The only thing worse than the fact that Tevar is so long is that you’ve seen all of this many times before. I came away with a throbbing headache.

It is Manoj Bajpayee who brings ‘asli dum’ to this utterly predictable, loud, done-to-death ‘Violent Love Story’. He’s done all of this before—the leering, the jeering, the dialogue delivery– but he does it with full zest. I wouldn’t like to meet his character coming down a dark street.

Tevar emerges an overdone, underwhelming film with zero charm…Stay away.

Take 100 grams of Arnold Schwarzenegger and mix it with 75 grams of Sylvester Stallone. Sprinkle Salman Khan as per your taste and you’ll find yourself staring at Ghanshyam aka Pintu (Arjun Kapoor). This is what the protagonist of Tevar thinks of himself.

The predictability of narrative extends to the action sequences as well. By the end of the film, one can literally predict the next punch or kick in the highly stylized action sequences. Pintoo’s motivations to save Radhika are never established in the two hours forty minutes and what we are left with is a highly generic Johnny Bravo type hero and a villain who vows not to put his pants on till he finds the girl. Ofcourse ‘Tevar’ has every ingredient a Bollywood masala film requires but it is heavily marred by its predictability.

Unless watching Raj Babbar’s most restrained performance since forever is enough to dole out the price of admission, I’d recommend you grab a copy of Okkadu. Even without subtitles you’ll find it way more engaging.

Tevar is somewhat tolerable only as long as Bajpayee is on the screen, or when Raj Babbar, as the hero’s police officer-father, and Subrat Dutta, as the villain’s principal henchman, are allowed to do their bit.

That apart, the only meaningful attitude (tevar ) that is visible in Tevar is inevitably exuded by the Taj Mahal framed impressively by cinematographer Laxman Utekar.

Amit Sharma’s remake of the Telugu hit Okkadu (2003) comes too late to Bollywood. Times have changed and so have Bollywood movies. The era of small town politicians and goon films is almost over.
Sadly the year starts with a disappointing film. The good thing however is that the quality of films can only go up from here.

This one is a one-time watch. For all those who love Bollywood and its over the top romantic-action drama films, Tevar is exactly that. After the long gap of PK, this film will be a fresh, no-brainer that will be good as a weekend watch for all cine-goers. Although for all those who have seen the south version Okkadu starring Mahesh Babu, well this may not exactly go beyond that.

The film becomes a watch because of it’s power packed dialogues written by Shantanu Shrivastava. If given a choice between friends and family, we suggest you go with your friends to watch this flick. Tevar is a one time watch.

Tevar has too little attitude and lesser in the name of entertainment.

Just about everything about Tevar is outdated and above everything else, it is the story. A good guy saving the heroine who is on the run from goons is so passé making you wonder why on earth this film was made in the first place. It is a big budget production and considerable money has been blown on lavish décor. In fact the electricity used to light up the sets itself could easily finance a couple of Indie films.

TEVAR is your average Bollywood masala movie which lacks imagination. The film runs on a thin plot on an accidental rivalry between Mathura ka goonda and Agra ka launda.

‘Tevar’ starts with a handicap. This remake of a 2003 Telugu film, ‘Okkudu’, has a jaded, well-worn story that’s been repeated several times over.
Watch it if you miss those old ’80s masala no-brainers, or if you are an Arjun Kapoor fan.

Packed with loads of action sequences, the film is a delight not just for action freaks but for Arjun’s fans too. The actor, who looks quite confident and mature when it comes to acting, also displays a starry aura, in the film.

Bring on the yawns! It does seem that South Indian cinema has moved on and is exploring some wildly interesting stories, while Bollywood is perplexingly keen on retracting steps. This has to stop. Let’s hope this is not a sign of things to come in 2015.

It can be considered as a positive – that a film is very aware that it is not trying very hard to tell a story as much as it wants to show some action and that is pretty much its purpose. It doesn’t quite work for me though. Tevar is one of those. Those who want to like it, will enjoy it come what may. Others can fret and fume all they like.

Actress Sinha does her familiar routine of looking feisty, forlorn and furious. This song-dance-action formula that dominates Tevar has been regurgitated at least a few dozen times in Bollywood films, and therefore it’s difficult to savour here. Enter at your own risk.

Tevar, ironically, lacks attitude and spunk. Watch it only for Manoj Bajpayee.