Akhand 2X review: Internet calls Nandamuri Balakrishna’s film meme material
Akhand 2, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, released amid huge hype, but received mixed reviews due to its illogical plot and over-the-top action. Fans looking for typical Boyapati-style entertainment found some enjoyment, while critics and audiences largely expressed disappointment with the film’s writing and execution.
Nandamuri Balakrishna’s much awaited Akhand 2 It released in theaters on 12 December amid huge fanfare, but the excitement was short-lived. The film received lackluster reviews, with both critics and audiences criticizing its illogical visuals, gravity-defying action, and underwhelming writing.
Directed by Boyapati Srinivas, the film still managed to attract crowds, many of whom said they had come only for the “fun” of a typical Boyapati-Balaiya spectacle. A user on X shared a review in Telugu, writing (loosely translated), “If you want physics and logic, please go to a college. If you want Balayya Babu ThandavamWatch Akhand 2 In cinemas (sic).”
Another reviewer was much less forgiving, writing in Telugu, “Saw it. The movie is worse. Boyapati and Thaman have ruined it.”
Many users labeled the film “meme material”, even posting a viral meme mocking Newton’s reaction after watching the action scenes. Another fan said, “There needs to be logic, there needs to be magic, the music needs to match – but how? You still need an upgrade. You expected something else and walked away. It’s your fault.”
One particularly blunt viewer wrote, “Akhand 2 Can make you an atheist.”
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T Naga Maruti Acharya of IndiaToday.in expressed similar sentiments in his review, saying, “Akhand 2 Still delivers that quirky, addictive Boyapati-Balaiya energy. This is not a film that asks you to think; It demands that you surrender. If you go expecting logic, you will return disappointed. If you walk in expecting noise, divinity, explosions and a man fighting an entire army with a trident – Boyapati has delivered exactly what he promised.
Akhand 2 Nandamuri Balakrishna plays three roles along with Samyuktha, Aadhi Pinisetty and Harshaali Malhotra.