<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Akhanda 2 (2025) Movie: Review What\'s Behind</h2>\r\nFinally, Natasimha Balakrishna\'s Akhanda 2-Thaandavam is releasing on 12 December 2025 overcoming all the hurdles it faced on 5 December 2025. The film directed by Boyapati Sreenu is releasing amidst huge expectations as it is the sequel to the hit film Akhanda. Fans are waiting eagerly as the film is also releasing in many other languages and also in 3D, 4DX, D-Box, PVR ICE and EPIQ formats. With Balakrishna and Boyapati Sreenu scoring blockbusters like Simha, Legend and Akhanda, interest levels are high on Akhanda 2. Akhanda 2 Thaandavam OTT rights have been acquired for a fancy sum by Neflix and streaming will be done after the completion of its theatrical run. Let us see what impact Nandamuri Natasimham Balakrishna makes on viewers with his film Akhanda 2 Thaandavam.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Akhanda 2 Thandavam (2025) Movie: Story Review</h2>\r\nAkhanda 2 Thaandavam story revolves around how an Aghora who relinquishes wordly pleasures and leads a detached life, reacts when the sanatana dharma is in danger. Indian government is at its wits end when people get affected by deadly virus at the Maha Kumbh Mela and their lives are endangered. They get the shock of their lives when the lab were they found the anti dote to the virus was attacked and research head Archana (Samyukta) gets killed while young scientist Janani (Harshali Malhotra) manages to escape with the vaccine.\r\nHowever her life is in danger when she faces attacks from all corners until she comes across Aghora (Balakrishnna). How the Aghora is connnected to these developments, what role he plays, how Nethra (Aadi Pinisetty), her father Anantapur MLA Balamurali Krishna (Balakrishna) reacts, what it got to do with the neighbouring nations China and Pakistan form the interesting part of the narration.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Akhanda 2 Thandavam Movie: Artists Review</h2>\r\nBalakrishna as usual gave in all he has in both the roles. He is stunnning and sensational in the role of the Aghora. He showed variations in his feelings and delivered dialogues in a powerful and impactful manner. He showed good mannerisms and bodylanguage in the role of the Aghora. He enacted good stunts and made his presence felt on the screen.\r\nHis role as Murali Krishna is very limited and did what was required of him. He delivered few dialogues and got a foottapping song with Samyukta. Samyukta is good in her role and she got limited scope to perform. She enacted couple of action sequences.\r\nHarshali Malhotra in the role of Balakrishna\'s daughter performed well in emotional sequences. She delivered dialogues according to the situation. Aadhi Pinisetty looked ferocious in the role of the villian. He transformed his physique for the role. Tarun Khanna made his presence felt in the all important scene as Lord Shiva. Others like Sarvadaman Bannerjee, Kabir Duhan Singh, Sharat Lohitaswa, Anish Kuruvilla played according to their roles.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Akhanda 2 (2025) Movie: Technicians Review</h2>\r\nAkhanda2 Thaandavam story is penned by Boyapati Sreenu. He continued from where he left in the first part. The narration starts smoothly with viewers taken from the end of Akhanda into Akhanda2. With the Aghora shown at the start, interest levels increases as the story takes viewers into the upcoming clear and present danger.\r\nHowever, right after that narration dips with the introduction of various characters and violent scenes appearing frequently with various elements plotting the downfall of the nation. The stage is set for the high octane second half with the breathtaking and stunning interval bang.\r\nFrom then on, into the second half, it is the fight between the good represented by Aghora and the various evil forces and enemy nation. Boyapati Sreenu, this time concentrated on elevating the character of Aghora to the next level. He emerged successful indoing so as he included many mass elements and action sequences to drive everyone out of the world.\r\nBut in the process, the story went for a toss. The story turned out to be weak and many scenes looked cringe and Boyapati depended on touching the sentiments of the people across the country by including dialogues pertaining to Sanatana Dharma, Rich Indian culture and traditions, current political atmosphere, touching the patriotic fervor by portraying China as the enemy and even referring to operation Sindoor. At the end of the movie, a hint was given that there will be an Akhanda 3 named as Jai Akhanda.\r\nThe action sequences are high octane and out of the world and with Balakrishna and Boyapati it is expected. However, this time they went overboard and crossed the thin redline. Boyapati can justify it with Balakrishna as Aghora having supernatural powers and he can fly in the air and also make enemies fly high with his trident. There are many illogical scenes which look silly like Balakrishna taking everyone singlehandedly entering into the enemy nation. The screenplay is decent and direction is good.\r\nThaman came up with one mass beat song. He with his background music drove all crazy. He gave thumping background score to elevate the scenes to the next level. He gave goosebumps with his background music. However, at times the background score turned out to be loud.\r\nC. Ramprasad, Santosh Detake\'s cinematography is good. They captured the locations in a beautiful and natural manner. VFX turned out to be below average and could have been better. Tammiraju\'s editing turned out to be a mixed bag. At times, the editing looked solid but many times, there are scenes that slowed the pace of the narration especially in the mid part. Production values are rich.\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Akhanda 2 : Advantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Balakrishna</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">BGM</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Action Sequences</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Cinematography</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Akhanda 2 : Disadvantages</h2>\r\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Weak Story</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">VFX</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Preachy Dialogues</li>\r\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">Missing Logics</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif, Ramabhadra; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Akhanda 2 (2025) Movie: Rating Analysis</h2>\r\nAltogether, Akhanda 2 Thaandavam turns out to be mass entertainer with a spiritual touch. Boyapati Sreenu showed Balakrishna in out and out mass role and he delighted all the fans by showing him as Aghora and spreading spirituality and sending powerful message in a action entertainer.\r\nBut he lost the plot as the story turned out to be pretty ordinary. Except for Balakrishna\'s Aghora role, the film offered nothing new and over the top action sequences and lengthy, preachy dialogues dampened the spirits. Little finetuning of the script, powerful elements would have added more firepower to this mass sanatana dharma entertainer. Considering all these elements,&nbsp;Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 rating for Akhanda 2.

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Akhanda 2 Review

Finally the wait is over for all the fans of Natasimham as his film Akhanda 2 Thaandavam which was delayed due to financial issues and court order is releasing on 12 December 2025.\r\nFans are gearing up for wild celebrations at the&nbsp; theatres as the premiers are planned from 8 PM onwards on 11 December 2025 in an extravagant manner. Expectations are&nbsp; high on the project as it is the sequel to the hit film Akhanda.\r\nThe film is directed by Boyapati Srinu and stars Aadi Pinisetty as the antagonist. Samyukta is the female lead in the film for which music is tuned by Thaman.\r\nBalakrishna is playing dual roles and in one role he will be seen as an Aghora, protector of Sanatana Dharma. The film\'s teaser and trailer got good response and it is releasing not only in Hindi&nbsp; but also in 3D, 4DX, D-Box, PVR ICE and EPIQ formats. Balakrishna\'s daughter Tejaswini is presenting the film.\r\nStay tuned for Akhanda 2 Thaandavam review from Cinejosh team in couple of hours from now.&nbsp;

Today Review: Akhanda 2 

Akhanda2 Thaandavam releasing today

Hot Hunk Rana is known for his towering personality and macho looks. Speaking at an event, he said how he hid in a jugle fearing elephants.\r\nHe said the incident happened while he was shooting for Aranya in 2011. He said&nbsp; &ldquo;We were told we needed to leave by a certain time. But you know how films work, and we overshot. Suddenly, many people in the unit started running,&rdquo;\r\nHe revealed &ldquo;What happened was that wild elephants were crossing, and we all had to hide for some time without making any noise. We were all there for about three hours in the jungle, which was pitch dark. That was the first time I experienced how terrifying the jungle can be,&rdquo;\r\nRana recently presented&nbsp; Premante and produced Kothapallilo Okappudu and Kaantha. He is playing an important role in Tamil film Parasakthi.&nbsp;

Rana reveals why he hid in jungle

When Rana hid in jungle for this fear

Ravindra Kaushik, India's legendary spy, led an extraordinary undercover life that inspired awe and remains largely unknown. Born in 1952 in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar, Kaushik was recruited by R&amp;AW in 1975 for his acting skills and mimicry. He adopted a new identity, Nabi Ahmed Shakir, underwent circumcision, and mastered Urdu and Islamic traditions.

Kaushik infiltrated Pakistan, studied law in Karachi, joined the army, and married a local woman. For years, he sent crucial intel to India, saving thousands of lives, earning the title "The Black Tiger" from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. But in 1983, his cover was blown, leading to brutal torture and a life sentence in Pakistani prisons.

Despite 16 years of imprisonment, illness, and heartache, Kaushik remained hopeful. He wrote secret letters, one poignantly asking, "Is this what people who sacrifice their lives for a big country like India get?" He died in 2001 in Multan Jail, buried behind prison walls, with his sacrifices unacknowledged publicly.

A biopic with Salman Khan was planned, researched over five years by Raj Kumar Gupta, but shelved due to expired rights and overlap with Salman's Tiger franchise. Now, Ranveer Singh's Blockbuster Dhurandhar was made with similar story of Kaushik and brings spy thrillers to the forefront, reminding us of Kaushik's brave, tragic tale.&nbsp;

SK Supposed To Do RK Biopic

Salman Khan Film The Black Tiger Based On Ravindra Kaushik Shelved

Priyanka Chopra speaking to scribes, shared her thoughts on Hollywood stereotypes. She said speaking at the Bridge Summit held in the UAE, \"So when I started looking for or seeking work in America, I cannot tell you how many times I said no to being, you know, the Indian girl who is supposed to speak with the exaggerated accent, be just pretty and, you know, sort of ornamental, that girl,\" she said. What surprised her most was the volume of such roles. \"I was so surprised by how many characters were written with that stereotype,\" she added.\r\nShe continued &ldquo;I really had to fight that for a couple of years until I got Quantico, which is a TV show of mine, where I played an FBI agent,&rdquo; Priyanka after her debut with Quantico, went on to star in Baywatch, Love Again, and Heads of State.\r\nShe is now starring in Varanasi which features Mahesh Babu under the direction of Rajamouli. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran in important role.&nbsp;

PC takes on Hollywood stereotypes

Priyanka Chopra on Hollywood stereotypes

Actor Sharwanand, known for his taste in unique stories and premium lifestyle, has expanded his impressive car collection with a new ultra-premium Lexus. The actor, who already owns a Range Rover, Audi Q5, Mitsubishi Pajero, and BMW i7, picked up the luxury vehicle and drove it home himself, sparking buzz on social media.\r\nA viral video shows Sharwanand, sporting an all-white outfit and a neat ponytail, unveiling the Lexus at the showroom and taking it for a spin. Fans are loving the car\'s white-themed luxury seating and advanced features, praising its style and comfort levels. \"The premium feel is exceptional,\" netizens gove.\r\nThe Lexus matches Sharwanand&rsquo;s calm charm and elegant vibe, blending simplicity with sophistication. Celebrated for its comfort, tech, and smooth performance, this addition reflects his growing passion for standout vehicles. Fans are delighted, appreciating the subtle yet bold statement.\r\nWith this sleek ride, Sharwanand proves class lies in thoughtful choices. The new car has sparked excitement among followers, who love how it mirrors his composed nature.&nbsp;\r\n<div></div>

Sharwa Owns Swanky Car

Sharwanand Adds Sleek Lexus to His Luxury Car Collection

People Media Factory, a leading production house in the Telugu film industry, has issued an apology to the Censor Board following controversial remarks made by actor Bandi Saroj Kumar at a pre-release event. The film, Mowgli, starring Roshan Kanakala and Sakshi Madholkar, hits theaters on December 13, a day after Akhanda 2.\r\nIn his comments, Saroj reportedly said a Censor Board member was \"frightened\" by his portrayal of a ruthless cop, sparking debate on social media. People Media Factory clarified that the remarks were unintentional and didn&rsquo;t intend to disrespect the board, emphasizing their respect for the Censor Board&rsquo;s integrity and guidance.\r\nThe production house has apologized, promising to retract the statement and remove related footage from all media. Mowgli, a forest-themed romantic drama, was initially set for December 12 but was postponed due to the clash with Akhanda 2.\r\nThe incident has gone viral, with fans curious about the film&rsquo;s reception. People Media Factory assures such misunderstandings won&rsquo;t recur and appreciates everyone&rsquo;s cooperation.&nbsp;\r\n<div></div>

Controversy Surrounds Mowgli

People Media Factory Apologies To Censor Board Over Mowgli Issue

The release of Akhanda 2, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, was delayed due to financial and legal hurdles but is now set for December 12, with premieres kicking off Thursday evening. The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana government approved a ticket price hike along with a special show on Dec 11, but a sudden twist emerged, the Telangana High Court canceled the price hike and special show permissions in Telangana hours before premieres.

The Telangana government had allowed a â‚¹600 special premiere ticket (including GST) and a price bump of â‚¹50 for single screens and â‚¹100 for multiplexes for three days post-release. However, a lawyer challenged this, citing contempt of court, leading to the cancellation. The court will review the issue, echoing a similar case with Pawan Kalyan&rsquo;s OG

Despite the uncertainty, makers have confirmed premieres are going as planned. &ldquo;Requesting everyone not to believe circulating rumors, everything is on track for the Akhanda 2 grand premieres tonight,&rdquo; they announced. Fans are anxious, with tickets already sold, and theaters wary of potential backlash if shows are canceled.

With Akhanda 2: Thaandavam generating buzz, it remains to be seen how this legal twist plays out. The film&rsquo;s worldwide release is December 12.

Akhanda 2 Premieres On Track

Akhanda 2 Thaandavam Premiers On Track Despite Legal Twist

Karthi\'s Vaa Vaathiyar directed by Nalan Kumaraswamy which was supposed to release on12 December 2025 stands postponed due to financial issues. The film was supposed to release even in Telugu as Annagaru Vastaaru.\r\nMadras High Court stayed the release of the film as Studio Green&rsquo;s KE Gnanavel Raja, failed to clear the unresolved debt of Rs 10.35 crore, which, with accumulated interest, has reached Rs 21.78 crore. This sum was borrowed by KE Gnanavel Raja\'s Studio Green (who produced Vaa Vaathiyaar) from businessman Arjunlal Sundardas, who was declared insolvent by the Madras High Court in 2014. The official assignee managing Sundardas\' assets sought recovery of the amount and requested an interim injunction against the film&rsquo;s release.\r\nThe division bench rejected Gnanavel Raja\'s offer to pay Rs 3.75 crore within 24 hours and offered property documents for the balance.&nbsp; Rejecting the offer, The Judge said &ldquo;Sufficient time and multiple opportunities have already been granted. The producer had misused the extensions and shown no serious intent to settle the dues. Creditors have been waiting for years to recover their money.&rdquo;\r\nThe official court order said, &ldquo;Until the entire debt is fully repaid, &lsquo;Vaa Vaathiyaar&rsquo; shall not be released in theatres, OTT platforms, or any other medium.&rdquo; This ruling has effectively cancelled the much-anticipated December 12 release.\r\nPrathyangira Films which is presenting the film in Telugu posted \".@StudioGreen2 production has informed us that #VaaVaathiyaar (Tamil) and #AnnagaruVostaru (Telugu) have been postponed from their planned release on December 12 due to unforeseen circumstances.The new release date will be announced soon by the team.\"

Vaa Vaathiyaar release stalled

Vaa Vaathiyaar release postponed

Even as Balakrishna's fans are gearing up to enjoy the high octane performance of Natasimha Balakrishna watching Akhanda2 premiers today evening which will be starting in couple of hours from now, shocking developments are happening triggering speculation of fresh trouble brewing for the makers.

According to the latest, Telangana High Court cancelled the fresh GO hiking the ticket rates for the film and issued notices to the ticketing website BookMyShow, 14 Reels Plus and also Hyderbad Commissioner CV.Anand. The court posed the case for hearing on 12 December 2025.

But many point out that similar thing happened during Pawan Kalyan's OG release and at that time the makers went ahead with the premiers with the hiked ticket rates. They say that with the premiers show tickets being sold, cancelling them and refunding the amount will be a cumbersome task.

Akhanda2 release already got postponed from 5 December due to non clearance of debts and if fresh trouble brews it will impact them badly.&nbsp;

High Court halts Akhanda2 premiers

Akhanda 2 Premiers: Another trouble brewing

\r\nSneha Reddy creates AA tree as X Mas Special. Icon Star Allu Arjun enjoys tremendous fan following among all sections of movie lovers and his fan following touched new heights with Pushpa The Rule and Pushpa The Rise. He is currently busy with his next with Atlee referred to AA22XA6.\r\nIn the meantime, his wife Sneha Reddy delights all his fans by sharing the latest photos of their family. Recently she shared a photo of a personalised tree which she created drawing inspiration from X-Mas tree.\r\nWith X-Mas around the corner, this is capturing the imagination of all. Sneha Reddy gave fans a glimpse into the family&rsquo;s warm festive moments through Instagram. She shared an adorable new reel from their Christmas celebrations at home, and it has already become a hit among followers. The highlight of the video is a beautifully decorated Christmas tree adorned with personalised red ornaments. One bauble features &ldquo;AA&rdquo; for Allu Arjun, another reads &ldquo;Arjun,&rdquo; one says &ldquo;Snehal,&rdquo; and two more are dedicated to their children, Arha and Ayaan.\r\n

AA wife personalised tree captivates

Sneha Reddy creates AA tree as X Mas Special

\r\nSiddharth Anand on Naga Vamsi after Dhurandhar success. Ranveer Singh\'s Dhurandhar directed by Aditya Dhar is going great guns at the box office.\r\nThis gave a boost to Bollywood which is not seeing any success at the box office. In the midst of all this, Siddharth Anand mocked Tollywood producer Naga Vamsi who had a dig at Bollywood.\r\nSiddharth Anand posted &ldquo;Where is this guy?&rdquo; along with a photo of Naga Vamsi, &ldquo;Somewhere not getting sleep.&rdquo;&nbsp; However, he deleted the post. But netizens didnot miss his comment.\r\nIt is known that Naga Vamsi during the roundtable stoked a controversy with Boney Kapoor when he said , &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think the whole of Mumbai slept when Pushpa 2 collected over Rs 80 crore nett in a single day, especially on a Sunday.\r\nThough Naga Vamsi moved ahead, Bollywood is unable to come out of the pinch.\r\n

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