Tiger Nageswara Rao Movie Review, Rating

Cast - Raviteja, Nupur Sanon, Gayathri Bharadwaj, Renu Desai, Nasser, Jishu Sen Gupta, Anupam Kher and others

Director - Vamsee

Producer - Abhishek Agarwal

Banner - Abhishek Agarwal Arts

Music - G. V. Prakash Kumar

Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja seems to have changed the pattern of selecting stories. If you observe Ravi Teja's last couple of couples, he has been opting for thriller movies. Now, Ravi Teja is back with Tiger Nageswara Rao. The film is directed by Vamsee. Apart from Ravi Teja, the film also stars Anupam Kher, Renu Desai, and Nupur Sanon. Let's find out what the film is like in this review:

Plot: Tiger Nageswara Rao is inspired by the real-life character of a famous thief from the 1980s. The whole film revolves around the life of Stuartpuram Nageswara Rao, who gets fame and name in his town. However, he is forcibly taken away by the police, who torture him in jail. The Intelligence Bureau officer Raghavendra Rajput (Anupam Kher) is on a mission to catch the notorious criminal. It is a very important case for the IB to crack, as Nageswara Rao says he will rob the PM's office one day. How will Nageswara Rao come out of jail? What does he do coming out of jail? Why does he aim to rob the PM's office? 

Performances: Ravi Teja gets under the skin of his character. He is the only silver-linining in the film. Barring Ravi Teja, the film failed to engage. Of late, Ravi Teja's story selections are boring. His sincere performance on the big screen is appreciatable but it could have been nicer if the scripting was engaging and entertaining. 

Nupur Sanon and Gayatri Bharadwaj are alright. There are no specific reasons to compliment or criticize them. Renu Desai is seen as Hemalatha Lavanam where she makes her entry towards the end. Her performance was subtle. It is okay to watch her although she got a very minimal role. Her dubbing was not original. The remaining cast and crew of the film have nothing much to do owing to the writing.

Thumbs Up

Ravi Teja's Efforts
Some Initial Portions

Thumbs Down

Story Lacks Depth
Lengthy Run time
Songs and BGM
Bland Narrative

Analysis: 

Director Vamsee writes a stale script that doesn't do justice to the central character. In this age of biopics, he should have taken a firmer stance in favour of or against the central character. Nageswara Rao needed better glorification and his acts needed sharper vetting. The romantic track is pretty unimpressive and quite boring to watch. It is very obvious that director Vamsee didn't put much effort in the writing and developing the characters. 

The run time is nearly 180 minutes. Even in the Hindi version, the makers have gone in for a long time. It is susceptible to frustrating the audience with such a heavy run time. It is also imperative that not too many fight masters needed to work on this movie. The action scenes lack uniformity and are not intact. No where the film managed to hold the interest. It tests the viewers patience to the core. The film is filled with scenes that lack the purpose. Songs and background music by GV Prakash adds to the woes.

The film's makers, who have previously made 'Karthikeya 2' and 'The Kashmir Files', failed to recreate such magic. Tiger Nageswara Rao is bland and boring watch which just bombs. This is skippable.

Verdict: Bland, Boring & Tiger Bombs!