Sukumar's sharp writing shines, but its urban sensibility leaves mass audiences cold.
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Critic consensus
Critical reception for Nannaku Prematho is cautiously positive, with most reviewers landing in the 60-70 range and acknowledging it as a distinctly different Telugu commercial film. Critics most consistently praised Jr NTR's performance, Jagapathi Babu's villainy, and Sukumar's intelligent screenplay as the film's core strengths. A recurring criticism is that the film skews heavily toward urban, educated audiences, with several reviewers explicitly questioning its appeal to mass and B/C center audiences. A few critics also flagged a lengthy second half and an overall slow pace as drawbacks.
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On overall Jr NTR and director Sukumar has succeeded showing father-son relationship in this film. Awesome script of this film will make audiences to stick on their seats. If you want, love, emotional, action and perfect family entertainer, then this film will surely makes you happy.
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Watch the film if you are a fan of the Telugu star and also if you want to watch a commercial movie with some style and character. It is surely a one time watch.
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Nannaku Prematho is like a delectable serving of dessert with a hint of tang. The flavour may seem out of place initially because you aren't used to it. But if you try it with an open mind, you'd probably savour it.
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Nannaku Prematho mesmerizes class, confuses masses.
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Nannaku Prematho is not a bad film at all. It has its moments and clever screenplay that will appeal to the educated audience. NTR and Jagapathi Babu have made it worth watching. Sukumar's brilliant screenplay will leave you awestruck at times. Having said that Nannaku Prematho may not perform well in B and C centers. People who liked 1 Nenokkadine will like this one too. But will this appeal to larger audience than 1?
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Watch the film for the hit combination of Sukumar and Jr NTR combination. The father-son bond is reinforced in this emotional drama.
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Nannaku Prematho is not an easily palatable dish. It has its moments and is certainly very different when compared to regular Telugu movies, but some might find it extremely far-fetched. Go with an open mind - we are not sure what to advise you on this one.
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Nannaku Prematho is mixed bag – with some stunning moments, breezy romance, and intelligent screenplay and yet it burdens the mind with some unnecessary scenes, lengthy second half. Bottomline: Too Classy and too brainy!
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Nannaku Prematho is a family entertainer that deals with a father-son sentimental relationship, which is high on action quotient. The film will carry out very well at the A centres. However, the success of the film at the box-office purely depends on how the mass audience receive it. Even though the story is a routine revenge drama, Sukumar's intelligent screenplay makes it an interesting watch.
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Nannaku Prematho is classy revenge drama. NTR's performance and class act, Jagapathi Babu's villainy and rich look are its strength.
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Nannaku Prematho offer a few promising moments, but remains quickly forgettable.
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Go for this one with your family or your Junior NTR-gang of friends- this is his 25th movie and a true fan wouldn't miss it for the world.
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On the whole, Nannaku Prematho is a film where all the unnecessary commercial aspects are put aside and the focus is on the content. NTR's solid performance and emotional content are huge assets. However, the slow pace of the film and lack of certain elements which are expected by NTR fans and mass audience will hamper the collections to an extent. Finally, Nannaku Prematho is a class act which should do well only with the A center audience.
Credits
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Abhiram
Rakul Preet SinghDivya
Jagapati Babu
Rajendra PrasadRamesh Chandra Prasad alias Subramanyam
Thagubothu RameshAbhiram's assistant
Rajiv KanakalaAbhiram's brother
Srinivas AvasaralaAbhiram's brother
Noel Sean
Naveen Neni
Vennela Kishorepainting buyer
Liza van der Smissen
Jagapathi BabuKrishnamurthy Kautilya
Ashish VidyarthiSatpal Singh
MadhoobalaDivya's mother
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