The Warriorr Movie Review

Acclaimed commercial filmmaker Lingusamy is back with The Warriorr, his first full-fledged film in Telugu. The film has also been shot in Tamil (most of the talkie scenes, that is!). The Warriorr has Ram Pothineni in his Tamil debut. The double ‘r’ in the title spelling could denote the dual nature of his character. No, Ram isn’t playing dual roles! His character Satya is not just a cop; there’s another side to him, and how & why he turns a cop forms the majority of the pretty engaging first half. The second half is along usual lines as Satya takes on the dreaded gangster Guru (played by a menacing, beastly Aadhi) and restores peace in Madurai. The climax features the trademark Lingusamy one on one battle between the hero and villain.

The Warriorr has some fine songs by DSP. The most popular Bullet song features fantastic dance chemistry between the lead pair, Ram and Krithi Shetty. Krithi looks very pretty and classy but all her talkie scenes have just been dubbed from Telugu to Tamil. It’s too obvious! Some of Aadhi’s talkie scenes have also been just dubbed. No one has done a comprehensive job like Ram, whose entire talkie part has been reshot in Tamil with perfect lip-sync and his own voice dubbing.

This is a fine debut performance by Ram in Tamil and he should do more Tamil films. He’s very apt in the angry young man mode and oozes swag! His elegant dance moves in the grandly shot opening number ‘Colours Song’ is a definite highlight. Nadhiya plays the hero’s mother and ticks all the usual boxes of such characters.

Passing off Kurnool’s Konda Reddy Fort as Madurai, and the oft-changing AP/TN number plates in vehicles within the same sequence, could have been avoided by the team.

Overall, The Warriorr is unfortunately not a special film and falls in the passable category! The hero’s dual facets is its only USP; Ram Pothineni gives it his all. The Warriorr Movie Review by Only Kollywood

The Warriorr Movie Review Rating: 2.75/5