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Filmi Score
Good
9 reviews
51
3 very good2 good4 weak
What the critics say
Critics mostly call Dhamaka a predictable, recycled Ravi Teja potboiler with a weak script, but say his energy, Sreeleela's dancing and Bheems' music still make it work as mass entertainment for fans.
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Summary
Dhamaka (2022, Telugu) has a Filmi Score of 51 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Swamy and Anand Chakravarthy are lookalikes. Swamy is a jobless guy, while Anand is the son of Nanda Gopal Chakravarthy, running a company called People Mart. Under dicey circumstances Pranavi, a pretty young girl falls in love with both of them. When JP, a monstrous corporate honcho seeks to acquire People Mart through unethical means, Anand and Swamy’s lives get intertwined.
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Swamy and Anand Chakravarthy are lookalikes. Swamy is a jobless guy, while Anand is the son of Nanda Gopal Chakravarthy, running a company called People Mart. Under dicey circumstances Pranavi, a pretty young girl falls in love with both of them. When JP, a monstrous corporate honcho seeks to acquire People Mart through unethical means, Anand and Swamy’s lives get intertwined.
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Calls Dhamaka a derivative but largely successful masala entertainer, carried by Ravi Teja's comic conviction and the director's full commitment… Read it there →
The reviewer found Dhamaka's story generic and predictable, with comedy and entertainment never blending into the plot. Ravi Teja's energy,… Watch it there →
Argues Dhamaka is one of Telugu cinema's most contrived, illogical scripts, with plot holes the music and Ravi Teja's performance cannot fix. Some… Read it there →
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28
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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Dhamaka: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Dhamaka's box office collection?
Dhamaka has a box office collection of ₹82.25 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹74.75 Cr India gross and ₹7.50 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 23 Jan 2023, day 28. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Dhamaka collected at the box office?
Dhamaka has collected ₹82.25 Cr worldwide in 28 days, as of 23 Jan 2023, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Dhamaka?
Dhamaka is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and ZEE5 (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Dhamaka?
Dhamaka has a Filmi Score of 51 (Good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 28 (The News Minute) to 76 (Cinema Express). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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