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Entertainer ‘Simha’ bails out Balakrishna ( Telugu Movie Review)
By IANS - Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 8:32 am

Film: ‘Simha’; Cast: Balakrishna, Nayantara, Namita, Sneha Ullal, Aditya Menon, Kota Sreenivasa Rao and others; Director: Boyapati Srinu; Producer: Parachuri Kireeti; Music Director: Chakri; Camera; Wilson and Prasad; Rating: ** 1/2

Actor Balakrishna’s fans can heave a sigh of relief. After nearly six years, the charismatic star bounces back with ‘Simha’, which boasts of enjoyable commercial ingredients that does not look silly or illogical on screen.

In a way, Balakrishna’s fans may well remember his age-old blockbuster films like ‘Lakshmi Narasimha’, ‘Narsimha Naidu’ and many others through ‘Simha’, which may not be a great commercial film, but yet an appealing fare for all classes.

Director Boyapati Srinu’s ‘Simha’ has lot of mass appeal and entertainment quotient to keep the audience happy. Srinu, who had earlier delivered hits like ‘Bhadra’ with Ravi Teja and ‘Tulasi’ with Venkatesh, delivers another strong commercial film without compromising with Balakrishna’s image.

Srinu has added lot of punch in the second half that generates lot of curiosity and thrills. The so-called comedy elements, however, fail to deliver and Balakrishna’s punchy dialogues look ordinary. But suddenly the twists and turns in the second half heighten the interest.