The Telugu sports drama Ghani, starring Varun Tej and Suniel Shetty, was released with considerable excitement, and the audience’s reaction to the film is now out. Several Twitter users expressed their opinions about the film, labeling it a “mass” sports drama, while others described it as a “standard” take on boxing. Many internet users, however, have applauded Varun Tej and Suniel Shetty’s performances, describing them as a “firey combination.”
Ghani is the son of a boxer whose career was destroyed in his final days of boxing. While boxing, his father was found cheating by utilizing drugs and other steroids. Ghani’s father, however, dies as a result of the sporting world’s politics. Ghani, on the other hand, remains unmoved in the pursuit of his dream. He takes his coaching assistance from a former champion boxer Vijayendra Sinha and dedicates himself to becoming a fighter.
The fundamental theme of the film revolves around Ghani clearing his father’s name and achieving his dream of winning the boxing tournament. And the subplot comes around Ghani’s mother stopping him from taking up boxing. The overall narrative is about how Ghani shifts his attention to boxing, how he hides it from his mother, and how she reacts.
Ghani Movie Review
Kiran Korrapati makes his directorial debut with Ghani. For his first try, he chose a simple but difficult genre to crack. The sports genre appears to be the most straightforward genre, but it is quite difficult to showcase successfully. The biggest challenge is that it has to stick to certain beats. A sports genre film many times unknowingly participates in a variety of cliches. That’s why the difficulty is in presenting them in a new state. In this sense, director Kiran Korrapati fails miserably. Within the first fifteen minutes, everything in Ghani’s narrative is laid exposed. We know where it’s going and can predict how it’ll get there.
And the challenge was to come up with something new in terms of ‘how’ it got to the conclusion. Unfortunately, we don’t see anything, and the drama’s lack of appeal further adds to the impact. The entire first part of the love song also shows a lot of cliches. With dull writing to promote, there isn’t an iota of creativity everywhere. It all feels like a diversion that will eventually lead to the inevitable. The fight between a mother and her son over boxing doesn’t add anything fresh to the story. We can predict in advance how things will go once the challenge is set, and voilà, we get exactly that without having to adjust or brighten it up in any way.
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The Second Half
There’s a minor twist around the midpoint of the film and that’s fine, and it leads to a flashback at the start of the second half. We can see what Kiran Korrapati lacks in Ghani in these few sessions. These scenes include nothing new, yet the little deviations from the usual make the events slightly more interesting. The second half maintains the positive momentum of the first half and continues in that direction. There’s nothing new here, however, a couple of sections are functional. The title song comes to mind first, followed by the two boxing fights at the conclusion. They’re good enough and occasionally hold the audience’s attention.
The overdone drama is once again the issue in the second half. Though it is better than the first because it stays true to the topic and follows through. The ending is wasted due to the normal and expected storyline, despite the good boxing moments and aggression. Ghani is a flashy sports movie with a strong cast and production qualities. Unfortunately, all of the drama is old, and the story is completely predictable. In the end, it’s a disappointing film.
Actors Performances
Varun Tej’s performance as Ghani must be viewed through two lenses. The first is physicality, and the second is acting. When it comes to the former, the effort is obvious, and it works as expected throughout the training sequence song and the finale combat sequence. He appears to be well-built and imposing on-screen, which contributes to his screen presence.
Varun Tej, on the other hand, is a capable actor. For the most part, he appears normal. He performs the sessions in his usual manner. With the exception of a few moments at the conclusion, the raw energy for the section feels lacking. Ghani is another good filmography attempt for him, but it doesn’t end up being notable in terms of performance.
Saiee Majrekar, who is making her Telugu debut, plays a minor role. In the first half, she gets conventional commercial heroine scenes before disappearing in the second hour. Sadly for her, the completely boring and uninteresting commercials fail to make an impression. Even in minor roles, we witness well-known actors.
However, not everyone is right for the part and even those who are being cast in half-baked or unsurprising roles. Nadhiya belongs to the latter group. She’s decent, but we’ve seen her perform similar things before. Upendra is fine in a minor supporting part. It may appear out of place among the others, but it’s a brief one with a big impact. Sunil Shetty is cast in yet another coach role. He is smart and performs effectively.
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