plot

Satya MBBS (Ram Pothineni) moves to Kurnool with his mother (Nadhiya) for his house surgeon where he meets RJ Whistle Mahalakshmi (Krithi Shetty). But honest doctor Satya is disturbed by the challenges from local rowdy Guru (Aadhi Pinisetty). He returns to Kurnool as Satya IPS and how he hunts down Guru forms the crux of the story.

Performance

Ram is quite good in the film. He plays both a doctor and a cop and showcases the difference in his characters quite well. He is subdued in the first half but makes up for it in the latter part with his dances and aggressive performance.

Performance

Aadhi as Guru is one of the good decisions that Lingusamy has made, but that alone is not enough to save the film. Aadhi’s screen presence in the initial sequences is good to watch and he makes us believe that we have a powerful villain here. Krithi Shetty plays the role of an RJ, who’s also the love interest of Sathya, but the character appears and disappears all of a sudden for the most part.

Direction/ Technical Side

Lingusamy is known to make action films in a particular style and has done the same with this film. Though the narration is decent, it does not arrest you much with its screenplay. To break the monotony of this good vs evil fight, Lingusamy peppers the movie with frequent dance numbers and over-the-top, refurbished dialogues of every ‘mass’ movie that’s ever been made.

Direction/ Technical Side

Devi Sri Prasad delivered good songs but he failed in giving thumping background music. But the songs placements do spoil the feel. The production values are pretty good as the camera work nicely captures the Rayalaseema setup.

VErdict

The Warriorr is a half-baked and fully predictable film from Linguswamy with routine Mass Masala Format. Even Ram and Aadhi Pinisetty impressive Performance couldn’t save this film! 2.5/5