Director AR Murugadoss' Bollywood movie "Akira," featuring actress Sonakshi Sinha in the lead role, has received positive reviews from the audience around the world.
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"Akira" is an action drama film, which is the remake of Tamil film "Mouna Guru." AR Murugadoss has penned screenplay for this Hindi remake. The original movie is male-centric, but the director has made its Bollywood version a female-oriented film. He has made few other changes to suit the taste of the Hindi audience.
The movie revolves around the story of a thoughtful college girl named Akira Sharma, who is engrossed in her studies. She finds himself at the wrong place, wrong time, at every single moment. An isolated incident lands her in a problem with police officers. How she single-handedly takes on four corrupt police officers in a bid to prove her innocence forms the crux of the story.
As protagonist, Sonakshi Sinha has delivered a sterling performance in "Akira" and it's her career best acting, which is the main highlight of the film. She stuns with her stunts. Akshay Kumar and Raai Laxmi have made cameo appearance, which are among the big attractions of the film. Konkona Sen Sharma, Anurag Kashyap, Teena Singh, Amit Sadh, Urmila Mahanta and Atul Kulkarni are also assets of the movie, say the audience.
Besides direction and editing, AR Murugadoss has jointly produced "Akira" with Fox Star Studios and he has made sure that the film has superb production values. John Stewart Eduri's background Score, RD Rajasekhar's cinematography, brilliant choreography of action scenes and Karan Singh Rathore's dialogue are the big attractions on the technical front, add the audience.
We bring you some viewers' verdict on the film shared on Twitter. Here is the live update of the "Akira" movie review by audience:
Latha Srinivasan â€@latasrinivasan
#Akira - BGM is also excellent. @ARMurugadoss @foxstarhindi #Akira - 3.25/5 - @sonakshisinha kicks ass in action scenes; @anuragkashyap72 is an awesome badass! @ARMurugadoss must watch @foxstarhindi
Real Boxoffice â€@RealBoxofice
#Akira an engaging watch,@sonakshisinha @anuragkashyap72 keep the momentum going with their arresting screen presence & Class performance. She is a HERO out their on screens @sonakshisinha as #Akira .Take action or take those thrilling moments she totally justified each scene. She is a HERO out their on screens @sonakshisinha as #Akira .Take action or take those thrilling moments she totally justified each scene.
S@R@ â€@SaaRaa_99
#Akira it was good, we don't see this kind of movies a lot in bollywood , remind me of Mardani. A film with Important message to the girls. #Akira it was really nice to see Sonakshi in role which requires acting, but Anurag stole the show Konkona was good
Bhakti K Mehta â€@bhaktikmehta
1st half brilliant, gripping! 2nd half sadly equally dull & disappointing with an underwhelming end! Could have been so much better #Akira. Wish for once save the country drama was cut off! Wanted more from this strong character which @sonakshisinha plays beautifully! #Akira. Great achievement though for @sonakshisinha making #Akira such a powerful & believable character which calls for a no compromise ending!
Sharat Faqurudheen â€@sharatf
While it started out brilliantly #Akira ended with a disappointing third act. @sonakshisinha was excellent though . #Akira @anuragkashyap72 was equally brilliant as the main villain. @ARMurugadoss ensures the action and the pace keeps you engaged. #Akira is a ground breaking film in Bollywood. No major male lead and a transgender sidekick for the heroine are huge positives
Ramyagiri â€@ramyagiri1
@sonakshisinha @ARMurugadoss #Akira is fantastic movie.loved ur acting.Ending was classic the way u said..i was in tears. Grt job.gud luck
Deepikamundra â€@deepikamundra
Wow! Amazing acting by @sonakshisinha .. Quite impressive and strong ! Great watch #akira #bestrong #worthwatch #bollywoodmovie
Malika Omar â€@littlepianodiva
#Akira is not an easy watch, but highly recommended! @sonakshisinha is a SERIOUS badass in the film. #Bollywood has a new action star
Pãrmãr Rãhül â€@DirectorRahulR
Just Watched #Akira...@ARMurugadoss Sir...You Are Master Of StortTelling...Hats Off To You For Choosing This Subject...@foxstarhindi
Manishalakhe â€@manishalakhe
intermission at #Akira as always the studios should had more confidence in the product. loving it so far! #Akira is full paisa vasool film! and @anuragkashyap72 is everything we suspect cops to be! after #Akira @anuragkashyap72 is not going anywhere near the kitchen... loved him in the film
Naresh bijarnia â€@naresh4098
Woah! @sonakshisinha is undeterred in packing these punches. Watch out for the cafeteria scene #Akira. It's half time. Story line and gritty dialogues keep you invested throughout. #Akira Background score is loud, at times too loud but it's only adding to the weight of the story. #Akira Surprising to see that #AnuragKashyap has more screen time than #SonakshiSinha. And well, definitely for the better
ॠAмÑiÑ‚A â€@Aksoul8
She is a HERO out their on screens @sonakshisinha as #Akira .Take action or take those thrilling moments she totally justified each scene. #Akira Brilliant First Half @ARMurugadoss Your efforts _/_ One of the Best directors in India ..@sonakshisinha A new action star
Umair Sandhu @sandhumerry
Exclusive First Review #Akira. One of the Best Female Action Oriented film ever made in Bollywood. #SonakshiSinha gave Career Best Performance ever. She Steals the Show all the Way. She looks Terrific in Action Sequences. Totally Award Worthy Performance by her !! #KonKonaSenSharma is Back with Bang. She acts very well. #AnuragKashyap also gave TOP Notch Performance. Good Performances by all Supporting Actors. Watertight Writing & Screenplay. Excellent Background Score, Sharp & Crispy Editing, Production Designing is First Rate, Dialogues are Clap Worthy, Direction by #ARMurugadoss is Outstanding, Paisa Vasool Action Stunt Sequences & Eye Catching Cinematography. Overall " Akira is one of the Best film of the Year ". Strong Recommended to all of u ! ☆☆☆☆ ! 4*/5*
Namebae â€@nambasaurus
Just watched #Akira and it was probably one of the most beautiful, confusing anime movies I've ever watched. Reminded me of #GhostintheShell
Divya Bali â€@iamdivyabali
Just one word after watching #Akira ..MINDBLOWNNN !! Pls make way for the new "hero" "Action Hero" of Bollywood @sonakshisinha . *bows*
Å¡Ã hïr älbâłüßhÄ« â„¢ â€@sahirAlbalushi
Watched #AKIRA awOsm movie @sonakshisinha brilliant perfrmance suprb @anuragkashyap72 did very well @ARMurugadoss