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Filmi Score
Good
9 reviews
55
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Critics agree Balakrishna's dual performance and Thaman's score carry the film, but most call the story thin and formulaic, with several objecting to the bloody, illogical violence that works mainly for his fanbase.
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Summary
Akhanda (2021, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 55 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on JioHotstar in India.
Brothers Murali Krishna and Akhanda are separated at birth. They grow up to lead completely separate lives, Murali as a local hero, and Akhanda as a secluded Shiva devotee. But when the lives of Murali and his family are in danger, his long-lost brother finally returns.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Boyapati Srinu · written by Boyapati Srinu & Jeevan Reddy & M. Rathnam · music S. Thaman
Boyapati SrinuWriter · Director
Jeevan ReddyWriter
M. RathnamWriter
S. ThamanMusic
C. RamprasadCinematography
Bikkina ThammirajuEditing
Kotagiri Venkateswara RaoEditing
Nandamuri BalakrishnaLead
Pragya Jaiswal
Poorna
Nitin Mehta
Srikanth
Viji Chandrasekhar
Avinash
Subbaraju
Prabhakar
Jagapati Babu
Ayyappa P. Sharma
Sravan Raghavendra
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Production designA. S. Prakash
ActionStun Siva · Lakshman Chella · Ram Chella
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Summary
Brothers Murali Krishna and Akhanda are separated at birth. They grow up to lead completely separate lives, Murali as a local hero, and Akhanda as a secluded Shiva devotee. But when the lives of Murali and his family are in danger, his long-lost brother finally returns.
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What the critics said
9 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 9 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 20 Jan 2023
The critic is thrilled by the second half's visuals, background score and Balakrishna's Aghora performance, singling out the climax frame. He… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
89
Akhanda jeevi review - Telugu cinema review - Suriya Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 68
60
ramakrishna · 2 Dec 2021
Akhanda Movie Review : Mass Masala Flick Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Neeshita Nyayapati · 2 Dec 2021
Akhanda Movie Review: Strictly for Balakrishna’s fans Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 62
50
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo · 2 Dec 2021
The Hindu describes a familiar twins-separated-at-birth saga elevated by loud, slow-motion action and star spectacle, but faults underused… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
Manoj Kumar R · 2 Dec 2021
Akhanda review: Nandamuri Balakrishna film is an assault on the senses Read it there →
Published · 0.5/5
Filmi’s reading 27
10
Ram Venkat Srikar · 2 Dec 2021
Cinema Express mocks Akhanda as mindless, savagely violent spectacle where logic and craft don't matter, objecting sharply to gratuitous… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
25
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 9 readings; 6 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Where can I watch Akhanda?
Akhanda is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India) and Vi Movies and TV (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Akhanda?
Akhanda has a Filmi Score of 55 (Good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 25 (Cinema Express) to 89 (Suraj Kumar). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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