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టైటిల్: ఆచార్య రేటింగ్: 2/5 తారాగణం: చిరంజీవి, రామ్ చరణ్, పూజా హెగ్డే, సోను సూద్, జుష్ణు సేన్ గుప్తా, వెన్నెల కిషోర్, తనికెళ్ల, అజయ్ తదితరులు కెమెరా: తిర్రు ఎడిటింగ్: నవీన్ నూలి సంగీతం: మణిశర్మ నిర్మాత: నిరంజన్ రెడ్డి, అన్వేష్ రెడ్డి, రామ్ చరణ్ దర్శకత్వం: కొరటాల శివ విడుదల తేదీ: 29 ఏప్రిల్ 2022

2019 అక్టోబర్ లో శ్రీకారం చుట్టుకున్న 'ఆచార్య" కరోనా మహమ్మారి కారణంగా తారీకులు మార్చుకుంటూ ఎట్టకేలకు నేడు విడుదలయింది. చిరంజీవి టైటిల్ రోల్ పోషించినా ఇందులో రామ్ చరణ్ కూడా ప్రధాన పాత్ర చేయడం వల్ల ఆసక్తి, అంచనాలు డబలయ్యాయి. 

పైగా 'లాహే లాహే..' పాట విడుదలకి ఎన్నో నెలల ముందే సూపర్ హిట్ కావడం వల్ల మ్యూజికల్ గా కూడా కలిసొచ్చింది. 

అన్నిటికీ మించి కథేమిటో తెలియకుండా కట్ చేసిన ట్రైలర్ కూడా సినిమాలో ఏముందోనన్న ఉత్సుకతని పెంచింది. 

వెరసి ఈ చిత్రం సినీ అభిమానుల్ని థియేటర్స్ కి రప్పించింది. 

ఇక విషయంలోకి వెళ్దాం.

తల తిప్పనీయకుండా చేసి కథాప్రపంచంలోకి లాక్కుపోయేది ఉత్తమ కథనం అవుతుంది. లేకపోతే ఉత్త కథనమవుతుంది. 

భారీ సెట్టింగ్, ఆకట్టుకునే కెమెరా వర్క్, గ్రాఫిక్స్, నటీనటులు కుదిరినంతమాత్రాన కథా కథనాల విషయంలో కాంప్రమైజైతే మొత్తం కష్టం వృథా అవుతుంది. 

కథలో కొత్త పాయింట్, ఆసక్తికరమైన ఓపెనింగ్, పాత్రల పరిచయం, సమస్య, పరిష్కారం, ఊహించని మలుపు...ఇలా ప్రతి అంశంలోనూ జాగ్రత్త తీసుకుని తూకం తప్పకుండా రాసుకోవాల్సి ఉంటుంది సినిమా కథనం. 

ఇందులో మొదటి పాయింట్ దగ్గరే దెబ్బ పడింది. కథలో ఏమాత్రం కొత్తదనం లేదు. కథనంలో మెరుపుల్లేవు. అన్నీ ఊహించినట్టే జరుగుతూ నీరసం తెప్పిస్తుంది. 

చిరంజీవి సినిమా అనగానే ప్రేక్షకులు ముఖ్యంగా కోరుకునేది మాస్ ఎలిమెంట్స్, ఎనెర్జీ. అవి ఉండబట్టే "ఖైది 150" ఆడింది. అవి లేకే "సైరా" ఫెయిలయ్యింది. కానీ చారిత్రక సినిమా కావడం వల్ల కాస్తైనా గౌరవాన్ని దక్కించుకుంది. 

ఈ "ఆచార్య" పరిస్థితి మాత్రం అలా కాదు. ఇది కల్పిత కథ. ఊహాశక్తితో కథని ఏ స్థాయికైనా తీసుకెళ్లి రక్తి కట్టించొచ్చు. కానీ ఆ కసరత్తు ఏ మాత్రం జరగలేదు. ఆద్యంతం నీరసానికి నిలువెత్తు రూపంలా నడుస్తుందీ చిత్రం. 

అసహజమైన నేపథ్యం, మూసకొట్టుడు విలన్లు, నేచురల్ గా లేని సంభాషణలు, ఏ కాలం కథో తెలియని అయోమయం, రెండు దశాబ్దాల క్రితం నాటి స్టైల్లో వినిపించే మ్యూజిక్...వెరసి ప్రేక్షకులకి పెద్ద షాక్ ఇచ్చిన చిత్రమిది. 

చెప్పుకోదగ్గ గొప్ప విషయమేదైనా ఉందా అంటే 67 ఏళ్ల వయసులో చిరంజీవి అలా కనిపించడం, డ్యాన్స్ చేయడం. నిజంగా ఇది ఆశ్చర్యమే అని చెప్పాలి. చిరంజీవి డ్యాన్సుల్లో ప్రత్యేకంగా కనిపించేది గ్రేస్. అది వేరే ఏ హీరో డ్యాన్సులోనూ కనపడదు. ఎన్ని దశాబ్దాలైనా ఆ గ్రేస్ ఏ మాత్రం చెక్కుచెదరకుండా కాపాడుకోవడం నిజంగా ఆయన కృషికి, సాధనకి నిదర్శనం. 

తర్వాత చెప్పుకోదగ్గ విషయం ఆర్ట్ డైరెక్షన్. దర్శకుడి కోరిక మేరకు చాలా ఘనమైన విలేజ్ సెట్టైతే వేసారు. 

అవి తప్ప మిగతావన్నీ డల్లే. 

తాను స్వయంగా మాటల రచయిత అయ్యుండి కొరటాల ఒక్క డయలాగ్ కూడా పవర్ఫుల్ రాసుకోలేకపోవడం ఆశ్చర్యం. రాసుకున్న డైలాగ్స్ కూడా చెప్పించిన తీరులో కృతకత్వం ఉంది తప్ప సహజత్వం లేదు. 

గ్రాఫిక్స్ వాడకం ఎంతున్నా చిరంజీవి కష్టం మాత్రం కనపడింది. అయితే సెకండాఫులో ఒక ఎపిసోడ్ లో గ్రాఫిక్స్ మరీ ఎక్కువ వాడి యంగ్ చిరంజీవిని చూపించే ప్రయత్నం చేసారు. సీరియస్ సీన్లో అది హాస్యాస్పదంగా మారింది తప్ప ఫ్లో కి ఉపయోగపడలేదు. 

రామ్ చరణ్ పాత్రకి కూడా పెద్ద వేరియేషన్ లేదు. ప్రధమార్థంలో చిరంజీవేం చేస్తాడో, ద్వితీయార్థంలో రామ్ చరణ్ అదే చేస్తాడు. అద్భుతమనిపించే అంశాలేవీ పాత్రలో కానీ, నటనలో కానీ, డైలాగ్స్ లో కానీ లేవు. 

పూజా హెగ్డే పాత్ర ఎందుకుందో కూడా అర్థం కాదు. ఏ మాత్రం బరువు లేని, కథకు ఉపయోగపడని పాత్ర ఆమెది. 

సోను సూద్, కిషోర్, జిషు సేన్ గుప్తా, సౌరవ్ లోకేష్...ఇలా విలన్లంతా అడివిని కొట్టేసి ఇండస్ట్రీ పెట్టాలనుకోవడం లాంటి ఏజ్ ఓల్డ్ విలనీని ప్రదర్శించారు. ఇంకెన్నాళ్లు చూడాలి ఇదే మూస?! కుప్పల తెప్పలుగా విలన్లుండడం వల్ల హీరో ఎవర్ని కొడుతున్నా ఎమోషన్ అందదు. 

మణిశర్మ సంగీతం లౌడ్ గా ఉంది తప్ప కథనంలో డీలాతనాన్ని కవర్ చేయగలిగే మంత్రంలా అయితే పని చేయలేదు. 

పాటల్లో లాహే లాహే హిట్టయినా తెర మీద ఆకట్టుకోలేకపోయింది. బంజారా పాటలో ఒకటి రెండు స్టెప్పులు బాగున్నాయనిపించాయి. నీలాంబరి పాట ఆకట్టుకోలేదు. చానాకష్టం పాట ప్లేస్మెంటులోనే సమస్యుంది. దానివల్ల పాట వినోదాన్ని ఇవ్వకపోగా పంటికింద రాళ్లలాగ కళుక్కుమంటాయి. 

ఇద్దరు హీరోల పోరాటానికిగల కారణం ఆలస్యంగానే చెప్పినా ఆ కారణంలో బలం లేకపోవడం వల్ల ఆడియన్స్ కనెక్ట్ కావడం కష్టం. 

తెర మీద చిరంజీవి, రామ్ చరణ్ కనిపిస్తే చాలు...వాళ్లేం చేసినా అది ప్రసాదమే అని ఆరాధనాభావంతో చూసే వీరాభిమానుల పరిస్థితేమో కానీ... కొత్తదనం, సెన్స్, సెన్సిబిలిటీ, వినోదం కోరుకునే ఆడియన్స్ కి మాత్రం నిరాశే మిగులుతుంది. 

"పాఠాలు చెప్పకపోయినా నన్ను ఆచార్య అంటారు. బహుశా గుణపాఠాలు చెప్తాననేమో.." డైలాగ్ ని గుర్తుచేసుకుంటూ ఈ సినిమా గుణపాఠాన్నే మిగిల్చిందనుకోవాలి. తండ్రీకొడులిద్దరూ కలిసి నటించే అవకాశం దొరికిందని రంగంలోకి దిగిపోకుండా చిరంజీవి వర్గం కథ మీద మరింత పని చేయించుంటే బాగుండేది. 

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no thrilling no Romance no comedy,this movie is waste of time with big stars

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What's Behind

Mega Star Chiranjeevi's Acharya is releasing on April 29, 2022 in a spectacular manner across the world. The film is generating immense hype as Chiranjeevi is coming to entertain movie lovers after a gap of more than two years and he is sharing screen presence with his son Mega Power Star Ram Charan in a full-length role for the first time. The film directed by Koratala Shiva is increasing curiosity among all. Let us find out what Acharya offered to movie lovers.

Story Review

Acharya (Chiranjeevi) gets disappointed when he sees the temple town of Dharmasthali a contrast to what he heard of. He quickly finds the core problem as nefarious plans are on to separate Dharmasthali from the tribals of Paadaghattam. Where this leads to and what is the connection to it with the town's municipal chairman Basava (Sonu Sood), influential business magnate Rathod (Jisshu Sen Gupta), and the dream of Siddha (Ram Charan) and whether is love with Neelambari (Pooja Hegde) succeeds, becomes the crux of Acharya.

Artists, Technicians Review

The entire industry envied when Koratala Shiva got the lucky chance to direct Mega Star Chiranjeevi for which many aspire for decades. However, there is no denying the fact that Koratala was rewarded after he scored hits with his previous entertainers that are filled with a social message. Not only mega fans but also movie lovers expected wonders from Kortala and Mega Star Chiranjeevi and when Ram Charan became a part of it, their joy knew no bounds.

The Dharmasthali backdrop, temple setup, etc excited all and the proceedings start in a similar fashion. However routine elements enter and from there on it turned out to be a tedious watch. Even the entry of Chiranjeevi as Acharya did not liven up the proceedings and viewers wait patiently for something magical to happen as Chiranjeevi dances and fights with ease. The entry of Ram Charan brings life into the narration and the flashes of Ram Charan as Siddha bring curtains to the first half. When people expect a power-packed second half with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan, the narration reaches a new nadir. The naxal backdrop and everything else turns tried and tested for a long as viewers have watched such scenes in many films earlier. With Koratala unable to elevate the narration with the twists and turns, monotony plays spoilsport with silly and illogical scenes like the comical fight featuring Ram Charan and Chiranjeevi. The film finally ends the relentless torture of the viewers with the mundane climax.

Koratala Shiva drew inspiration from many earlier films for Acharya and for all the hype everything turned artificial. Nothing breathed life into the story and even the stunts choreographed by Ram Lakshman failed to give goosebumps to the viewers and the dance movements choreographed for the songs by Prem Rakshit turned out to be repetitive. Dialogues looked pretty average and Koratala's reputation took a beating.

Chiranjeevi tried his best to do full justice to his role. He tried to bring life into his passive role with his mannerisms and expressions. For all his efforts, he could only stop the ship from sinking. He danced with ease and is a delight to watch be it the item song Saana Kashtam with Regina Cassandra or Banjara with his son Ram Charan. He did good stunts showing that he still has it in him to carry the film on his shoulders. But one gets a feeling that his judgment misfired this time.

Ram Charan with his performance increased the expectations of the proceedings among movie lovers. He performed well as a person who believes in dharma and even sacrifices his love to save dharma. He enacted action sequences along with his dad and danced well in a romantic manner with Pooja Hegde and delighted all the fans by sharing screen presence with his dad Chiranjeevi.

Pooja Hegde got a limited screen presence and she is confined to a romantic song and a scene. Others just passed through the motions. Sonu Sood got a typical villain role and he did what was expected from him. Nassar, Jisshu Sen Gupta, and Satyadev got limited roles while Tanikella Bharani and Ajay are not utilized properly. Regina Cassandra oozed with glamor in the special song. Mahesh Babu powered the film with his voice-over.

Tirru's cinematography is good and showed the Dharmasthali and Paadaghattam proceedings and also the Naxal backdrop quite well. The artwork of Suresh Selvarajan is good. However, at times, the sets looked artificial. Naveen Nooli's editing turned out to be average as he left many repetitive scenes which dragged the film's proceedings. Mani Sharma disappointed in no time as his background score turned out to be below average. Even the songs are pretty average and a couple of songs are talked about only for the dance movements of Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan. Production values are grand.

Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan

Cinematography

A couple of songs

Disadvantages

Story, Screenplay, Direction

Artificial nature

Rating Analysis

Koratala Shiva's Acharya with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan turned out to be a disappointing fare by all means. With missing elevations, emotions, and a completely outdated and routine story that lacked the real twists and turns, even fans found it a miserable watch. Considering all these aspects, CJ goes with a 2.25 rating for Acharya.

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Koratala: 'Acharya' Story Is Not Easily Predictable

Acharya is all set to hit the screens on 29th of this month. The promotion activities are going on at the right speed.

Koratala Shiva also has opened up to talk about this film in an exclusive interview to greatandhra.

When asked about what is in Acharya, Koratala said, "I have this line for quite a long time. My dream has been to work with Mega Star. Finally  I fulfilled my dream. Whatever I have shown in the trailer is only the ambience and backdrop but not even a pinch of story. It is not easily predictable"

He continued, "There was no Ram Charan's character while writing this story. It eventually developed and perfectly suited him. He appears as a student while Pooja did a Brahmin girl's role".

Sharing about his film with NTR, director Koratala said that he is going to cross the limits of Telugu with that film as it has universal appeal.

Koratala also shared about his ideas to do films with Prabhas and Pawan Kalyan.

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Release Date : April 29,2022

123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5

Starring: Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan Teja, Pooja Hegde, Sonu Sood, Jisshu Sengupta, Vennela Kishore, Tanikella Bharani

Director: Koratala Siva

Producers: Ram Charan Teja, Niranjan Reddy, Anvesh Reddy

Music Director: Mani Sharma

Cinematography : Tirru

Editor: Naveen Nooli

Acharya has been in the making for the last three years thanks to Covid. The film starring Chiranjeevi and Charan has hit the screens today. Let’s see whether it lives up to the hype or not.

The film is based in the temple town of Dharmasthali. Basava(Sonu Sood), once a disciple of the temple is now doing all sorts of illegal activities in the temple town. In comes Acharya(Chiranjeevi) and starts a revolt against Basava. But his arrival at Dharmasthali has a purpose that is related to Siddha(Rama Charan). Who is this Siddha? What’s his connection with Acharya? and who will save Dharmasthali? To know the answers, watch the film on the big screen.

Plus Points:

It has been quite some time since we have seen Megastar Chiranjeevi on screen. But his charisma, screen presence, and intensity in his eyes are intact and he gives a solid performance. Even at this age, Chiru dances, fights, and mouths dialogues in a superb manner. His emotional performance is the biggest highlight of the film.

With each film, Ram Charan is only improvising and the same is proved here with Acharya. He, as Siddha, a boy from Gurukul, looks peaceful but transforms into a mass avatar by the end of the film. The scenes between Chiranjeevi and Charan are executed superbly by Koratala Siva and are the main highlight of the second half.

Pooja Hegde gets a limited role but looks cute in the Indian avatar. Her chemistry with Ram Charan is decent. The grandeur in the film is quite good as the sets and action blocks are good. The Bhale Banjara song will be a feast for the fans and comes at a perfect time in the film.

Minus Points:

One of the biggest drawbacks of the film is the routine storyline. Apart from the backdrop of Dharmasthali, the basic premise is the same good versus bad formulae and showcases nothing new.

The first half has no great moments and this is where the film goes for a toss. Chiranjeevi, who is known for his energy, is showcased in a subdued manner and is only in his elements for the songs and fights. Just to give hype to Ram Charan’s character, he has been kept quite dull and gets his due only in the climax. The climax also looks rushed and forced and has no enough meat for Chiranjeevi to go all out.

Yet another big drawback of the film is the lack of a strong villain. There is no strong conflict point for the hero address to and the weak villain makes matters worse. Sonu Sood has a soft image post-Covid crisis and that is the reason he does not look menacing. Jisshu Sen Gupta also does not create any effect.

Technical Aspects:

Music by Mani Sharma is decent but his BGM could have been better in a few areas to elevate the heroism. One of the major attractions of Acharya is the temple town Dharmastahli. Most of the film happens in this setup and one cannot believe that the entire temple town is a set. The credit should go to art director Suresh for doing a splendid job.

The dances are decent and the ones in the father and son song were superb. The lyrics are meaningful and the dialogues by Koratala Siva are good. The fights composed especially for the father and son are so pleasing to the eyes.

Coming to the director Koratala Siva, he has done just a passable job with the film. Koratala has elevated the scenes between Chiru and Charan in a superb way and pleased the fans. But in all this, the taut storytelling, which is his forte, goes missing. Koratala’s writing is quite weak as there is not enough drama to elevate the proceedings. Most of the scenes look forced and the climax is the biggest example.

On the whole, Acharya is a temple town drama that has some good father-son moments. The backdrop is decent but the narration is insipid and does not gives the audience a high. Storywise too, there is no novelty and the electrifying drama one expects from a Koratala film is missing. The regular audience will get disappointed with Acharya but Chiranjeevi and Charan make the fans happy, with their chemistry and solid screen presence.

123telugu.com Rating: 2.75/5

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Acharya Movie Review

Article by Suman M Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 4:48 am, 29 April 2022

2 Hr 16 Mins   |   Action - Drama   |   April 29, 2022

Cast - Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Pooja Hegde, Sonu Sood, Jishu Sen Gupta and Others

Director - Koratala Siva

Producer - Niranjan Reddy, Ram Charan

Banner - Matinee Entertainments, Konidela Production Company

Music - Manisharma

Megastar Chiranjeevi is coming back to the theaters with his Acharya directed by Koratala Siva. Chiru’s last outing was in 2019 with Sye Raa. Acharya is one of the most awaited movies due to the presence of Chiranjeevi of course, but also Ram Charan plays a crucial and lengthy role in the movie. The trailer appears to serve mostly commercial elements with two superstars in it becoming the saviors of a temple town. The movie was finally released today and here is the review from the US Premieres.

What Is It About?

A temple town Dharmasthali loses its glory after Basava (Sonu Sood) takes it into his clutches. Acharya (Chiranjeevi) enters Dharmasthali and starts reforming it slowly with his silent yet violent acts. Acharya had to come to save Dharmasthali for a reason and that is Siddha (Ram Charan). Who is Siddha and how he is related to Acharya? What is Acharya’s background and how did he solve the problem of Dharmasthali? Acharya’s story answers all these questions.

Performances

Chiranjeevi is good as Acharya, but his story fails to create much impact and depth. Neither his character gets a strong presentation in Dharmasthali. Two fights where he becomes a vigilante trying to elevate but ends up in vain. His dances are still great to watch and that is the saving part of almost all the songs. Chiranjeevi’s role is monotonous and the Megastar gets nothing much really to perform here.

Ram Charan’s role is much hyped right from the first half but his role too is extremely formulaic and mostly predictable. The actor must have gone by the direction, but his role could not entertain much. With slow and predictable narration, both the Mega heroes’ roles look dull and routine Both their characters lack a strong emotional connection with Dharmasthali/Paadaghattam sentiments.

The graceful dances of both Chiru and Charan in the Bhale Banjara song remain a treat to watch. The song looks interesting and attractive just because they both dance in perfect sync.

Pooja Hegde has got a minuscule role and she mostly appears as a guest. With Chiru having no heroine, Pooja Hegde is there just to fill the gap as Charan’s love interest.

Sonu Sood, Jishu Sen Gupta, Tanikella Bharani, and others are fine, though they are all given the same old roles they have played umpteen times. Satya Dev appears in a guest role and he is alright.

Technicalities

Acharya is a routine plot with weak narration. The flow of scenes could be predicted by their most old-fashioned ways.

The graphics work in the movie is not great and could have been a lot better with the star cast like Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan in it. The screenplay is outdated.  

The background music is alright and the songs are good to watch mostly due to Chiru and Charan in them. The dialogues are ordinary.

Chiru & Charan’s Dance

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Weak Plot Poor formulaic narration Routine Characterizations

The senior heroes like Chiranjeevi have reached a point where they are becoming very protective of themselves during the story selection and often coming up with the same ‘safe’ stories with so-called commercial elements included. Acharya ends up as one of the routine storylines with predictable scenes all along.

The director gives a new backdrop with terms like Dharmasthali, and Paadaghattam and introduces the savior of them, Acharya to us. But took no time to fall back into the regular routine masala formula of a commercially viable movie.

The first half starts at a slow pace with an Intriguing voiceover by Mahesh Babu, but the pace doesn’t pick up even after Chiranjeevi enters. The most needed highlights and highs with his entry thereafter go missing. The scenes can be easily predictable. Though Chiru’s dance is good to watch, the songs Laahe Laahe and Saana Kashtam appear obviously forced.

With Chiru giving hints about his mission in Dharmasthali and about Siddha, it is clearly evident that the second half is all about Siddha. While the most hyped Siddha too goes in a vintage narrative of a rescuer or a savior. Ram Charan and Pooja Hegde’s love story and the song followed by those scenes are extremely boring.

The villains Sonu Sood, Jishu Sen Gupta, and his brother are just the same villains we have watched in many films who worry mainly about mining and encroaching. At least the villain’s methods of troubling the good folks don’t change here, like adulterating the medicines of Paadaghattam people, etc. On top of that, the three villains sound the same, maybe due to the usage of the same dubbing voice for all Bollywood villains.

There are many other outdated scenes like punishing a rapist, saving a girl from bad youngsters, saving the young boys from the quarry work and these come as a part of elevating the heroism. The scenes like Basava brutally killing a sincere officer, backstabbing Siddha, and supplying the drugs for the youth, are as old as mountains.

The Acharya himself stays mostly as a spectator in the second half just to watch Siddha take over, again with the same vintage formulaic scenes and elevations. Some combination scenes between Charan and Chiru turned out just okay, while their comedy at the quarry fails miserably. The climax fight is red and violent with Acharya in destruction mode, which might enthrall some action fans.

Having said that, Acharya is an outdated drama with some enjoyable dances and many predictable scenes. The presence of Mega heroes Chiru and Charan may not be able to help the movie, as the story and the narrative are much bigger villains here.  

Bottomline: A Boring Class From Acharya

Rating: 2/5

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Critics Review

A predictable mass entertainer.

This flick is the perfect example to prove that big stars in a mass setting alone cannot save a film as there are larger aspects for a commercial film to be attractive like a solid script and something different in the narrative style. (more)

Source: Ashwin Ram, MovieCrow

Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan seem inadequate to save this spiritless film

Acharya is a classic good versus evil tale. And the story unfolds along excruciatingly predictable lines. The narration works like clockwork. A movie fan would be able to predict how the story will progress from the beginning to the end without much mental effort. There is not even a single surprise element in the movie as you can see all twists from a mile off. (more)

Source: Manoj Kumar, Indian Express

Insipid and Uninvolving

Though the second half has nothing new, it is fairly better than the dull and archaic narrative of the preceding sequences. Ram Charan, for some moments, brings energy. But the film again slips into mediocrity. Finding freshness in any of the scenes is like searching for a needle in the haystack. (more)

Source: venkat, greatandhra.com

Strictly for Chiru-Charan

Acharya is a temple town drama that has some good father-son moments. The backdrop is decent but the narration is insipid and does not gives the audience a high. Storywise too, there is no novelty and the electrifying drama one expects from a Koratala film is missing. The regular audience will get disappointed with Acharya but Chiranjeevi and Charan make the fans happy, with their chemistry and solid screen presence. (more)

Source: 123 telugu cinema, 123telugu.com

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