Pawan Kalyan delivers what fans expect: strong screen presence, stylized movements, trademark swagger. His character OG is built to dominate the screen and he largely succeeds.
Emraan Hashmi as Omi Bhau is praised — his debut in Telugu cinema gets attention; his performance is seen as a highlight.
Music, Background Score, Visual Style
Thaman’s score gets a lot of positive attention. Many reviews say the music and background score elevate the film, more so in the mass action segments.
Also the cinematography and action choreography are stylish — for fans of mass cinema, there are many sequences designed to exhilarate.
The film is doing well commercially. It has broken records in terms of opening, pre-release buzz is huge, fans turned out in force.