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Acharya Movie Review: Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan father-son duo is the only thing working for it

Director koratala siva's acharya starring chiranjeevi and ram charan, is an outdated story that talks about dharma, illegal mining and the importance of our roots. the father-son duo tried their best to keep things interesting in acharya..

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A lot of expectations were riding on director Koratala Siva's Acharya, which brought together father-son duo Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan. In fact, it became a calling card for Acharya. Now that it hit the theatres, did Acharya live up to the hype? Sadly, the answer would be a big NO.

Dharmasthali, Siddhavanam and Padaghattam are three villages which are interlinked by values and faith systems. However, the temple town of Dharmasthali is suffering at the hands of Basava (Sonu Sood). Because of his tyrannical rule, the people of Padaghattam, who are known for their Ayurvedic way of living, do not visit Dharmasthali as often as they would. It is now in the hands of Acharya (Chiranjeevi) to free Dharmasthali and Padaghattam from Basava and other villains. How Sidha is (Ram Charan) connected to Padaghattam and what happens to him forms the rest of the story.

It is safe to say that Acharya is Koratala Siva's weakest work till date. Though he is only four films old, he had created a niche for himself with his ability to churn out interesting screenplays. However, that was the major drawback of Acharya. The story of Acharya is as old as the hills and the screenplay deserves fresh elements. The film lacked high points, which could have made the proceedings interesting.

Chiranjeevi gets a lackluster introduction and everything goes for a toss as the story progresses. There are only a handful of moments which made the audience sit up and cheer for our heroes. Be it the Banjara song in the second half or Ram Charan's introduction scene, we can count the scenes which made people go wow. The rest of the story is so bland that you start to question whether you came to a Koratala Siva film or booked tickets for a different flick.

Chiranjeevi's Acharya and Ram Charan's Siddha are fighting for a cause. Siddha wants Acharya to carry on with the mission even if something happens to him. Now, this is a perfect setup for emotionally-charged sequences. However, you feel nothing, even during an important moment before the climax. There are no memorable mass moments that could have elevated this done-to-death story.

Chiranjeevi's aura and his energy brought life to his character Acharya. Similarly, Ram Charan as Siddha is a revelation to watch. Their combination sequences, especially the scene in which they make fun of the villains while killing them, were interesting to watch. However, there's only so much that Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan can do to salvage this mess.

Pooja Hegde as Neelambari came as a breath of fresh air and her chemistry with Ram Charan was refreshing to watch. Sonu Sood, Jisshu Sengupta, Tanikella Bharani and the supporting cast delivered decent performances.

Mani Sharma's songs were peppy, but the background score did not enhance any scene. Cinematographer Tirru and editor Naveen Nooli's work complemented the film well.

Acharya could have been a full-fledged mass masala entertainer. But, the lack of inventiveness turned out to be a big letdown.

2.5 out of 5 stars for Acharya. ALSO SEE | Ram Charan and Chiranjeevi twin in Acharya BTS pic. See here

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Acharya Review

What's Behind

Mega Star Chiranjeevi's Acharya is releasing on April 29, 2022 in a spectacular manner across the world. The film is generating immense hype as Chiranjeevi is coming to entertain movie lovers after a gap of more than two years and he is sharing screen presence with his son Mega Power Star Ram Charan in a full-length role for the first time. The film directed by Koratala Shiva is increasing curiosity among all. Let us find out what Acharya offered to movie lovers.

Story Review

Acharya (Chiranjeevi) gets disappointed when he sees the temple town of Dharmasthali a contrast to what he heard of. He quickly finds the core problem as nefarious plans are on to separate Dharmasthali from the tribals of Paadaghattam. Where this leads to and what is the connection to it with the town's municipal chairman Basava (Sonu Sood), influential business magnate Rathod (Jisshu Sen Gupta), and the dream of Siddha (Ram Charan) and whether is love with Neelambari (Pooja Hegde) succeeds, becomes the crux of Acharya.

Artists, Technicians Review

The entire industry envied when Koratala Shiva got the lucky chance to direct Mega Star Chiranjeevi for which many aspire for decades. However, there is no denying the fact that Koratala was rewarded after he scored hits with his previous entertainers that are filled with a social message. Not only mega fans but also movie lovers expected wonders from Kortala and Mega Star Chiranjeevi and when Ram Charan became a part of it, their joy knew no bounds.

The Dharmasthali backdrop, temple setup, etc excited all and the proceedings start in a similar fashion. However routine elements enter and from there on it turned out to be a tedious watch. Even the entry of Chiranjeevi as Acharya did not liven up the proceedings and viewers wait patiently for something magical to happen as Chiranjeevi dances and fights with ease. The entry of Ram Charan brings life into the narration and the flashes of Ram Charan as Siddha bring curtains to the first half. When people expect a power-packed second half with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan, the narration reaches a new nadir. The naxal backdrop and everything else turns tried and tested for a long as viewers have watched such scenes in many films earlier. With Koratala unable to elevate the narration with the twists and turns, monotony plays spoilsport with silly and illogical scenes like the comical fight featuring Ram Charan and Chiranjeevi. The film finally ends the relentless torture of the viewers with the mundane climax.

Koratala Shiva drew inspiration from many earlier films for Acharya and for all the hype everything turned artificial. Nothing breathed life into the story and even the stunts choreographed by Ram Lakshman failed to give goosebumps to the viewers and the dance movements choreographed for the songs by Prem Rakshit turned out to be repetitive. Dialogues looked pretty average and Koratala's reputation took a beating.

Chiranjeevi tried his best to do full justice to his role. He tried to bring life into his passive role with his mannerisms and expressions. For all his efforts, he could only stop the ship from sinking. He danced with ease and is a delight to watch be it the item song Saana Kashtam with Regina Cassandra or Banjara with his son Ram Charan. He did good stunts showing that he still has it in him to carry the film on his shoulders. But one gets a feeling that his judgment misfired this time.

Ram Charan with his performance increased the expectations of the proceedings among movie lovers. He performed well as a person who believes in dharma and even sacrifices his love to save dharma. He enacted action sequences along with his dad and danced well in a romantic manner with Pooja Hegde and delighted all the fans by sharing screen presence with his dad Chiranjeevi.

Pooja Hegde got a limited screen presence and she is confined to a romantic song and a scene. Others just passed through the motions. Sonu Sood got a typical villain role and he did what was expected from him. Nassar, Jisshu Sen Gupta, and Satyadev got limited roles while Tanikella Bharani and Ajay are not utilized properly. Regina Cassandra oozed with glamor in the special song. Mahesh Babu powered the film with his voice-over.

Tirru's cinematography is good and showed the Dharmasthali and Paadaghattam proceedings and also the Naxal backdrop quite well. The artwork of Suresh Selvarajan is good. However, at times, the sets looked artificial. Naveen Nooli's editing turned out to be average as he left many repetitive scenes which dragged the film's proceedings. Mani Sharma disappointed in no time as his background score turned out to be below average. Even the songs are pretty average and a couple of songs are talked about only for the dance movements of Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan. Production values are grand.

Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan

Cinematography

A couple of songs

Disadvantages

Story, Screenplay, Direction

Artificial nature

Rating Analysis

Koratala Shiva's Acharya with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan turned out to be a disappointing fare by all means. With missing elevations, emotions, and a completely outdated and routine story that lacked the real twists and turns, even fans found it a miserable watch. Considering all these aspects, CJ goes with a 2.25 rating for Acharya.

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Acharya movie review: Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Pooja Hegde film is a masterclass in what not to do in a star vehicle

In Acharya, the hero’s Naxalism goes only as far as accessorising himself with a red scarf and camouflage. If you are basing a film on the lives of an Adivasi tribe, at least acknowledge their culture, language, and rituals.

Language: Telugu

A coal mine, created and framed as if it is located in     KGF , the place and the film. People in sullied white clothes are working beyond their capacity. Kids, abused and enslaved, are put to work so the greedy can stay greedy.

This is not the main plot of Koratala Siva’s    Acharya,    but only one among the many subplots. Even if the setup — a blessed people and their blessed village in danger — is promising, and can create many potential moments where the star can be equated to a literal goddess, the writing is too distracted. That is the central issue of the film —thinking that many small ideas are better than one good idea.   

Unlike the villains that populate it, Telugu commercial cinema viewers are not greedy. When they buy a ticket, all they expect is a film that allows them the opportunity to hoot and whistle. Instead of giving them moments worthy of the actors’ fandom, Siva wastes time on elaborate and unexciting exposition. Many minutes into the film, someone in the theatre shouted: “Hero ni introduce cheyandi ra ,” and I am with him. And when the hero finally does enter, the introduction — one of the cornerstones of a successful masala film — is thoroughly underwhelming.

Anyway, back to the coal mine. Two men enter the scene pretending to be security guards, and mild hilarity ensues. Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan share great chemistry that is naturally respectful and comfortable. This sequence uses that very well, but it also effectively makes the viewer nostalgic for Chiranjeevi’s comic timing. This is one of the rare moments in the film where the otherwise robotic and comatose veteran actor comes alive onscreen.   

Speaking of chemistry, Siddha’s (Ram Charan) and Neelambari’s (Pooja Hegde) romance, as bland as it is, works. The few beats of him teaching her kushti sparkle with potential. The charm wears off quickly since the characters, even the leads, are thoroughly underwritten with banal motives, weak setups, and weaker payoffs — the sequence where Acharya helps move the chariot is the exception. Siddha, whose whole personality is his rigid moral code of conduct, is not above eavesdropping on a woman in her bath.

No amount of Lal Salaams can straighten up a crumbling screenplay.   

I can complain that someone as talented as Regina Cassandra should not be relegated to special numbers, but I am sure she had more to do in the film than Hegde’s character. The usual suspects of character artists are present —Nasser, Tanikella Bharani, Sonu Sood, Kishore, and Jisshu Sengupta — and they do what they should do, what they always do. Ajay is particularly impressive as the tribal leader.     

Suresh Selvarajan’s production design is the only thing that works in this film set in a temple town. The traditional artefacts and the colourful markets add depth to an otherwise shallow affair. Mani Sharma’s score is not at fault, but it barely cuts through the trite filmmaking. The same goes with Navin Noolis’ editing and Tirru’s camerawork: Decent but rendered ineffective by the script underneath.   

Given the many constraints, it is probably hard for a high-budgeted star vehicle to experiment with the content. But Koratala Siva did manage to innovate within the template with films like    Mirchi    and    Srimanthudu.    Even if    Acharya    shares many similarities with    Mirchi    and    Janatha Garage , it is not half as entertaining or involving as either. Things happen, big things, but the film is never inviting enough for the viewer to invest their emotions.

One reason could be the predictable storyline. When I saw Satyadev’s name in the ‘Thank you’ credits, I knew he was there to die, even if it is a good role. What would have been better is if the film casted him as the young Acharya instead of the laughable VFX.   

Predictability is still okay, but uninspired writing is not. To show that someone is evil, a woman has to get raped. The main villain has to play golf at some point. Good people need to be trashed after the film reaches a saturation point. Our hero’s Naxalism will only go as far as accessorising himself with a red scarf and camouflage. If you are basing a film on the lives of an Adivasi tribe, do it properly. Acknowledge their culture, language, and rituals instead of making them medicinal men and mouth shlokas in Sanskritised Telugu.

Not everything is a trend. Not everything should be used as a trend. Respect the people you are trying to represent, or leave them alone. Remember the coal mine I talked about in the beginning? Well, the good news is the kids are fine. The film, on the other hand, not so much.   

Acharya is playing in cinemas.

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Acharya Movie Review

Article by Suman M Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 4:48 am, 29 April 2022

2 Hr 16 Mins   |   Action - Drama   |   April 29, 2022

Cast - Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Pooja Hegde, Sonu Sood, Jishu Sen Gupta and Others

Director - Koratala Siva

Producer - Niranjan Reddy, Ram Charan

Banner - Matinee Entertainments, Konidela Production Company

Music - Manisharma

Megastar Chiranjeevi is coming back to the theaters with his Acharya directed by Koratala Siva. Chiru’s last outing was in 2019 with Sye Raa. Acharya is one of the most awaited movies due to the presence of Chiranjeevi of course, but also Ram Charan plays a crucial and lengthy role in the movie. The trailer appears to serve mostly commercial elements with two superstars in it becoming the saviors of a temple town. The movie was finally released today and here is the review from the US Premieres.

What Is It About?

A temple town Dharmasthali loses its glory after Basava (Sonu Sood) takes it into his clutches. Acharya (Chiranjeevi) enters Dharmasthali and starts reforming it slowly with his silent yet violent acts. Acharya had to come to save Dharmasthali for a reason and that is Siddha (Ram Charan). Who is Siddha and how he is related to Acharya? What is Acharya’s background and how did he solve the problem of Dharmasthali? Acharya’s story answers all these questions.

Performances

Chiranjeevi is good as Acharya, but his story fails to create much impact and depth. Neither his character gets a strong presentation in Dharmasthali. Two fights where he becomes a vigilante trying to elevate but ends up in vain. His dances are still great to watch and that is the saving part of almost all the songs. Chiranjeevi’s role is monotonous and the Megastar gets nothing much really to perform here.

Ram Charan’s role is much hyped right from the first half but his role too is extremely formulaic and mostly predictable. The actor must have gone by the direction, but his role could not entertain much. With slow and predictable narration, both the Mega heroes’ roles look dull and routine Both their characters lack a strong emotional connection with Dharmasthali/Paadaghattam sentiments.

The graceful dances of both Chiru and Charan in the Bhale Banjara song remain a treat to watch. The song looks interesting and attractive just because they both dance in perfect sync.

Pooja Hegde has got a minuscule role and she mostly appears as a guest. With Chiru having no heroine, Pooja Hegde is there just to fill the gap as Charan’s love interest.

Sonu Sood, Jishu Sen Gupta, Tanikella Bharani, and others are fine, though they are all given the same old roles they have played umpteen times. Satya Dev appears in a guest role and he is alright.

Technicalities

Acharya is a routine plot with weak narration. The flow of scenes could be predicted by their most old-fashioned ways.

The graphics work in the movie is not great and could have been a lot better with the star cast like Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan in it. The screenplay is outdated.  

The background music is alright and the songs are good to watch mostly due to Chiru and Charan in them. The dialogues are ordinary.

Chiru & Charan’s Dance

Thumbs Down

Weak Plot Poor formulaic narration Routine Characterizations

The senior heroes like Chiranjeevi have reached a point where they are becoming very protective of themselves during the story selection and often coming up with the same ‘safe’ stories with so-called commercial elements included. Acharya ends up as one of the routine storylines with predictable scenes all along.

The director gives a new backdrop with terms like Dharmasthali, and Paadaghattam and introduces the savior of them, Acharya to us. But took no time to fall back into the regular routine masala formula of a commercially viable movie.

The first half starts at a slow pace with an Intriguing voiceover by Mahesh Babu, but the pace doesn’t pick up even after Chiranjeevi enters. The most needed highlights and highs with his entry thereafter go missing. The scenes can be easily predictable. Though Chiru’s dance is good to watch, the songs Laahe Laahe and Saana Kashtam appear obviously forced.

With Chiru giving hints about his mission in Dharmasthali and about Siddha, it is clearly evident that the second half is all about Siddha. While the most hyped Siddha too goes in a vintage narrative of a rescuer or a savior. Ram Charan and Pooja Hegde’s love story and the song followed by those scenes are extremely boring.

The villains Sonu Sood, Jishu Sen Gupta, and his brother are just the same villains we have watched in many films who worry mainly about mining and encroaching. At least the villain’s methods of troubling the good folks don’t change here, like adulterating the medicines of Paadaghattam people, etc. On top of that, the three villains sound the same, maybe due to the usage of the same dubbing voice for all Bollywood villains.

There are many other outdated scenes like punishing a rapist, saving a girl from bad youngsters, saving the young boys from the quarry work and these come as a part of elevating the heroism. The scenes like Basava brutally killing a sincere officer, backstabbing Siddha, and supplying the drugs for the youth, are as old as mountains.

The Acharya himself stays mostly as a spectator in the second half just to watch Siddha take over, again with the same vintage formulaic scenes and elevations. Some combination scenes between Charan and Chiru turned out just okay, while their comedy at the quarry fails miserably. The climax fight is red and violent with Acharya in destruction mode, which might enthrall some action fans.

Having said that, Acharya is an outdated drama with some enjoyable dances and many predictable scenes. The presence of Mega heroes Chiru and Charan may not be able to help the movie, as the story and the narrative are much bigger villains here.  

Bottomline: A Boring Class From Acharya

Rating: 2/5

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Release Date : April 29,2022

123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5

Starring: Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan Teja, Pooja Hegde, Sonu Sood, Jisshu Sengupta, Vennela Kishore, Tanikella Bharani

Director: Koratala Siva

Producers: Ram Charan Teja, Niranjan Reddy, Anvesh Reddy

Music Director: Mani Sharma

Cinematography : Tirru

Editor: Naveen Nooli

Acharya has been in the making for the last three years thanks to Covid. The film starring Chiranjeevi and Charan has hit the screens today. Let’s see whether it lives up to the hype or not.

The film is based in the temple town of Dharmasthali. Basava(Sonu Sood), once a disciple of the temple is now doing all sorts of illegal activities in the temple town. In comes Acharya(Chiranjeevi) and starts a revolt against Basava. But his arrival at Dharmasthali has a purpose that is related to Siddha(Rama Charan). Who is this Siddha? What’s his connection with Acharya? and who will save Dharmasthali? To know the answers, watch the film on the big screen.

Plus Points:

It has been quite some time since we have seen Megastar Chiranjeevi on screen. But his charisma, screen presence, and intensity in his eyes are intact and he gives a solid performance. Even at this age, Chiru dances, fights, and mouths dialogues in a superb manner. His emotional performance is the biggest highlight of the film.

With each film, Ram Charan is only improvising and the same is proved here with Acharya. He, as Siddha, a boy from Gurukul, looks peaceful but transforms into a mass avatar by the end of the film. The scenes between Chiranjeevi and Charan are executed superbly by Koratala Siva and are the main highlight of the second half.

Pooja Hegde gets a limited role but looks cute in the Indian avatar. Her chemistry with Ram Charan is decent. The grandeur in the film is quite good as the sets and action blocks are good. The Bhale Banjara song will be a feast for the fans and comes at a perfect time in the film.

Minus Points:

One of the biggest drawbacks of the film is the routine storyline. Apart from the backdrop of Dharmasthali, the basic premise is the same good versus bad formulae and showcases nothing new.

The first half has no great moments and this is where the film goes for a toss. Chiranjeevi, who is known for his energy, is showcased in a subdued manner and is only in his elements for the songs and fights. Just to give hype to Ram Charan’s character, he has been kept quite dull and gets his due only in the climax. The climax also looks rushed and forced and has no enough meat for Chiranjeevi to go all out.

Yet another big drawback of the film is the lack of a strong villain. There is no strong conflict point for the hero address to and the weak villain makes matters worse. Sonu Sood has a soft image post-Covid crisis and that is the reason he does not look menacing. Jisshu Sen Gupta also does not create any effect.

Technical Aspects:

Music by Mani Sharma is decent but his BGM could have been better in a few areas to elevate the heroism. One of the major attractions of Acharya is the temple town Dharmastahli. Most of the film happens in this setup and one cannot believe that the entire temple town is a set. The credit should go to art director Suresh for doing a splendid job.

The dances are decent and the ones in the father and son song were superb. The lyrics are meaningful and the dialogues by Koratala Siva are good. The fights composed especially for the father and son are so pleasing to the eyes.

Coming to the director Koratala Siva, he has done just a passable job with the film. Koratala has elevated the scenes between Chiru and Charan in a superb way and pleased the fans. But in all this, the taut storytelling, which is his forte, goes missing. Koratala’s writing is quite weak as there is not enough drama to elevate the proceedings. Most of the scenes look forced and the climax is the biggest example.

On the whole, Acharya is a temple town drama that has some good father-son moments. The backdrop is decent but the narration is insipid and does not gives the audience a high. Storywise too, there is no novelty and the electrifying drama one expects from a Koratala film is missing. The regular audience will get disappointed with Acharya but Chiranjeevi and Charan make the fans happy, with their chemistry and solid screen presence.

123telugu.com Rating: 2.75/5

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Acharya Reviews

What it does, it does just fine, at least if you’re willing to endure quite a bit of very culturally specific pontificating on dharma and Naxalite rebels.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 4, 2022

The writing is so poor that even the two actors' massive stardom feels inadequate to lift this movie. It's a snooze fest.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | May 4, 2022

Acharya used all the redness for the screen but had no color left for its story.

Full Review | May 4, 2022

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Chiranjeevi: 'Acharya Makes Audience Shed Tears At The End'

Mega Star Chiranjeevi is coming up with 'Acharya' on 29th of this month. He gave an exclusive interview to greatanahdra.com today and shared many insights about the film and also about the industry in general. 

Saying about the change of audience's taste, he said- "People got exposed to World Cinema these days. They used to watch our films when they had no option. The age old dramatic narration wouldn't work now". 

He expressed about the need to work with Ram Charan for this film citing some personal reasons as well. 

"It was a long time dream of Surekha and my mother to watch me and Charan working together. We convinced Rajamouli during the time of Magadheera. Now we did a full length film together with Koratala. You will understand why we have opted only for Charan for this role," he said.

Chiranjeevi also went nostalgic recalling his olden days and expressed his pride looking at the growth of Telugu Film Industry at present. 

He shared- "In our days the shoots used to complete in forty days. But now the number of going to 80, 100 and 160. There may be many reasons for this but it should be in control. Number of working days decide the budget of the film. We need to adopt some planning methods from Hollywood. Excepting the films like RRR, all the makers should plan meticulously. Well, there used to be no identity for Telugu films in pan India in the olden days. K Vishwanath broke the ice with Shankarabharanam. But eventually situation was back to normal until Rajamouli took Telugu cinema to National level from Bahubali". 

Mega Star promises a wholesome entertainment with Acharya. 

"Acharya is a wholesome treat for the audience those expect certain elements from my films. This is a class film with mass touch. This film would certainly make audience cry at the end". 

Finally when asked about the criticism from his fans and admirers with regard to to his bowing down to Jagan Mohan Reddy during a discussion about film ticket prices, Chiranjeevi responded- "I don't care anybody's criticism. I bowed down to the Chief Minister giving respect to the chair. When I was the Tourism Minister at the center, some Chief Ministers used to wait for my appointment. That's the respect to the chair. Had I not brought those hiked up ticket prices, RRR wouldn't have collected this much". 

Chiranjeevi and Ram starring Acharya is hitting the screens on 29th of April. Koratala Shiva directed the film while produced by Niranjan Reddy and Anvesh Reddy.

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