Synopsis:
Radhe Shyam is a 2022 Indian period romantic drama film written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, The film is produced by UV Creations and T-Series. Set in Europe of the 1970s.
CAST: Prabhas, Pooja Hegde, Krishnam Raju, Jagapathi Babu, Sathyaraj, Bhagyashree, Murali Sharma, Riddhi Kumar, Jayaram in lead roles.
TELUGU SWAG RATING: [usr 2.5]
Top Reviewers:
TELUGU 360 (Rating: 2.5/5):
Radhe Shyam’s first half is artistic and visually splendid. However, the superficial second half is slow paced and convoluted. This film’s interesting premise, soulful music, and extravaganza production can bring class audience to give this film a try. Overall, Radhe Shyam is a passable film only for a subset of the audience.
Great Andhra (Rating: 2/5):
Prabhas’s period romantic entertainer Radhe Shyam is loaded with visual extravaganza, beautiful soul-stirring music, and background score along with interesting points touching upon the war between love and destiny. However, Radha Krishna Kumar, while concentrating on highlighting all these elements, failed to elevate the romantic feel and chemistry between the lead pair. The missing emotional connect, romantic feel coupled with the weak narration, screenplay, and direction along with cliched scenes spoiled what could have been a classic romantic flick.
Mirchi9 (Rating: 2.25/5):
Overall, Radhe Shyam is a grandly mounted love story that sticks to the genre. But, it fails in generating the magic via the lead pair chemistry, and that’s where the whole thing falls apart. It eventually settles as a glossy affair with no soul. The only reason to watch the movie is first and foremost the visuals, and later followed by Prabhas.
123TELUGU (Rating: 2.75/5):
On the whole, Radhe Shyam is an urban romantic drama with an interesting premise and grand visuals. Prabhas and Pooja Hegde shoulder the film with their sincere performances. But the slow narration, lack of strong drama and rushed climax spoil the mood a bit. If you go in with low expectations, you will connect to this love story and it’s grandeur.
Times Of India (Rating: 2.5/5):
The picturisation of some of the songs reminds you of the good ol’e music videos made several years ago. The VFX deserves an applause, and adds to the visual quality of the film. But all of this barely salvages this love story whose destiny could have really been something else.
Hindustantimes.com (Rating: 2.5/5):
Having said that, Radhe Shyam is not just a war between love and destiny, but also a war between grandeur and storytelling, where the latter lost it to the former. Finally, Radhe Shyam is a failed jyothishyam and we have to see if audience can change its destiny.
