The Movie starts midst battle between Jhansi Rani and the British, were her troops are outnumbered and are ready to surrender themselves. Jhansi Rani then tell the troops the story of Narasimha reddy who started the revolt in the south against the British which eventually spread to all corners of the country. Set in Renaadu in the 1840’s , Narasimha reddy was one of the 16 palegars under the British East India company, though they were under the British, he was groomed under guru Gosayi Venkanna (Amitabh Bachan) waiting for the right moment to go against the British. But as the British increase their unjust treatment, Narasimha Reddy gathers all the 16 palagars and kick starts the revolution, how far does he go is the rest of the story.
Mega Star Chiranjeevi takes control of the movie from the beginning, and mesmerizes till the end. Director Surender Reddy doesn’t overdo the story with lot of emotions which is the plus and the minus of the film. The grandeur was just right in the film and did not dominate the story. The cast was well chosen and had equal weightage throughout which worked well. Both the leading ladies Nayanthara and Tammanah had equal screen time in which they could do justice in their performances. VFX was does too good and seamless. Cinematography by Rathnavelu was done well to capture the essence of the ancient India. The Duration was a little long in the second half and climax was a bit too heavy, other than that the film is a must watch, I give it 6/10
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