Veera Simha Reddy

I'm late to the party with this one so i'll keep it short. I was informed by my Telugu speaking friends that NBK is still seen as a comedy piece of sorts, but has kinda sorta turned things around in the last two films. That's all I knew going into this one, expected a.....Legend (Saravana) kinda film, and while it certainly does fall under that genre, it was very different from what I thought it would be. Rather, the what was expected, the how, pleasantly surprised me.

Long story short - great music, good cinematography, questionable casting with a 90s storyline. Close your eyes and listen to the 'mass scenes' and you could totally imagine an Ajith/Vijay/Rajini still making films like these, and perhaps so would their counterparts in Tollywood. If 'bigger stars' can still make ridiculous, over the top 90s movies, I don't see why NBK should be judged for making Veera Simha Reddy. With 'proper' casting, YOU KNOW the film would have been a boxoffice hit.

I have to say, I enjoyed watching this more than Pathaan and maybe Kisi Ka Bhai as well. Watch it with friends for the collective experience.

If I am going to watch ridiculous movies, I'd rather give props to films that embrace it and make me roll my eyes the least. At least Reddy garu didn't hold down two helicopters with his bare hand, John Abraham can perhaps watch and learn.