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Akhanda movie review & hindi dubbed download link(480p)

Director Boyapati Sreenu has created his brand of cinema and they are films that require you to keep your brains at home. At this rate, even this statement sounds clichéd, right? That’s how Boyapati Sreenu films are. There are two rules in his brand of cinema.

Rule No 1: Do not expect logic. The concept of time and gravity doesn’t exist in his universe.

Rule No 2: You will still hear people roaring even after you step out of the cinema hall.

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Now, let’s get into Akhanda’s story. During a rainy night, a woman gives birth to twins. A godman (Jagapathi Babu) senses that one of the twins has a duty to perform and gives him to a saint, who takes him to Kasi. He grows up to be Akhanda (Nandamuri Balakrishna AKA Balyya), a godman who cannot be touched by anybody or anything. In Boyapati’s universe, anything means bullets, axes, knives and other weapons.

The other kid named Murali Krishna is a farmer who uses his money to help people. Saranya (Pragya Jaiswal) becomes the collector of the district, who falls in love with Murali Krishna. In a span of five minutes, over a song, they get married and have a kid.

Meanwhile, there’s Varadarajulu (Srikanth), who, with the help of Gajendra (Niitin Mehta), are involved in illegal uranium extraction.

How the two Balayyas meet and fight for the good forms the crux of the story.

Sounds too much? No, not in Boyapati’s universe. The character arc of Murali Krishna at first takes you by surprise. He doesn’t believe in violence. But soon, you get a huge slap on your face for having high hopes. He uses violence to put the bad guys in place. Since he’s a good man, a little violence can be exempted.

Like every Boyapati film, Akhanda has bodies flying everywhere, the hero bashing the goons left, right and centre and the heroines sidelined to cry and hype up the hero. In Akhanda, more than the supporting characters, it is the assistant directors and the technicians who would have had to work hard. The overuse of blowers and the smoke machine, tell us that.

This is Balayya’s show all the way – especially the Akhanda version. In fact, even Murali Krishna takes a backseat when Akhanda comes on screen. From mouthing powerful and meaningful dialogues to teaching the villains the right lesson, he does everything with so much ease. But, do not ask how Akhanda came to Murali Krishna’s village in such a short time. Remember rule No 1?

Akhanda is also a battle between people who have the loudest roar. The villains shout at a certain decibel level. And the hero overpowers. So much so that you hear them even after you’ve stepped out of the theatre.

Akhanda had a solid story underneath all the mass vehicle moments. But, in an attempt to glorify the hero, the story gets sidelined. While Pragya Jaiswal oversells her performance, other actors did deliver a decent performance.

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