Megastar Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja starrer Waltair Veerayya released in theaters today amidst good hype and anticipation. Here’s our review of the Bobby directorial.
Story: The core plot of Waltair Veerayya revolves around the story between a fisherman, Waltair Veerayya (Chiranjeevi) and his friend, egoistic ACP Vikram Sagar IPS( Ravi Teja) who stops Veerayya from smuggling goods. The altercation between them field the drama.
How did the actors perform?
Megastar Chiranjeevi is at his usual best in a role that taps into his comical, action, dance , and mannerisms foreground. He excels in the role that is arguably tailor made for him. He is the mainstay in this supposed action comedy.
Ravi Teja is a fine fit for his role. He emotes well as a firebrand ACP and this works the trick for a portion of the second half. The face off between Chiru and Ravi Teja fuels the narrative, albeit only to a limited extent.
The rest of the cast, including Shruti Haasan have performed to the best of their capabilities. They deliver to the best of their capabilities. Catherine Tresa gets a filler role.
What about the technical finesse?
The director Bobby, before the film’s release said he’d tap into the vintage side of Chiranjeevi. But sadly for him, that’s the only thing he succeeds at. We see shades of Chiru at his energetic best but the cinematic quality goes for a toes. There’re no commercial highs that are needed.
DSP’s music is decent at best. The songs are passable and BGM is just about effective. This isn’t his best work for Chiru by any means. Cinematography is of standard quality.
The VFX and CGI works are substandard. We can see that there’s some big money spent on these sequences but the quality isn’t there. Mythri have a mixed bag at hand as far as final product goes.
Analysis: First, Chiru is introduced as a witty fisherman who’s called to action by the Indian army. If this isn’t random enough, what he does in Malaysia later is a complete train wreck. The film leaves the logic train and goes on and on with incoherent comedy threads.
Chiru does deliver a fine performance and is ably supported by Ravi Teja. Their combination track is good. But this too isn’t rounded off well as the connecting point in the climax is weak and illogical.
Boss Party is good on screen. Chiru enjoyed dancing in this song. Poonakalu loading song is a brain fade. Comparatively, the opening half is passably breezy with Chiru in full flow. But the latter one is a complete letdown with one poorly written scene after another.
Verdict: Waltair Veerayya is a below par action comedy. Chiru shines in the film but the director Bobby underwhelms with his patchy and unengaging narration.
Rating: 2.5/5
