Anaganaga Oka Raju review: Naveen Polishetty charms his way through a fun, albeit cliched, ride | Movie-review News
In a Sankranthi race involving the biggest names like Prabhas, Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja, it is, indeed, charming to note that the hopes were pinned more on the relatively new star, Naveen Polishetty. The fact might not surprise many, given the actor’s recent record – including comedy hits such as Jathi Rathnalu and Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty – and with Naveen himself (partly) taking over the reins of his latest release as the co-writer (with Chinmayi, also the creative director), the expectations were sure to be high. The 36-year-old actor delivers as expected, albeit with a few notable stumbles along the way, to make his maiden festive run an enjoyable one. Raju (Polishetty) is what the internet would term a ‘self-dabba’ character, someone who blows his own trumpet and asks you to take notice before you go deaf. Despite being the grandson of a zamindar, Raju isn’t conventionally rich, but the reputation and glory are held on to with all his might: the self-proclaimed king won’t climb stairs but will be carried on another man’s …
