam a la nomads. After a spate of movies in which he played the stylish, sophisticated hero, Balakrishna plays the typically brave rugged son of the soil in Jai Simha, directed by commercially proven experienced filmmaker KS Ravikumar.ĭirector KS Ravikumar has ensured that the movie is not just a showcase of Balayya’s action and heroism, but also a good cocktail of mindless comedy and sentiment in good measure.