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Filmi Score
Very good
13 reviews
71
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Critics praise Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati's performances and Thaman's score as the mass remake's strongest draws, but many say it trades the original's social depth and story-driven climax for star power and flashy moments.
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Summary
Bheemla Nayak (2022, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 71 from 13 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Aha in the US.
A sub-inspector and the egoistic son of an ex-MP get in an egotistical war when the former arrests the latter for bringing in liquor from Telangana to AP.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Sagar Chandra · written by Trivikram Srinivas & Sachy · music S. Thaman
Sagar ChandraDirector
Trivikram SrinivasWriter
SachyWriter
S. ThamanMusic
Ravi K. ChandranCinematography
Naveen NooliEditing
Pawan KalyanLead
Rana Daggubati
Samuthirakani
Murali Sharma
Nithya Menen
Samyuktha
Rao Ramesh
Shatru
Tanikella Bharani
Raghu Babu
Brahmanandam
Sanjay Swaroop
Full crew
Production designA. S. Prakash
LyricsTrivikram Srinivas · Ramajogayya Sastry
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Summary
A sub-inspector and the egoistic son of an ex-MP get in an egotistical war when the former arrests the latter for bringing in liquor from Telangana to AP.
Bheemla Nayak (2022, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 71 from 13 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Aha in the US.
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What the critics said
13 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 13 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 26 Feb 2022
4/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 85
80
23 Feb 2022
Bheemla Nayak (aka) Bheemla Naayak review Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 82
60
Ram Venkat Srikar · 25 Feb 2022
The critic calls the remake racier and massier than the original, sacrificing its caste-politics depth and Daniel's complexity for glorious mass… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
ramakrishna · 24 Feb 2022
Bheemla Nayak Review : Blistering performances by Pawan and Rana Read it there →
Published · 3.25/5
Filmi’s reading 78
65
Bheemla Nayak jeevi review - Telugu cinema review - Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, Nithya Menen Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 76
60
Thadhagath Pathi · 25 Feb 2022
Bheemla Nayak Movie Review: A massy and racy version of the original Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 75
70
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 25 Feb 2022
The critic finds the remake overly commercialised and safer than the original, but says it still works thanks to Pawan Kalyan's machismo and Rana… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo · 25 Feb 2022
The Hindu calls Bheemla Nayak a racier, more crowd-pleasing gloss on Ayyappanum Koshiyum, crediting a restrained Pawan Kalyan and a scene-stealing… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
25 Feb 2022
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Sankeertana Varma · 25 Feb 2022
Bheemla Nayak movie review: A frivolous yet fun star vehicle that cherry-picks from the original Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Manoj Kumar R · 25 Feb 2022
Bheemla Nayak movie review: The myth of Pawan Kalyan Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 28
40
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 13 readings; 10 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 Bheemla Nayak?
Bheemla Nayak is streaming on OTT: Aha (India, the US and Canada) and JioHotstar (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Bheemla Nayak?
Bheemla Nayak has a Filmi Score of 71 (Very good), the mean of 13 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 28 (The Indian Express) to 85 (Suraj Kumar). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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