Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Ali, Nassar, Prudhvi, Shiva Balaji, Kamal Kamaraju, Ajay and Chaitanya, Pradeep Rawat, Rao Ramesh and Tarun Arora
Producer: Sharrath Marar
Direction: Kishor Kumar
Music director: Anup Rubens
Genre: Action
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes
Katamarayudu has received a mixed response from viewers, who say that Pawan Kalyan is the showman and he rocks the show with his amazing action and punch dialogues, but the movie suffers from a tried and tested story and predictable screenplay.
Story: The film revolves around the story of Katamarayudu (Pawan Kalyan), who is a brave person living with his four brothers in a village. Rayudu sacrifices his happiness for his brothers, while they often get into fights and get bailed out by an advocate. The four brothers secretly fall in love with four girls and plan to marry them. They decide to make Rayudu fall in love with a girl (Shruti Haasan) in a bid to get their way cleared for their wedding.
Analysis: Katamarayudu is a high-octane action entertainer, which is an official remake of Ajith Kumar's hit Tamil film Veeram. The viewers say director Kishore Kumar Pardasani has made certain changes in the script of the Telugu version of this action drama to suit the taste of the local audience.
The first half of the film lacks an interesting story, but some commercial elements keep the viewers entertained. The rain scene, Pawan Kalyan's introduction, songs, comedy, and the train fight sequence are the highlights of this portion. The second half has a predictable plot, but some sentimental scenes keep the viewers engrossed. The climax is good, say the movie buffs.
Performance: The viewers say Pawan Kalyan looks stunning in the get-up of a villager and has delivered a wonderful performance, which is the highlight of Katamarayudu. He impresses the audience with his amazing fights, comic timing and romance. Shruti Haasan looks glamourous and her chemistry with the power star is good. Ali and Prudhviraj's comic timing is good. But a few filmgoers are not happy with the performance of Shruti Haasan, and have called her a big letdown.
Technical: The film goers say the action scenes choreographed by Ram-Laxman are the major attractions on the technical front. Anup Rubens' songs, Prasad Murella's picturisation and punchy dialogues are other highlights. But some viewers are upset with background score and poor VFX work in the movie.
Audience verdict: Katamarayudu has good performances and rich production values, but it lacks a good script. The film is a good treat for Pawan Kalyan's fans, but it is an average fare for other audience.
We bring to you some viewers' verdict on the film shared on Twitter. Here is the live update of Katamarayudu movie review by the audience:
Surendhar MK @SurendharMK
Half way through #Katamarayudu. ONE-MAN show. #PawanKalyan holds the film with his charismatic screen presence. Entertaining so far! #PSPK #Katamarayudu is a clean mass entertainer shouldered effortlessly by #PawanKalyan. Good dose of comedy & fights. Eng subs in Chennai #PSPK
Ramesh Bala @rameshlaus
#Katamarayudu 1st Half: It's #PSPK show all the way.. Some changes r made to #Veeram screenplay.. Fans r having a Non-stop hungama.. #Katamarayudu [3/5]: A Paisa Vasool Entertainer.. Mass Scenes, Punch Dialogues, Action, Comedy, Sentiments & Romance.. Everything is there #Katamarayudu [3/5]: #PowerStar @PawanKalyan simply rocks with his Mass Screen Presence.. His perf as da Elder Brother will b lovd by every1 #Katamarayudu [3/5]: @shrutihaasan has a gud role.. Looks gr8 and dances well.. #Ali , Brothers and Actor #Nasser provide ample support.. #Katamarayudu [3/5]: #AnupRubens 's BGM is good and songs are adequate.. Action sequences are choreographed well.. #Katamarayudu [3/5]: Dir #KishoreKumarPardasani has made changes to #Veeram screenplay.. A good summer entertainer.. Watch it for #PSPK
Haricharan Pudipeddi @pudiharicharan
#Katamarayudu at interval. Packed with plenty of whistle-worthy moments, it's a #PawanKalyan show all the way. PK is at his best here The dhoti-clad, moustache-twirling #PawanKalyan is a treat to watch in #Katamarayudu. Such charismatic screen presence. #Katamarayudu delivers what u rightfully expect from it. A terrific #PawanKalyan singlehandedly makes this a winner. Thoroughly entertained.
Kaushik LM @LMKMovieManiac
#KatamaRayudu 1st half - Some minor changes made in #Veeram. The family - mass - action - comedy base retained. #PSPK fans enjoying the show #KatamaRayudu 2nd half - Has enjoyable moments of comedy & mass - action. #PSPK looks and screen presence are a big + for the film. #KatamaRayudu - Tried and tested commercial formula, with family appeal & mass moments from a big star. Should work well at the BO. #PSPK
Vignesh @VigneshKanda
#Katamarayudu interval - Okay till now. Brothers & Ali trying to make Pawan fall in love works well like the original. Mass scenes missing. The #Tender and #Oonjal scene which are the highlights of Veeram first half missing in #Katamarayudu 1st half. Could have added those. Some scenes altered to taste the Telugu audience. Santhanam role not justified by Ali but decent.Thangamey Thangamey not added #Katamarayudu #Katamarayudu - Pawan performance good so far. Some fan worthy moments too. Already him & the movie much better compared to the dud #SGS.
Vamsi Shekar PRO @UrsVamsiShekar
1st half kevvu keka #Katamarayudu Powerstar @PawanKalyan power packed performance and the result is a blockbuster #KatamaRayudu....Hearty congrats to @nseplofficial and team. Love track,Hilarious comedy and powerful action sequences are an asset to @PawanKalyan's #KatamaRayudu
Nekkanti @UrsNekkanti
1st Half Good. Comedy and Fights Work. 2nd Half Slow. Songs and Sentiment Scenes Boring. Overall, Just Average Film in Content #Katamarayudu
Umair Sandhu @sandhumerry
Review #Katamarayudu from UAE ! @PawanKalyan simply One Man Show ! He gave Top Notch Performance ! He Steals the Show all the way ! ☆☆☆☆ @PawanKalyan & @shrutihaasan Chemistry is Terrific, Rocking Songs & Stunts, Paisa Vasool Story & Dialogues.
Gora @gorabasha
Good First Half.. #KatamaRayudu #KatamaRayudu Below average movie with poor songs. PK and RaoRamesh saving grace. Lot better than SGS.. Rudraksha fight... Love scenes are highlight. BGM minus #KatamaRayudu
Tollywood Gandu @Tollywoo7dGandu
#Katamarayudu narrated well.Even though a remake, has its uniqueness. Good enough 2 pull off Gopala rnge decent collns. Music a big let down
sowmya @sowmyarajkumarr
#Katamarayudu First Half Mass plus class Rain scene, opening intro, songs,comedy, train fight.Mass of masses & class winner. #Katamarayudu Even die hard Pawan garu haterwill become his fan after watching Rayudu. My fav : Climax elevation scene God of mass scene.
Althaf khan @malthafkhan16
1st Done with few comedy secens and powerful action scenes are highlight @PawanKalyan garu massive performance #Katamarayudu This is a huge margin unbeatable 2nd half extraordinary @PawanKalyan gari BGM superb totally different level #Katamarayudu
Praneeth Reddy! @reddypraneeth6
Crazy 1st half.. Proposal level- pspk mass #KATAMARAYUDU #pawankalyan Ok! Nice 2nd half! Climax is the saviour! For second half! Blockbuster anthe! #KatamaRayudu #pawankalyan
Watch Katamarayudu trailer here