Waltair Veerayya Movie Review: Chiranjeevi has fun as Veerayya in this mixed bag of a film

Assessment: After the lukewarm Venky Mama, Bobby’s Waltair Veerayya, starring Chiranjeevi, Shruti Haasan, Ravi Teja, Catherine Tresa, Bobby Simha and Prakash Raj felt like a greater outing from the get-go. Whereas the movie is a combined bag, it does handle to maintain you engaged for essentially the most half.

Veerayya (Chiranjeevi) is a luxurious items and liquor smuggler cum fisherman from Jalarpet, Vizag. Regardless of having a prison report, he’s revered sufficient that even the coast guard calls upon him when in dire want. He’s referred to as ‘samundar ka sarkaar’ in a scene. A police officer (Rajendra Prasad) has witnessed one thing so brutal in Maredumalli that he can’t recover from it. He approaches Veerayya in hope that he can get one thing carried out that even the legislation can’t. Seemingly in want of cash, he agrees. Whereas the goal is Solomon Caesar (Bobby Simha), brother of feared drug lord Michael (Prakash Raj), is there extra to why Veerayya agreed to this?

Waltair Veerayya doesn’t take itself too critically, nor will we. The movie is crammed with characters who don’t appear something like they’re on the floor. Because the movie progresses with the masala components of a dialogue, combat, track, et al, Bobby slowly peels again the layers to the secrets and techniques these characters hold hidden. None of them are who they appear on the floor. The primary half of the movie is generally enjoyable and frivolous. At the same time as Veerayya and gang head to Malaysia on their mission, nobody appears to have the ability to focus sufficient. The stakes do get excessive, however they by no means get excessive sufficient. However issues change proper earlier than the interval.

Whereas there are jokes and a few laughter within the latter half of the movie too, there’s a shift within the tone. ACP Vikram Sagar (Ravi Teja) is launched, and issues get slightly extra critical because the movie progresses. The problem with the movie lies exactly right here. Whereas it’s essential for the movie to get critical in some components, it doesn’t gel effectively with the light-hearted parts. And but, the movie wavers between each until a foolish, over-the-top climax brings it to an in depth. It additionally doesn’t assist that scenes are interrupted or randomly reduce to pointless duets with Atidhi (Shruti Haasan), who appears to serve a goal within the story until she’s side-lined. The movie has sufficient excessive moments to get you thru, however the story has nothing novel.

Chiranjeevi appears to have enjoyable as Veerayya. His coastal accent may border on caricature greater than genuine however his comedic timing (particularly when he references Jaru Mitaya) and physique language go well with the position effectively. He additionally appears to have a ball whereas shaking a leg to Boss Occasion and Poonakalu Loading, so will we. Ravi Teja will get a meaty position, and he breezes via it with ease. He suits proper into the masala narrative with completely no hitch. Remainder of the solid, together with Shruti, Catherine, Prakash Raj and Bobby do their finest with what they’re provided. DSP’s background rating and Arthur A Wilson’s digital camera work add effectively to Bobby’s path.

Waltair Veerayya may not depart you feeling poonakalu as promised, but it surely’s first rate sufficient, particularly should you’re a Chiranjeevi fan or Ravi Teja’s for that matter. Simply do not count on one thing out-of-the-box.