Brahmanandam is his usual self in the few scenes evoking laughter from the audience with his hilarious lines said with a straight face. Shraddha Das has nothing much to do besides enhancing the glamour quotient. She acts well and has good screen presence. Kajal Aggarwal is the favourite of the Telugu filmmakers right now and she is fresh as a flower and chirpy too. Navdeep, as the supporting actor, could have been better though he improves towards the end. He looks uber cool in some scenes particularly the songs. The credits mention the fact that Michael Jackson is being missed but Arjun seems to be inspired enough to dance some of his steps to keep MJ's image alive. He looks stylish in certain sequences and of courses dances brilliantly. This is Allu Arjun's first release this year. Sukumar has, however, ensured the slickness and some of the songs are choreographed well. His characterisation of Arya's character with the psychotic tendency and obsession is bewildering. Director Sukumar could have done better by making the film crisper and avoiding the unnecessary muddle. It's rather baffling to see the sequences. The second half simply drags - particularly the last one hour or so where the tedium sets in as the film drags endlessly about the confusion on who is going to get the girl. The scenes in the software company and the character of Dashavataram (Brahmanandam) who is the HR guy and psychologist induce much laughter.

The first half of Arya 2 makes a better watch.

Arya is more of a psychotic case and this adds to the confusion. The film meanders along with roadblocks in the form of another character Subbi Reddy (Ajay) and the whole Rayalaseema faction thing being introduced before the climax. Meanwhile Shanti (Shraddha Das) is in love with Arya but hers is a one-sided love affair. Both of them fall for Geetha (Kajal Aggarwal). Arya sports a Mr Perfect image there as he is warned of suspension by Ajay if he misbehaves. Ajay is forced to give Arya a job in his software company. As they grow up Arya considers Ajay as his friend but Ajay treats Arya more like his bete noir. Arya befriends Ajay but Ajay has a strange distant relationship with Arya. He and Arya (Allu Arjun) meet as orphans. Ajay (Navdeep) reminisces and rewinds the clock. The story begins in a hospital after an ambulance wheels in a patient. The sequel begins well but gets mired down the line due to the routine formulaic pattern, slightly confused plot and a not-so-proper characterisation of the hero. Well, the sequel has the same hero-director combo but the magic is missing somehow. Arya 2 was being much talked of as the sequel to Arya, the successful Telugu film by Sukumar starring Allu Arjun a few years back.

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