chirukiranu By now, around 100% of you might have watched the latest telugu movie called Arjun Reddy. 70-80% have liked it and around 20-30% have been nagging, mocking and loathing it in various platforms either because of religious bigotry or cultural divide or their teeny tiny brain can't comprehend on how to watch a movie or total lack of movie sense or sheer stupidity or some other BS. Whatever may be the reason, I'm not going to butter up here and profess that yeah, people have different tastes kind of mundane stuff. Arjun Reddy is raw, bold and intense story telling criterion. It mocks the age old commercial format in telugu cinema and razors every conventional way of story telling in TFI.Here are some specific scenes and details which I adored in Arjun Reddy. These are a true testament to Sandeep Reddy Vanga's capability as a narrator. And btw, who's Vijay Devarakonda? I only saw Arjun Reddy setting screen on fire :). Absolute brilliance.Scene 1 - Holi Fight: One of the best confrontation scenes between two characters. Pure adrenaline rush. Arjun creates the required impact thru his angry tears after that 'angerorgasm'. Shalini expressing her love, Amit's promise after flashing his ego and Arjun's victory all have been etched exquisitely into one episode.Scene 2 - Interval bang: It was a WTF moment in a spellbinding way. The way the scene shifts from 'the spread on the bed' to the glaring title with blood dispersed in background is too good for a telugu movie. Such nuances make movie watching enthralling.Scene 3 - Shalini's minor injury: Arjun gets injured by a piece of glass on the floor. He tries to pluck it out and the scene cuts to Arjun's friend removing a piece of glass from Shalini's leg in the flashback. Again, this is one more deftly crafted episode. Amazing screenplay overall.Scene 4 - Football fight: Amit abuses and hits Arjun. And how does Arjun respond? He first smashes the referee who had fixed the match, then goes on with Amit. Not instantaneous. Well thought and controlled outburst like a fusion in a nuclear reactor.Scene 5 - Shalini trying to calm down Arjun (6 hrs deadline): After the big fight with Shalini's dad, Arjun's arrogance and attitude comes out in brute force. His BP could have broken the sphygmomanometer. Shalini's tries her best to calm him down, soothe Arjun in every possible way. Does Arjun come back to his senses? Hell, No. This is Arjun Reddy. His characterization is linear throughout (always in the peaks). He still reminds Shalini of the deadline and storms away.Scene 6 - Arjun snorting coke before trial: This is a direct lift from Denzel Washington's Flight. But what stands out is the BGM composed for this episode by Radhan. As Arjun snorts and gets high on coke, audience do get the same high curtsy BGM.So, what are you still waiting for? If you are true movie lover (keeping aside all your religious and cultural limitations) go watch it again and again and get absorbed into the riveting world of Arjun Reddy. Welcome to new age Telugu cinema !!!

atef-04088 Arjun Reddy (Vijay Deverakonda) is a vintage Bullet-riding, football-playing, angry, young final year medico who believes his actions are always justified. Preeti (Shalini Pandey), a first year student, walks into his life and it is love at first sight for the protagonist. She is a stark contrast to everything he is and at first, it seems like he bullies her into spending time with him. But time passes, love blossoms, passion roars, and nowhere does his fire lessen.But things change; circumstances force Arjun away from his love and he seems to hit rock bottom with a force that's surprising, yet expected. He turns into a modern day Devadas, complete with a dog by his side. From a brilliant young man whose only issue was his anger, he turns into a raging alcoholic who smokes pot during his downtime and does coke whenever it gets too much. Despite all this, he continues to practice as a surgeon at a hospital till life threatens to throw him on his back again.There's one dialogue in the movie that perfectly sums up the character of Arjun Reddy. Priyadarshi, who plays a cameo in the film, calls Arjun a 'free spirited individual in a democratic world'. There's nothing more apt than that to describe a character that you would both love and fear if you met him in real life. With 'Arjun Reddy', Sandeep Vanga has managed to tell a story that is seldom told, without sleaze or cheesy lines or OTT drama.The protagonists of this film refreshingly refuse to confirm. All things scandalous to the world become but a way of life for Arjun. He questions the righteous middle class morality that society keeps throwing at his face, and lives his life without giving a damn. Even while turning to drugs, alcohol and casual sex, there's an I-don't-give-an-eff attitude about Arjun. For him, these are just means to an end -- an escape from his heartache. The writing is so real, the acting so raw that you forget Arjun Reddy is a character played by Vijay Deverakonda. You feel this the most when in a key scene before the interval you face a heartbroken Arjun Reddy and realise you too are left with a broken heart and lump in your throat as well. After a light-hearted film like 'Pelli Choopulu', Vijay Deverakonda has proven he's more than just a pretty face, by carrying off a character as complex as this.Preeti, on the other hand, starts out as a timid student you believe is being bullied and transforms into a woman who's right in her convictions and strong enough to stand by them.While Vijay Deverakonda is hands down the star of the show, and Preeti manages to come a close second, it is the character of Arjun's friend Shiva (Rahul) that deserves a special mention. He manages to be the sunshine in a world that keeps getting darker for Arjun. Kanchana who plays his grandmother in the film pulled off the role with beautiful ease too.The dialogues, characters, instances in the film are so raw and realistic, one almost does not mind the long run time that drags in the second half. What also deserve a special mention are the beautiful songs, with music director Radhan doing a brilliant job of them. 'Arjun Reddy' is simply put, the dawn of a new era of films for the Telugu film industry.

xchintu Arjun reddy is an unorthodox film which does everything the right way. The lead character himself is enough to take you through the entire movie even if there was no plot or anything at all. pure brilliance is-are the only two words that can use critic this movie in the most simple and modest way. A beautiful story, a different kinf of love story laced with fresh and insanely ralistic and awsome characters and the dialogues and screenplay is a level higher than any other south movie till date. A lot to learn and cherish from this movie. Just watch it. Now!!!

ravs05 Ok, I am lost here, saw this movie yesterday after all that hype and hungaama and I really don't get how this film is truly different and mind-blowing! Are people only talking about the characterisation, which I will agree is quite strong and unapologetic. Vijay Deverakonda lives and breathes into this role. He is soo natural, almost too natural making us wonder if he has the same off-screen personality as well, which is a bit scary. Coming to the story, I am really not sure what the director wanted to convey. Did he want to tell us that it is bad being rude and acting on impulse .. and that such people strongly needs therapy?? I understand that Arjun Reddy has anger issues and acts impulsively, but it is soo stupid that his love interest, Preeti also does the same, where she was supposed to be the sane one. She gets married to some random dude, despite being totally in love with Arjun because he did not answer his phone for a single day due to a drug overdose!!!??? And this is what people are calling as a revolutionary cult classic!!! The second half is full of his downward spiral of Arjun Reddy and it is tedious watching this! Despite all his doings, he suddenly has flashes of remorse, especially in front of the lawyers and this is soo unconvincing. The ending saves this film a bit but makes all his suffering almost pointless. At any moment, Preeti could have ended his suffering instead we get a sub-plot with a film star thrown in and also countless moments where Arjun Reddy almost gets to kick the bucket!Really, all this could have been justifiable, if the conflict point between the two lovers was strong. Unfortunately, as I mentioned, it is the weakest aspect which brings the entire film down.