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Release Date : February 10, 2023

123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5

Starring: Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji, Sapthagiri & Others

Director: Rajendra Reddy

Producers: Y. Ravi Shankar, Naveen Yerneni

Music Director: Ghibran

Cinematography: S. Soundar Rajan

Editor: Tammiraju

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After scoring his biggest hit, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is back with another concept-oriented film titled Amigos. As Kalyan Ram is playing a triple role, there is a good buzz around the film. Directed by debutant Rajendra Reddy and produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film has hit the screens today. So let’s see how it is.

Siddharth (Kalyan Ram) who lives in Hyderabad, is fascinated by the concept of doppelgangers (lookalikes). He keeps searching for his lookalikes, and much to his surprise, he finds not one but two of them (Manjunath Hegde & Michael). Soon the three meet and Siddharth takes the help of the other two to make Ishika (Ashika Ranganath) fall for him. When everything is going well, Siddharth and Manjunath get to know the unknown side of Michael, which shocks them. Who is this Michael? What is his backstory? What did Siddharth and Manjunath do after knowing about Michael? The film has the answers.

Plus Points:

From start to finish it is all Kalyan Ram’s show. Kalyan Ram has got a lion’s share of the screen time as he is seen almost in every frame of the film. It isn’t easy to play a triple role but Kalyan Ram has done the job effortlessly. It is important that an actor has to show variations while playing roles of this sort, and Kalyan Ram’s act was nothing short of brilliance. Amigos is undoubtedly one of the best performances by Kalyan Ram. The actor is ruthless as Michael, innocent as Manjunath, and shows subtleness as Siddharth.

The film has a few interesting moments and the proceedings are a bit fast in the second half. A tense atmosphere is nicely created between the antagonist and the protagonist’s family. Scenes that come in this regard are well-knitted and fairly engaging.

The placement of Enno Ratrulosthayi song is good and brings in much-required relief in this seriously driven action drama. Ashika Ranganath makes a decent debut in Tollywood. She looked gorgeous and performed well in her limited role. Brahmaji ably supported Kalyan Ram and he evokes a few laughs. Jaya Prakash is decent.

Minus Points:

The concept of doppelgangers itself is very interesting but the makers didn’t come up with an engaging screenplay More drama could have been created around the film’s core point to elevate the proceedings. But that didn’t happen with Amigos.

There are interesting moments here and there but they are again short-lived. The film’s narrative is middling throughout and the entire first half is boring with slow pacing. The concept is introduced fairly but then the graph dips suddenly and picks up only in the second half. There isn’t anything exciting that happens in the first hour and the interval bang is weak.

There aren’t any twists and turns and the movie becomes predictable after a point in time. The way the NIA is showcased is pretty bad and many times they keep failing to catch hold of a dreadful criminal. This kind of film needs sharp editing and an effective background score but sadly these two aspects were not on the expected lines.

Technical Aspects:

It is surprising to see this kind of inferior work from Ghibran. More care should have been taken regarding the background score to enhance the impact. The cinematography by Soundar Rajan is good and so is the case with production values. The makers didn’t compromise on the quality.

The editing could have been far better and the entire first half needed some heavy corrections. Coming to the debutant director, Rajendra Reddy, he has done an okayish job with the film. He was successful in picking up a fascinating concept and his casting was also perfect. But the issues in writing played a spoilsport. What otherwise could have been a very good thriller ended up being just an okay flick due to the substandard screenplay.

On the whole, Amigos works to an extent and highly benefits from the excellent performance of Kalyan Ram. Ashika, Brahmaji, and others justified their roles. The film actually had more scope but it wasn’t utilized to the full extent. The film has a decent second half and a below-par first half. Hence Amigos ends up being a just okay watch this weekend.

123telugu.com Rating: 2.75/5

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'Amigos' review: Thrills more as an idea than a film

Amigos opens with its climactic scene. We see two bruised Kalyan Rams facing off each other on a dark night. One of them manages to get hold of the gun and shoots the other. The catch here is, we have no clue about the identities of these people. Did the evil Kalyan shoot the good Kalyan or the other way around? We have to sit through—in this case, endure—the whole film to reach there.

The film directed, directed by Rajendra Reddy, has a thrilling idea at its core. Siddharth (he’s the hero of the story, let’s call him the ‘good guy’ for better understanding) is fascinated to find his doppelganger. Before we come to this point, we are fed information about doppelgangers twice—during the opening credits and a painfully verbal exposition by a nameless character played by Sapthagari.

So when Siddharth comes across a website that lets one find their lookalike, he quickly manages to get in touch with two of his doppelgangers and they plan to meet in Goa. One of them is the clean-shaven, formally dressed Manjunath ‘Manju’ Hegde (let us call him the ‘meek guy’) and the other is Michael (he is the ‘bad guy’), who walks into the low-angle frame in slow-mo with a cigar.

The central conflict in the film and about the film is that Siddarth and Manju fail to recognise the fact that Michael is the bad guy. While the good guy and the meek guy remain oblivious to the bad guy’s cruel intentions, the screenplay spends a good chunk of time on a cliched rom-com angle featuring Ashika Ranganath and a puzzle to get to her heart that you know has been planted to spin a comic moment out of the triple role facet.

It’s only at the halfway mark that the other two characters learn the true side of Michael, whom we have known for all the while as a bad guy on a mission that endangers Siddharth and Manjunath. This is perhaps why we barely feel any shock when this reveal drops. And while Kalyan Ram is neat as the good guy and the meek guy, his performance as Michael renders this evil character caricaturish, with a serious voice and a persistent smug expression that screams ‘evil’. What made the actor intimidating in Bimbisara is clearly missing here.

All the issues with Amigos can be traced to its weak and predictable screenplay. For example, the dog coming to the rescue in the climax of HIT 2 works beautifully because this scene has been set up so subtly somewhere in the first act. In Amigos, however, when information is being given out, we can discern that the only purpose of the scene is to set up another moment. Here, a vegetable, yes, you heard that right, is used as a key plot point and we know that this vegetable will serve a purpose later in the film.

Moreover, we barely feel the stakes and the menace of the ‘bad guy’, even when people are killed and important characters are in grave danger because we are never truly invested in them. Siddharth’s father, mother, and sister are as lively as the cardboard stand-ins of the film placed outside the theatre I watched the film in. The mother wants her son to get married, the playful sister pulls pranks on her brother and the father… I don’t even remember; such is the genericness in writing. It is not that the artificiality in writing is restricted to the lighter portions.

Even serious angles in the film are treated in a generic way. We are told that NIA (National Intelligence Agency, I assumed) is after Michael and you cannot help but laugh at their inefficiency. We are informed about the NIA’s arrival with on-screen text that reads, ‘NIA team landed in Hyderabad’ as we see a flight land. In the end, the bad guy is caught, handcuffed and escorted by armed ‘agents’ in a convoy. He manages to destroy the entire convoy single-handedly. While we, as the audience, are willing to suspend our disbelief, I wish they at least tried to make it believable.

One can only imagine the fun this idea about lookalikes could have spawned. From comedy to thrills, the possibilities are endless. Amigos do try, but it leaves you craving the inventiveness the film deserved. Amigos is yet another reminder that having an exciting idea doesn’t suffice. One needs an equally strong screenplay to propel the film as a whole narrative.

Cast: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji Director: Rajendra Reddy

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Amigos (2023) Telugu Movie : What's Behind

Kalyan Ram's Amigos generated immense interest among movie lovers with the peculiar title. The Spanish title connected chords with the viewers and the teaser and trailer talking about doppelgangers, unheard in the film industry captured the imagination of all. The film directed by Rajendra Reddy is releasing today on 10 February 2023 across the world. Expectations are high as Kalyan Ram is coming after surprising and scoring a hit with his previous outing Bimbisara. The film's OTT rights have been bagged by Netflix and the OTT screening will be done after the completion of its theatrical release. Let us find out what Kalyan Ram offered to viewers with his film Amigos.

Amigos (2023) Movie : Story Review

Amigos movie story is all about three doppelgangers meeting in unexpected circumstances and the twists and turns that follow in their lives after their meeting. The story touches on the doppelganger concept to generate interest among movie lovers. Siddharth (Kalyan Ram), all of a sudden gets interested in the doppelganger concept. He tries to find out his doppelganger and much to his surprise and delight, he finds two in Manjunath (Kalyan Ram), a software engineer in Wpiro, Bengaluru, and Michael (Kalyan Ram) in Goa. They decided to meet in Goa.

They instantly get connected to each other and when everything goes well, NIA starts looking out for a dreaded arms dealer Bipin Roy. Where this leads to, what twists it brings in the lives of Siddharth, Manjunath, and Michael, and how RJ Ishika (Ashika Ranganath) is related to these developments, from the rest of the developments.

Amigos Movie : Artists Review

Kalyan Ram once again showed his penchant for creativity. Kalyan Ram is always known for doing different roles and novel plots and he selected a completely different and unheard plot in Tollywood. Kalyan Ram excelled in all three roles in an effortless manner. Kalyan Ram played the role of the happy-go-lucky guy Siddharth who leads a happy life with his family comprising of his parents and sister and who tries to woo the beautiful girl. He looked as youthful, jovial, and energetic in expressions as Siddharth.

In the role of Manjunath, he played the role of a software engineer who is innocent, honest, timid, and gets carried away by emotions. He showed variations in dialogue delivery and impresses all. In the role of Michael, Kalyan Ram looked menacing, macho, and stylish elevating the scenes to another level. However, compared to Siddharth and Michael, Manjunath's role is very limited. One feels, that Manjunath's role could have been highlighted more.

Ashika Ranganath got limited scope to perform. She looked good on screen and turned red-hot in the song Enno Raatrulu. Brahmaji and Jaya Prakash played the other roles and did their part accordingly.

Amigos Movie : Technicians Review

Amigos Story selected by Rajendra Reddy on debut showed his passion for filmmaking and creativity. He touched upon the concept of doppelgangers and connected chords with the viewers instantly. But there ends all the talk of creativity and novelty. Rajendra Reddy though started the narration by introducing the concept of doppelgangers and then even all three roles to excite movie lovers rather than confuse them, he loses steam when he tried to highlight the romantic angle. The moment the romantic thread comes on screen, the pace in the narration dips, and viewers wait impatiently for the things to happen after the end of the romantic thread. The first half goes on a predictable note and the interval twist though predictable give a break with the lead to the second half.

Things start moving in the second half with all three doppelgangers taking the centre stage. People expected unexpected twists and turn to take them by surprise but everything goes on a predictable note though a lot happens in the second half. The lack of real twists and turns and the missing emotions played spoilsport with the proceedings. The screenplay of Rajendra Reddy is even but has its ups and downs. He however maintained the same pace most of the time. Even the climax is dragged for quite some time with the director ending it with the lead to the Amigos 2.

Ghibran's music is ok. Except for the hit song Enno Raatrlu, other songs do not register. The song is well shot but one gets a feeling that the musical instruments dominated the vocals. His background music is good but at times turned out to be extremely loud. The cinematography of Soundar Rajan is beautiful and rich. He turned the film into a rich capturing the scenic locations in a beautiful manner. Tammi Raju's editing is ok and could have been better especially in the first half as there are many drags. Editing in the second half is ok. Production values of Mythri Movie Makers are average.

Amigos Movie : Advantages

Amigos movie : disadvantages.

• Romantic Elements
• Predictable Narration
• Missing Thrills

Amigos Movie : Rating Analysis

Altogether, Amigos movie promised a lot and expectations soared after Kalyan Ram's success with Bimbisara. The thought of doppelgangers turned out to be mouthwatering for movie lovers. Director Rajendra Reddy created excitement with the doppelganger term, but except for the term, he offered nothing new. Kalyan Ram showed his expertise and proved that he is a versatile actor and with a little bit of fine-tuning of the script, Amigos would have reached another level. Had the doppelganger's characters been improved and touched upon more in detail, doing away with the romantic track and including more twists and turns in the screenplay removing the predictability, Amigos would have become another milestone for Kalyan Ram. Rajendra Reddy being a newcomer missed the golden opportunity. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2.5 Rating for Amigos.

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Article by Suman M Published by GulteDesk --> Published on: 11:03 am, 10 February 2023

2 hr 19 Mins   |   Action   |   10-02-2023

Cast - Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath

Director - Rajendra Reddy

Producer - Naveen yerneni, Y Ravi Shankar

Banner - Mythri Movie Makers

Music - Ghibran

Kalyan Ram enjoyed a big success with the fantasy-action film Bimbisara wherein he appeared in a dual role. With a penchant for a variety of concept films, Kalyan Ram came up with yet another film Amigos, and this time he played a triple role based on doppelgangers. The movie was released today. Let us walk into the review.

What Is It About?

Siddharth (Kalyan Ram) is an ordinary young man who learns about doppelgangers and searches if there are any for him. To his surprise, he finds two lookalikes of him, Manjunath (Kalyan Ram), and Michael (also Kalyan Ram). They all meet and become good friends, but one of them meets them with bad intentions. Who is that and what are his plans? How did the other two escape his master plan? The answers to these questions are all about Amigos.

Performances

Kalyan Ram appeared in three roles and he tried his best to show variations from one another. The idea of doppelgangers is having a stark resemblance but not exactly the same. So the director chose to separate them with unique qualities from the way of speaking, mannerisms, and even a ‘tiny’ change in physical appearance, which is apt. Kalyan Ram completely leads the show and he did a perfect job. The heroine Ashika Ranganath and Brahmaji support him when needed. Others are adequate in their respective roles.

Technicalities

Narrating a story with the triple role is challenging. The director has gone for a plain narration most of the time to keep it less complicated and less confusing. The visual effects are good but could have been better to make the three characters’ presence much more lively. The background music is mostly the same throughout the film and it is passable. The remix song ‘Enno Ratrulostayi’ is good. Ashika Ranganath looked ravishing in the song. Cinematography is good.

Kalyan Ram Unique Concept

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Romantic track First Half Partly predictable

We have seen umpteen stories of twins or triplets being misplaced when born and later meeting up to fight against a common villain. Amigos has the triple role, but not the routine triplet concept. The director executed an exceptional idea of doppelgangers from different backgrounds meeting in one place.

The first half has the three characters introduced well, but the story slows down with the romantic track and comedy mostly. The actual plot is kept for the second half but the narrative gets sloppy meanwhile. The actual plot takes off with the interval block. The turn in the tale begins only with the interval and it was done well with a series of hints and guesses popping up.

The second half will dive into the baddie’s agenda but only after the introduction of his routine ‘gangsta’ background. The cat-and-mouse game between the trio has some decent twists, but the extreme thrill factor is missing for most of it. The director preferred to narrate it without complexity and confusion, but it left some of the scenes predictable.

The conflict between the protagonist and the evil doppelganger has engaging episodes. The climax action block is well-made. Like any other recent movie, Amigos also has got a cliffhanging twist in the end.

When the concept of doppelgangers is unique, the director could have maintained the freshness by avoiding the formula writing of characters like a normal guy having one innocent, and one ruthless lookalike. At times, the characters remind that of NTR’s Jai Lava Kusa. Also, an elite force like NIA failing to identify a doppelganger is unconvincing.

Overall, Amigos has a different concept and a fresh approach for a protagonist in a triple role. Other than few twists this fails to thrill on the whole.

Bottomline : Good Concept Lacks Thrill

Rating: 2.5/5

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Amigos review: This tale of lookalikes is bolstered by Kalyanram’s histrionics

Director Rajendra Reddy’s experiment on the concept of doppelgangers would have worked better with a tighter script.

Published:Feb 11, 2023

Nandamuri Kalyanram's 'Amigos' is an interesting experiment on doppelgangers. (MythriOfficial/Twitter)

An interesting experiment on doppelgangers.

Amigos (Telugu)

• Cast: Nandamuri Kalyanram, Ashika Ranganath, Bramhaji, and Saptagari
• Writer-Director: Rajendra Reddy
• Producer: Mythri Movie Makers
• Music: Ghibran
• Runtime: 2 hours 19 minutes
• Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi, and Revathy
• Director: Maneesh Sharma
• Producer: Aditya Chopra
• Music: Pritam Chakraborty
• Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

Stories revolving around lookalikes usually end up being about identical twins lost at birth. But Rajendra Reddy’s Amigos is not that kind of clichéd tale of two lookalikes.

The three characters played by Kalyan Ram have nothing in common with how they have been brought up and what they do.

Additionally, one of Kalyan Ram’s characters has a mysterious aura about him. Kalyan Ram showed his penchant for choosing interesting stories with his last one Bimbisara .

In spite of the Rajamouli hangover, Bimbisara still had its own identity in how it dealt with the concept of time travel. There is a cruel and selfish king who ends up straddling two timelines.

Amigos is another different attempt by Kalyanram. Much like Bimbisara , this also lacks perfect storytelling. But still, it is worth your time.

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Siddharth is a young man who runs a family business. One day, he is astonished to come across a website about doppelgangers.

The cast and crew of ‘Amigos’. (MythriOfficial/Twitter)

On that website, he comes across two of his lookalikes — Manjunath and Michael. They meet up.

After a fun holiday in Goa, they come down to Hyderabad to help Siddharth with his love life.

The love interest here is Ishika (Ashika Ranganath), a girl who wants her husband to have superman qualities.

But things take a drastic turn with the entry of NIA. They are after one of the lookalikes. The rest of the story is about why NIA is hell-bent on catching this guy and how this affects the other two.

What works out and what doesn’t?

Amigos begins off on a slow note. The initial portions feel more like a setup and certain restlessness creeps up.

But things take a turn for the better when Siddharth meets his lookalikes.

The scenes in Goa are fun to watch. Scenes where Manjunath and Michael help Siddharth have their share of amusing moments.

The interval bang when the NIA catches up with one of Kalyanram’s lookalikes raises the stakes for a pulsating second half.

The second half is much better as there is an engrossing cat-and-mouse game between Siddharth and the antagonist. The antagonist is also played by Kalyanram.

Some tension-filled moments make the audience root for Siddharth.

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The climax involving the doppelgangers is the biggest highlight of this enterprise. There is a certain joy that the audiences get when Siddharth gets rid of the bad guy.

The big issue with Amigos though is their formulaic nature in terms of the treatment. This is best reflected in the portrayal of NIA.

The NIA comes across as rather incapable on many occasions. On more than one occasion they look like buffoons. A stronger portrayal of NIA would have elevated the antagonist more.

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The commercial elements of comedy, romance and action are a hit and a miss; particularly, the romance aspect.

More than the music, it is the background score that elevates the film. Ghibran provides a rousing BGM that adds to the characters, particularly in the scenes of Michael.

The remix of “ Enno Ratrulostayi ” deserves a mention here as it provides some relief.

The performances

A poster of ‘Amigos’ movie. (MythriOfficial/Twitter)

Ashika Ranganath is pleasant but her character Ishika’s dreams of wanting a superman husband also come across as rather clichéd.

Amigos is mostly a Kalyanram film as the actor is present in almost all the frames. He is successful in showcasing the variations between the three characters.

He is most effective as the villain who would go to any lengths in his mission.

The actor also deserves appreciation for the distinct voice modulation in this part. His portrayal of Manjunath’s innocence also deserves appreciation.

Bramhaji is the only other actor who stands out. He has a lengthy part and the senior actor does well as expected.

In a nutshell, this tale of doppelgangers will make you curious about finding your lookalikes even though it comes with its own set of dangers.

(Views expressed are personal.)

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Amigos Movie Review: Kalyan Ram movie has a good storyline, marred by faulty execution

Kalyan ram played a double role in bimbisara and delivered a blockbuster, and in amigos, he tries to do a triple role. the rajendra reddy film had a good premise but its execution was below the mark, says our review..

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• Michael, Manju and Siddhu are three friends (amigos) in the film.
• Kalyan Ram plays all three roles.
• There is no chemistry between Ishika and Siddhu.

Release Date: 10 Feb, 2023

Movies about doppelgangers are not new in Hollywood as we have seen in The Double or Enemy. But it is an interesting concept for a Telugu film where we find not two but three lookalikes who are extremely different from each other and yet connected irrevocably per chance. Written and directed by Rajendra Reddy, Amigos stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Bhramaji, Saptagiri and others. And Kalyan Ram acts in a triple role in this film, starring as the three amigos (friends).

The director introduces us to Siddharth aka Siddhu (Kalyan Ram) who is a happy-go-lucky guy in Hyderabad waiting to meet the woman of his dreams. He coincidentally meets Ishika (Ashika) and falls in love with her and is set on marrying her. His parents and he go to formally ask for her hand in marriage and she ends up rejecting his proposal.

A dejected Siddhu is wondering how to win her over when he learns about doppelgangers and finds out that there is not one but two more guys – Manjunath (Kalyan Ram) from Bengaluru and Michael (Kalyan Ram) from Kolkata - who look exactly like him! The three meet up in Goa, become friends (Amigos) and that’s when it strikes Siddhu how he can win Ishika over. A plan is hatched, Ishika is won over and the two get engaged. But that’s precisely when trouble starts for the three amigos. One of them is the most wanted criminal - an Indian Pablo Escobar at that. Why does Michael want Siddhu in jail? Is the criminal caught by the National Investigation Agency?

At the outset, the storyline is interesting and, seeing the success of playing dual roles in Bimbisara, Kalyan Ram has gone the extra mile and played a third role in this Amigos. Director Rajendra Reddy has tried to give all three men – Manju, Michael and Siddhu – different characterisations, but he has succeeded the most only with Michael, who has come scope for performance.

The first half of the film is spent creating meet cute situations between Ishika and Siddhu and stretched with unnecessary scenes involving the families, Ishika’s job as RJ and so on. There’s just no chemistry between Ishika and Siddhu and their romance is insipid. It’s only when Manju and Michael enter that there is some life to the film, but then again, the cliched scenes and dialogues, that are liberally sprinkled, kill the momentum. Sample this - a hardened criminal who doesn’t think twice about killing people is shown as someone who spends copious amounts of time trying to help a man ‘patao’ his girlfriend. Like really.

As we near the climax, it just becomes too long drawn and Kalyan Ram is not enough to save the film. If Rajendra Reddy had written this story better, it would have been a very good film.

Music director Ghibran has done an OK job, as has the cinematographer, S Soundar Rajan. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, who have had some blockbusters recently, Amigos is a disappointment. Kalyan Ram aces the role of Michael but, in his love for experimentation, hope he doesn't do too many negative roles successively.

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Kalyan Ram is an actor who always tries to come up with different and interesting concepts which will entertain the audience. After his big hit with Bimbisara last year, the actor is now back with Amigos, his latest movie, which has been released today. Let us see how the film has turned out to be.

Siddhu is a family guy living in Hyderabad who gets to know about a website where you can meet your doppelgangers, through his friend. He reaches out to two of his doppelgangers, Manju from Bangalore and Michael from Kolkata. The three of them meet up and have a blast. Everything looks fun and easy in the beginning, but very soon, things change for the worst when one of the doppelgangers is revealed to be evil. This puts the other two in danger. What is the problem that the other two face and how they come out of it forms the rest of the story.

On-Screen Performances:

Kalyan Ram has undoubtedly stolen the show with his performance. The actor pulled off his three characters very well, and was very careful with each character’s mannerisms, bringing them out perfectly. He was especially wonderful to watch as Siddhu and Manju.

While Kalyan Ram’s performance as Michael is also quite good, his voice modulation could have been a tad bit better. On the whole, though, Kalyan Ram has done a fantastic job in all three characters.

Leading lady Ashika Ranganath, who made her debut with the film, looks good on the screen but doesn’t have a lot to do.

Brahmaji and Saptagiri are adequate in their roles. The rest of the supporting cast are alright as well.

Off-Screen Talents:

Director Rajendra Reddy came up with an interesting concept, as in, he didn’t get the three leading characters to be related, like in many other films. He came up with a few interesting scenes and setups, but couldn’t make good use of them. The first half of the film drags a lot and the second half is also not incredible, to be able to save the movie. The placement of songs is not right in the film, and the overall execution of the concept felt lackluster in the end. The director could have made his screenplay more interesting and racy, which would have made the film a lot better.

The background music is not up to the mark either, with certain tunes remaining underwhelming. The cinematography is great and stands out throughout the film.

The production design of the film is good, but the editing could have been so much better.

Plus Points:

• Kalyan Ram Performance
• Cinematography

Minus Points:

• Poor execution of the plot
• Underwhelming background music
• Weak first half

Verdict: Amigos is a film that had a lot of scope to explore. Kalyan Ram’s performance is good, but even three versions of him are not enough to be able to save this movie, which remains underwhelming at best.

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Amigos is an Action Crime Drama Movie, directed by Rajendra Reddy and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. Nandamuri Kalyanram and Ashika Ranganath are the lead cast of the movie. The film score and soundtrack are composed by Ghibran.

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6:15 PM – Movie starts with Saptagiri explaining Doppelgänger concept to Kalyan Ram and his friends

6:30 PM – Siddhu(KalyanRam), finds his look alikes on doppleganger website. Other look alikes are Manju Hedge from Banglore and Michael from Kolkata. They all decide to meet in Goa.

7:00 PM – Michael is on NIA’s watch list. Michael and Manju come to Hyderabad to help Siddu get in love with Ishika(Ashika).NIA arrests Manju thinking that he is Michael

First Half Report : Amigos 1st half is about introducing the three characters with very thin storyline and has some twist just before the interval. Okay narration so far, fate of the movie really depends on the second half. One may feel BGM is too loud at times.

Final report : Amigos is a thriller genre movie based on doppleganger concept that fails to live upto the expectations..eventhough kalyan ram gave good performance, director falls short of creating an impact on audience by not packaging it well..watch this space for detailed review

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Amigos Movie Review: Thrills more as an idea than a film

Rating: ( 2 / 5).

Amigos  opens with its climactic scene. We see two bruised Kalyan Rams facing off each other on a dark night. One of them manages to get hold of the gun and shoots the other. The catch here is, we have no clue about the identities of these people. Did the evil Kalyan shoot the good Kalyan or the other way around? We have to sit through—in this case, endure—the whole film to reach there. 

Cast: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji

Director: Rajender Reddy

The film directed, directed by Rajender Reddy, has a thrilling idea at its core. Siddharth (he’s the hero of the story, let’s call him the ‘good guy’ for better understanding) is fascinated to find his doppelganger. Before we come to this point, we are fed information about doppelgangers twice—during the opening credits and a painfully verbal exposition by a nameless character played by Sapthagari. So when Siddharth comes across a website that lets one find their lookalike, he quickly manages to get in touch with two of his doppelgangers and they plan to meet in Goa. One of them is the clean-shaven, formally dressed Manjunath Hegde (let us call him the ‘meek guy’) and the other is Michael (he is the ‘bad guy’), who walks into the low-angle frame in slow-mo with a cigar. The central conflict in the film and about the film is that Siddarth and Manju fail to recognise the fact that Michael is the bad guy. While the good guy and the meek guy remain oblivious to the bad guy’s cruel intentions, the screenplay spends a good chunk of time on a cliched rom-com angle featuring Ashika Ranganath and a puzzle to get to her heart that you know has been planted to spin a comic moment out of the triple role facet.

It’s only at the halfway mark that the other two characters learn the true side of Michael, whom we have known for all the while as a bad guy on a mission that endangers Siddharth and Manjunath. This is perhaps why we barely feel any shock when this reveal drops. And while Kalyan Ram is neat as the good guy and the meek guy, his performance as Michael renders this evil character caricaturish, with a serious voice and a persistent smug expression that screams ‘evil’. What made the actor intimidating in  Bimbisara  is clearly missing here.

All the issues with Amigos can be traced to its weak and predictable screenplay. For example, the dog coming to the rescue in the climax of  HIT 2  works beautifully because this scene has been set up so subtly somewhere in the first act. In  Amigos , however, when information is being given out, we can discern that the only purpose of the scene is to set up another moment, robbing us of the surprise and joy we might have experienced when this lands. Here, a vegetable, yes, you heard that right, is used as a key plot point and we know that this vegetable will serve a purpose later in the film. 

Moreover, we barely feel the stakes and the menace of the ‘bad guy’, even when people are killed and important characters are in grave danger because we are never truly invested in them. Sidharth’s father, mother, and sister are as lively as the cardboard stand-ins of the film placed outside the theatre I watched the film in. The mother wants her son to get married, the playful sister pulls pranks on her brother and the father… I don’t even remember; such is the genericness in writing. It is not that the artificiality in writing is restricted to the lighter portions. Even serious angles in the film are treated in a generic way. We are told that NIA (National Intelligence Agency, I assumed) is after Michael and you cannot help but laugh at their inefficiency. In the climax, the bad guy is caught, handcuffed and escorted by armed ‘agents’ in a convoy. He manages to destroy the entire convoy single-handedly. While we, as the audience, are willing to suspend our disbelief, I wish they at least tried to make it believable.

One can only imagine the fun this idea about lookalikes could have spawned. From comedy to thrills, the possibilities are endless. It is not that  Amigos  doesn't try, just that it leaves you craving the inventiveness the film truly deserved. Films like  Amigos  are reminders that having an exciting idea doesn’t suffice. One needs an equally strong screenplay to propel the film as a whole narrative. 

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Amigos Telugu Review & Ratings | Hit or Flop?

Amigos Review: Kalyan Ram basked the success with Bimbisara and now he is back with another interesting flick called Amigos. Kalyan Ram played a triple role in the film which grabbed the attention and Doppelergang’s point grabbed the audience’s attention, well the film has finally been released, and let’s jump into the review and find out whether the film is worth watching or not.

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Sidhharth, Manjunath, and Michael are Doppelergangs and Michael has become a nightmare for the NIA team, Michael is a ruthless gangster, and in order to save him he uses Manjunath and Sidhharth lives finally, how are they affected and will NIA catch Michael needs to be seen in the film.

Cast & Crew

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji, Sapthagiri & Others, and the film is directed by Rajendra Reddy, while the cinematography has done by S. Soundar Rajan, Music has composed by Ghibran, edited by Tammiraju and the film is produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar under the banner of Mythri Movie Makers.

Movie Verdict

Amigos has an interesting plot called doppelganger which is not much aware by the Telugu audience but if we dig deep into the word it’s called lookalikes and has no connection. We have seen many triple role films like Mugguru Monagallu and a recent outing was Jai Lava Kusa starring NTR but in all these films the trio has a blood relation and what made Amigos unique is the trio has no connection.

The film starts off intrestingly by introducing all three characters and their world, first 20 minutes make us invested in the story with its unique plot line but it slowly moves into the template-based commercial films which make us feel bored. The first half went like regular commercial films and has no thrills but the interval twist makes us curious to watch the latter half.

The second half has to follow the same as confusion comedy which gets boring and routine, the emotional angle didn’t land well in the screenplay. The film completely failed to engage you though the second half has action blocks, Kalyan Ram’s performance. Routine narration, predictable scenes, and boring love track tests our patience.

Kalyan Ram as Manjunath a cool and simple guy does a good job, as Sidhharth is just cake for him and as a ruthless monster Michael is the saving grace for the film, kudos to Kalyan Ram for portraying the three roles effortlessly, Rashika Ranganath does a fair job and she looks quite in every frame, Brahma ji did his best and rest of the cast did their best.

Rajendra Reddy’s idea seems good but he completely failed in presenting the film in an engaging way. The idea looks good but the narrative is outdated. Technically, Amigos is partly good, S. Soundar Rajan’s cinematography is partly good, Ghibran songs are not up to the mark and he failed in remixing the iconic song of Balakrishna called ‘Enno Rathrulosthaigani’, his background score is good and rest of the technical team did their best.

Overall, Amigos is a routine commercial action drama yet the plot is captivating.

Plus Points:

• Kalyan Ram Performance

Minus Points:

• Routine Narraation
• Predictable Screenplay

Rating: 2.75/5

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Amigos Review – Moderately Engaging

Moderately Engaging

OUR RATING 2.5/5

Siddhu, aka Siddharth (Kalyan Ram), falls in love with Ishika (Ashika Ranganath), an RJ. However, she has a few conditions and will marry only if they are met. Siddhu’s problem is solved when he meets his doppelgangers, Manjunath Hegde and Michael.

How do the doppelgangers manage to solve Siddhu’s problem? The movie’s main plot is about the bigger threat Siddhu faces and how he overcomes it.

Performances

After Bimbisara, Kalyan Ram has picked another challenging outing as an actor. If it was a double role previously, he picks a triple role here. The three parts offer him scope to show variations, as one would expect.

Kalyan Ram has gone about his work sincerely and honestly. He does the different roles to the best of his abilities, and it shows on screen. The ‘effort’ is visible, which is both right and wrong. More than anything, as the entire narrative rests on his shoulders, and he makes one sit and be engaged until the end, it is a job well done.

Ashika Ranganath is fine on screen. She has the looks which work well in commercial outings. When it comes to performance, it is manageable. Ashika gets a decent role here, and she is alright.

Rajendra Reddy writes and directs Amigos. It is a triple-role movie with an interesting set-up. The core story revolves around the three doppelgangers who have no relation to each other.

The good thing about Amigos primarily is the lack of confusion and clear narrative. The movie opens by introducing the world of the main lead (among the three). The entire first half is basically his love story.

The concept of doppelgangers, too, is neatly introduced into the narrative and progresses without any deviations. We know something will be off somewhere, but that is withheld for entertainment.

Unfortunately, entertainment is the problem in this entire romantic stretch, almost extending until the interval. It is a passable variety. Some parts work, but most of it is flat. It is also predictable, as one easily knows where things are headed. It makes one keenly look forward to the real twist in the tale.

The interval is where the real momentum arrives with the revelation of the core plot. It isn’t entirely unpredictable if they have seen the trailer. But the way it’s built to that point, and the big reveal happens, makes it look effective.

The real story is unveiled in the second half when the character and motive of the antagonist are revealed. It feels exciting, but the subsequent proceedings fail to utilise it properly.

If it was the love track and entertainment for the most part in the first half, then it is thriller and drama in the second, with action thrown in between. And for a thriller to work, there have to be exciting moments and frequent twists that should take us off guard. Nothing of that sort happens in Amigos, but simultaneously it isn’t bad either. Amigos is somewhere in between with a flat progression.

The narrative takes a predictable approach, another failing from an action thriller perspective. The core hook related to the lead and his good doppelganger makes one sit through the proceedings. The ending, after all the thrills cum drama, is decent, with a little twist.

Overall, Amigos has a different and out-of-the-box premise, but the narrative fails to bring the excitement in required doses on screen. It goes on flatly with minor level thrills and ends passably. If you like to watch something different and have low expectations, give it a try.

The movie is all about Kalyan Ram. The three roles occupy most of the screen time. Apart from him, we have Brahmaji and Jaya Prakash in vital parts. They are adequate despite little scope. The rest of the actors hardly register and are wasted.

Music and Other Departments?

Ghibran’s music is alright. The hit remix song is placed well and enhances the movie’s commercial appeal. The background score works in parts. Soundar Rajan’s cinematography is neat, as the film bears a rich look throughout. The production values help the cause. Tammiraju’s editing helps in a clutter-free and clear narrative. The writing is typical of the flicks of this genre.

Highlights?

Out Of The Box Concept

Parts Of The Second Half

Flat First Half

Love Track /Comedy

Predictability

No Genuine Thrills or Highs

Did I Enjoy It? In parts

Will You Recommend It? Yes, with reservations

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Final Report:

The real story of Amigos comes in the second half. It is okay and manages to engage, albeit with not much high, until the end making the movie a decent one-time watch. If you want to watch a film with a different story, try it, but keep the expectations in check.

First Half Report:

Despite triple roles, Amigos’ first half moves on simple lines with no confusion. Most of it is a passable love story, but it manages to build intrigue around the interval mark. The second half is crucial now to see if things turn exciting or not.

— Amigos show started. Siddhu (Kalyan Ram) falls for RJ Ishika. Comedian Saptagiri explains doppelgänger concept.

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Cast: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji, Sapthagiri & Others

Written & Directed by: Rajendra Reddy Producers: Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar Banner: Mythri Movie Makers CEO: Cherry Music Director: Ghibran DOP: S. Soundar Rajan Editor: Tammiraju Production Designer: Avinash Kolla Costume Designers: Rajesh – Ashwin Executive Producer: Hari Tummala Editor: Tammiraju Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastri, Rehaman Dialogues: Surendra Krishna, Ravi Reddy Mallu, Sudhakar Reddy Yeruva

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Amigos Telugu Movie

Amigos is a 2023 Indian movie directed by Rajendra Reddy starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Brahmaji and Sapthagiri. The feature film is produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar and the music composed by Ghibran.

When a man discovers his two doppelgängers online, he finds new connections in life and love — but danger lurks when a hidden criminal past emerges.

Director: Rajendra Reddy Producers: Naveen Yerneni, Y Ravi Shankar Production Company: Mythri Movie Makers Music Director: Ghibran Song Lyrics Writer: Ramajogayya Sastri Cinematographer: S. Soundar Rajan Editor: Tammiraju Bharadwaj Dialogue Writers: Surendra Krishna, Ravi Reddy Mallu, Sudhakar Reddy Yeruva Action Choregraphers: Venkat, Rama Kishan Song Choregrapher: Shobhi

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Amigos Review: Dull Doppelganger

Movie: Amigos Rating: 2.25/5   Banner: Mythri Movie Makers Cast: Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath, Saptagiri, Brahmaji and others Music: Ghibran Cinematographer: Sounder Rajan Editing: Tammiraju Art: Avinash Kolla Producers: Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar Written and Directed by: Rajendra Reddy Release Date: Feb 10, 2023

In the wake of Bimbisara's massive success, Kalyan Ram's movies became all the rage. The trailer for "Amigos" has piqued interest thanks to the intriguing premise of a doppelganger.

Let's find out its merits and demerits.

Story Siddharth (played by Kalyan Ram) is immediately smitten with Ishika (played by Ashika Ranganath), a radio host. After Siddharth's family contacts Ishika's family, a "pelli choopulu" (meeting of the families) is arranged. Despite this, Ishika turns down Siddharth's proposal because she would only consider marrying a man if he passes a test she created.

Meanwhile, Siddharth learns of a website that tracks down doppelgangers and, after searching for his own lookalike, he discovers not one, but two people who are strikingly similar to him: Michael from Kolkata and Manjunath from Bengaluru. In an effort to pass Ishika's test, Siddharth approaches them for help.

However, Siddharth does not realize until later that Michael is impersonating him. This raises the question: why is Michael posing as Siddharth? What is his sinister plan?

Artistes’ Performances: In his last film, Bimbisara, Kalyan Ram played two distinct roles. He goes one step further and gets to play three different characters here. There isn't much to say about his two positive roles, Siddharth and Manjunath, but he shines as the negative character Michael. Throughout the film, we only see Kalyan Ram, and he carries the film.

Ashika Ranganath's Telugu debut is adequate.

Brahmaji as Kalyan Ram’s uncle provides some laughs. JP as Kalyan Ram’s father gets some scenes worth noting.

Technical Excellence: The cinematography is impressive. There are two songs, one is the remix of “Enno Ratrulostayigani”. Background score is very bad.

Highlights: The concept of three lookalikes

Drawback: Flat narration Lack of high moments Second half

Analysis Regardless of the outcome of his efforts, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram never stops trying to surprise and delight his fans. Last year, his attempt to play an evil king in the time-travel thriller "Bimbisara" was a massive success. This time, he utilized the doppelganger concept to play three different characters.

The concept of "lookalikes" has existed for a while, and the Telugu film industry has been attempting to tell such stories since at least the days when Kalyan Ram's grandfather played a dual role in "Ramudu Bheemudu." However, the new director, Rajendra Reddy, brings a fresh take to this by incorporating the use of the Internet to find one's doppelganger.

The premise of the film appears promising. Despite the hero playing three similar roles, the screenplay is clear, and the director has been successful in explaining the concept of doppelgangers meeting through a website in the first half of the film, which is primarily devoted to the main character's love story.

However, the film lacks thrilling moments. The main plot twist appears in the second half of the film, but it fails to generate any excitement. The proceedings are not engaging. When the story reaches its main point, it becomes even more apparent that there are many logical problems. This is another Telugu film that portrays NIA officers as a group of buffoons.

With the exception of Michael, Kalyan Ram did not put much effort into portraying the other two characters, and they are also dull. The film feels repetitive as Kalyan Ram appears as one or more characters 90% of the time.

Overall, the film has only an intriguing premise going for it, but it offers nothing more. The narration is mostly dull and the film drags on for too long.

Bottom line: Not Exciting

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Amigos Review – A Good Concept but Patchy film!

Amigos movie review

Telugu360 Rating 2.75/5

Story: AMIGOS is about three lookalike persons who are not biologically related. Siddarth(Kalyan Ram)finds two of his doppelgangers Manjunath and Michael through a website. All three meet in Goa and soon become friends. Michael has a shady background, which pushes everyone into trouble. Rest of the story has many twists and turns between the three characters

Director Rajendra Reddy takes no time to get into the main story, which has interesting beginning. AMIGOS kind of stories are not attempted much on the Telugu screen. Hero villain friendship etc. elements are attempted between only the three main characters. The NIA (National Investigation Agency) chases down Bipin Roy who is the biggest gun dealer in the country. Siddhu( Kalyan Ram) likes RJ Ishika (AshikaRanganath) and takes family route to propose her. The love track runs only few minutes until the story opens into the main plot. Ekka Ekka song is good on screen. First half the film is just one hour in duration, sets the premise of the film. There is one commercial song ‘ EnnoRatrulostaayigaani..’ in the second half which is a remix of NBK’s hit song from Dharmakshetram. The real story is in second half, which connects all the dots as well as have lot of turns in the plot. However, one flipside is some of the turns are predictable. One of the NIA officers colluding with the villain does not make much sense. Production values by Mythri Movie Makers are adequate. Given the Bipin Roy’s arms (illegal) dealer profile, couple of action blocks would have helped the film commercially

Performances:

Kalyan Ram performance is impactful as Michael, acted with ease in other two roles. The script is totally rely on the three characters and Kalyan ram pulls it off. Akshita is cute and adequate for the role. Brahmaji as Siddhu’s mama plays significant role.

Technicians:

Director Rajendra has packed the film tightly but missed to infuse high moments. Though he added surprise turns, they are not smart enough to impress the audience. SoundarRajan’s cinematography is excellent. The three characters in single frame scenes came out well. Ghibran’s background score is impressive at times, annoying few occasions.

Positives :

• Kalyan Ram in triple role, his performance
• Unique story plot
• Tight screenplay
• No High elevation scenes
• Some predictable twists
• Patchy climax

Kalyanram’s script selection is once again good.’Amigos’ film is an engaging thriller, a different kind of experience for Telugu audience. Director is able to handle the complex triple role script without any confusion to the audience. Overall, Amigos is a no regret one-time watch.

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