Not just Ravi Teja, even Balakrishna (Jai Simha), Kalyan Ram (MLA, Naa Nuvve), Sai Dharam Tej (Inttelligent, Jawaan), reiterated their conviction in routine no-brainers as did the heavy-weights of Telugu cinema. And he reassured us that we can’t expect meaningful work from him anymore with Amar Akbar Anthony. He began the year with Touch Chesi Chudu and he doubled down on his brand of meaningless films with Nela Ticket. Ravi Teja remained uncompromising in his determination to steer clear of sensible movies even this year. Taxiwaala was another forgettable potboiler in Vijay Deverakonda’s CV.īut, any given day, I would prefer a Vijay Deverakonda’s commercial potboiler over a Ravi Teja’s mindless entertainer. The film did not make a mark at the box office, though. NOTA, his debut in Tamil, again relied heavily on his star power, instead of exploring his raw and refreshing potential as an actor. And, guess what, it became one of the highest-grossing films of Tollywood. It glorified patriarchy and turned Vijay Deverakonda into a poster boy for Indian sanskar. What we got is him falling back on the clichés of the commercial potboilers to score big at the box office.Įven as I enjoyed his performance, Geetha Govindam was a deeply problematic film. Of all his films this year, we did not see a dark and gritty film like Arjun Reddy or smart and charming film like Pelli Choopulu.
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