‘Peddi’ movie review: Ram Charan and AR Rahman power a weakly-written sports drama
The film 'Peddi' features Ram Charan in a sports drama that explores the struggles of a village's sugarcane laborers. Despite strong performances and a compelling score by A.R. Rahman, the film suffers from weak writing and familiar tropes. The narrative's emotional depth is lacking, making it difficult for viewers to fully engage with the characters' plight.
- ▪'Peddi' is directed by Buchi Babu Sana and stars Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor.
- ▪The film highlights the challenges faced by daily wage workers in a remote village.
- ▪Despite its sports drama framework, the storytelling relies on familiar cinematic tropes.
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Pudathama enti malli? (Will we be born again?), Ram Charan’s character Peddi asks at several points in his new Telugu film directed by Buchi Babu Sana. More statement than question, the line underscores the protagonist’s belief that life comes only once, and his determination to stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Buchi Babu frames Peddi’s fight for his own identity and that of his village like a sports biopic, powered by Ram Charan’s performance, A.R. Rahman’s music and R. Rathnavelu’s evocative visuals.The 189-minute film travels back to the 1990s. When a member of the Indian Olympics Association, played by Boman Irani, witnesses an extraordinary spectacle in and around Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, he is drawn into Peddi’s story.
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