Pailwaan

Director S Krishna blends drama, emotions & sportsmanship extraordinarily! The icing on the cake being Kiccha Sudeep & Suniel Shetty's towering acts. Megahit written all over it!

Director S Krishna deserves brownie points for narrating the story with flourish. The narrative style is simplistic, yet solid & that's what catches your eye. Emotions are genuine, relatable, poignant & heartrending and the drama is spot-on. The strong emotional connect depicting the delicate father-son relationship is shown realistically. Wrestling sequences are superbly executed & will surely evoke whistles & applause. K Ravi Varma, Vijay, Ram Chella-Lakshman Chella & Larnell Stovall

The penultimate moments take the film to an all-time high, imparting the sheen and sparkle that it deserves. It is not similar to SULTAN. There's a world of a difference between the two films that eye the same sport: Wrestling. So there! It stays true to the material, yet its efficient storyteller S Krishna along with screenplay writer D S Kannan ensures that the film connects with every segment of moviegoers. Most importantly, the film is seeped in Indian ethos. Kudos!

On the flip side, there is no novelty in the proceedings. Editing (Antony L Ruben) is deplorable. The boring romantic track eats most of the runtime. Also, the emotional angle of kids & Sushant Singh track test the patience of the audience. At 2 hours and 46 minutes, the film feels way too long. Music (Arjun Janya) is plain ordinary but his background score effectually enhances the impact of the drama. Karunakar's cinematography deserves tremendous praise. WOW!

It is, undoubtedly, a Kiccha Sudeep show all the way. Yet another sterling act that doesn't miss a beat! He takes giant strides as an actor & gives the film the much-needed power. He sports a cat-that-got-the-cream look all through. Magnificent! Another commanding performance that needs to be highlighted is that of Suniel Shetty. He compliments Kiccha Sudeep's character marvellously, displaying the varied emotions seamlessly. Aakanksha Singh injects freshness to her character. Brill! Kabir Duhan Singh is an actor to watch out for. First-rate performance! Sushant Singh is equally efficient, who shines in his part.

To sum up, the movie has everything to please its target audience. You'll exit the auditorium feeling ecstatic! Go, Watch it!

I have seen many wonderful sports concept movies. This movie is similar to other sports movies, First half is very boring, Senseless comedy scenes, Sudeep shown his higher presence on the screen. Second half director tried to grip the story by adding sentiments and emotions, final shots if boxing is fine but its similar to Hindi movie brothers. One emotional song of kids struggles is similar to Tare zameen par song. Many scenes are copied from sultan. Sudeep tried his best. Watchable

The story starts on a promising note with all actors especially Sunil Shetty delivering a power packed performance. The father-son aspiring for a shared goal amidst burst of emotions was showcased really well. However, post interval, the film lost its plot due to the introduction of many complex and out of the blue sub plots. What could have been a great movie ended up becoming a mediocre masala movie. Nevertheless, it's a good one time watch for Sudeep and Shetty fans.

Honestly this the first movie of kitcha sudeep where his acting is so intense that it creates a mixture of emotions,action,wows and prejudices..

Both the villains have done tremendous job esp the boxer who is ruthless n haughty n doesnt bothers if he kills someone to win a fight.. Suniel Shetty is an icing on cake esp when he comes back to defeat the maharaja who is another antagonist..

And finally its the relationship between a father and son and again Father n daughter depicted in a beautiful way which makes us clear that relationships do matter in our life..

Must watch movie. Watch it once n definitely u would like to watch it again in near future too.

The story is about a man who brought up to be an undefeatable wrestler (pahlwaan) in the world of wrestling (kushti). Time however has different plans for him. He becomes a man with a family and leaves wrestling.

Now comes the most beautiful part of movie. The phase as a father. It's portrayed and pictured beautifully.

Later the tables turn and he fights again. As the movie progresses now the main character wants to improve the life of children via sports. He decides to enter boxing. Will he succeed?

I can understand to work certain script is required, but still why boxing. If they would have written and executed something better like wrestling itself I would have been at more ease. That's where the movie loses. Apart from that it's a good watch.