| Directed by | N. Lingusamy |
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| Written by | N. Lingusamy |
| Produced by | Srinivasa Chitturi |
| Dialogue by | Sai Madhav Burra (Telugu) Brinda Sarathy (Tamil) |
| Starring | Ram Pothineni Aadhi Pinisetty Krithi Shetty Akshara Gowda Nadhiya Moidu |
| Cinematography | Sujith Vaassudev |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Production company | Srinivasa Silver Screen |
Gist of the Story
When Guru, the villain, hears Satya, the hero, yell at him, the latter rebels and beats the former to hell. To exact revenge on Guru and put a stop to his criminal activity in Kurnool city, Satya resurfaces as a police officer.
Plot
Ram Pothineni’s character, Satya, an MBBS student, relocates to Kurnool with his mother, Nadhiya, for his home surgeon, where he meets RJ Whistle Mahalakshmi (Krithi Shetty). But the challenges from the neighborhood rowdy Guru trouble the sincere doctor Satya (Aadhi Pinisetty). The main plot point of the movie is how he returns to Kurnool as Satya IPS and tracks down Guru.
Performance
Ram performs admirably in the movie. He portrays both a doctor and a police officer, and he does a good job of contrasting the two roles. He is reserved in the first half but compensates for it in the second with his aggressive performance and dances. One of Lingusamy’s wise choices was to cast Aadhi as Guru, yet it is not sufficient to redeem the movie on its own. Aadhi’s on-screen presence in the opening scenes is enjoyable to see and he gives us the impression that we are dealing with a formidable antagonist. The character of an RJ played by Krithi Shetty, who is also Sathya’s love interest, mostly emerges and vanishes out of nowhere.
Direction/Technical Side
With this movie, Lingusamy adheres to his well-known aesthetic for action movies. Though the narration is passable, the screenplay does not particularly grab your attention. With many dance routines and over-the-top, recycled dialogue from every “mass” movie ever produced, Lingusamy breaks up the monotony of this good vs. evil conflict in the film. Having revealed the pivotal twist during the intermission, he completely lost control of the movie. Devi Sri Prasad produced several excellent songs, but the background music was lacking in impact. But the placement of the songs does ruin the atmosphere. As the camera work skillfully catches the Rayalaseema setup, the production values are quite good.
Verdict; Linguswamy’s The Warriorr is a regular Mass Masala Format movie that is half-baked and completely predictable. Even Ram and Aadhi Pinisetty’s outstanding performances fell short of saving this movie.