Rana Naidu Review

2023 - 3 - 10

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Rana Naidu review: Netflix series brings out the best in Rana ... (Hindustan Times)

Rana Naidu review: If there's one thing that Rana Naidu really succeeds in, it's extracting the best out of Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh in a fashion you ...

The drama is so intense and palpable that every time Rana and Naga come face-to-face, it’s the fiercest moments of the show. His performance beautifully oscillates between a chilled-out guy desperate for a shot to reunite with his family and someone who’s quietly mustering the thirst for vengeance. As Naga prepares himself for vengeance, he wishes to fix his estranged relationship with Rana and his other two sons to become the patriarch he failed to be when he had the opportunity. This portrayal of a dysfunctional family with a blend of crime, celebrity scandal cover-ups and politics makes the show quite riveting. It’s definitely not your quintessential family drama, but one where every member of the brood is fighting their own demons, while dealing with years of lies and tension. Rana Naidu, the Indian adaptation of Ray Donovan, may come across like a crime caper, but what it is actually at the heart is a family drama.

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Rana Naidu Review: Gleeful Mix of Violence And Sex (Rediffmail)

In spite of a selection of fine actors doing their best, and an eye-catching visual quality, Rana Naidu is more disturbing than entertaining, ...

The deft mix of tragedy and dark humour that marked the original is reduced to sensationalism and depravity. Profane language is now par for the course for series about gangsters and a liberal sprinkling of cuss words do not even register anymore. In Mumbai, he has a seemingly happy family, with his wife Naina (Surveen Chawla) and two teenage kids.

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'Rana Naidu' web series review: Venkatesh, Rana Daggubati have a ... (The Hindu)

This note of caution is for those who have followed their work in Telugu cinema and might tune in expecting something feel-good. Rana Naidu, Karan Anshuman and ...

Caught in a situation where she doesn’t know what dangers the family faces and what exactly Rana is up to, her anger is not out of place. When he opens up about his guilt of not saying a firm no to his abuser as a child, Suparn and Karan use the plot point to emphasise that a victim does not have to wallow in guilt. For the most part, he is required to appear brooding but the series gives him the occasional window to portray the agony of a man who desperately wants to keep his family afloat. The first two episodes work as character introductions to the members of the Rana Naidu family — his wife Naina (Surveen Chawla), a former actress in Telugu cinema before she married Rana and moved to Mumbai, and their children Ani (Madhav Dhingra) and Nitya (Afrah Sayed). Rana Naidu, Karan Anshuman and Suparn Varma’s Indian adaptation of the American series Ray Donovan, is a dark crime and family drama replete with sex, nudity and foul language. For all that cleaning up act he does for others, Rana’s own life is a mess with scars from the past.

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Rana Naidu Web Series Review (123Telugu.com)

Release Date : March 10, 2023. 123telugu.com Rating : 2.75/5. Starring: Venkatesh Daggubati, Rana Daggubati, Surveen Chawla, Abhishek Banerjee, ...

The writing is quite weak, and there is not enough drama to elevate the proceedings. There isn’t enough meat in the story, and hence the series doesn’t give enough scope for the other artists to go all out. But in Rana Naidu, the skin show and cuss words are used way more than the requirement, irritating the viewers. There are absolutely no high moments in the show, and the presentation is very flat. The series picks up momentum only in the last few episodes, but it is too late by then as the viewer loses interest. As the title suggests, Rana gets the lion’s share of the screen time, and the actor is at his absolute best in the show. But unfortunately, the series is boring for the most part, and the directors failed to write an engaging narrative despite having the best actors by their side. But the series didn’t live up to the hype completely and fell short of the gigantic expectations. Venkatesh is best known for his endearing family dramas, and the audience will be shocked to witness Venky playing a character with grey shades and mouthing foul language. The expectations are obvious when a star actor like Venkatesh is making his digital debut. The character Jaffa played by Abhishek Banerjee, the promising Bollywood actor, is written well, and the actor gave a superior performance. Co-starring Rana Daggubati, the show is the Indian adaptation of the American television series Ray Donovan.

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'Rana Naidu' review: Why so surly? (Scroll.in)

The 10-episode remake of 'Ray Donovan', led by Rana Daggubati, is out on Netflix.

The dialogue (by Vaibhav Vishal), a string of slurs and slang, is piercing and painful. No one has a straight conversation and a large neat drink is the default solution for all occasions. As a husband, Rana is exasperating and insensitive. He repeatedly de-prioritises his family and disrespects his wife Naina (Surveen Chawla), a former actress. Rana covers up the misdeeds and cleans up the mess of his high-rolling clients – politicians, movie stars, cricketers, musicians. Bags of money are passed around ad nauseum and guns are fired without a second thought.

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Rana Naidu Review: वेंकटेश और राणा दग्गुबाती की केमिस्ट्री है कमाल ... (दैनिक जागरण)

Rana Naidu Review Hindi राण नायडू को देखने के लिए एक सबसे बड़ा कारण है वेंकटेश और राणा दग्गुबाती ...

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Rana Naidu Review: Rana Daggubati, Venkatesh Daggubati Series ... (News18)

Rana Naidu has been released on Netflix. Before you binge-watch the series headlined by Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh Daggubati, read our review.

As the series waddles along, we are fed with a variety of incidents in which Rana tops. Yes, Rana’s relationship with his wife, Naina, (Surveen Chawla) is a bit of a touch-and-go. The Telugu star, Rana Daggubati, headlines the series as a fixer, who has a solution for all the problems of all his “clients”. It is in the last few episodes that Rana Naidu perks up and grabbed my attention. Rana Naidu follows the same plot, though it is set in Hyderabad and Mumbai. But, he is also devoted to his children and brothers but has a complicated relationship with his wife.

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Rana Naidu Review: Compelling performance by Venkatesh and ... (OTTplay)

Rana Naidu is a Netflix series which is a remake of Ray Donovan and stars Venkatesh, Rana Daggubati, Surveen Chawla, Abhishek Banerjee, Sushant Singh, Ashish ...

As the conscience of the Naidu clan, Sushant Singh is brilliant as always, while Abhishek Banerjee once again shines in a sympathetic role. Bravo to Gaurav Chopra as well for his portrayal of the vile, stoned superstar. Rajesh Jais also appears as a politician with connections to Rana who is currently afflicted with a brain tumour. The acting is also the show's saviour. As a result, Rana Daggubati portrays the title character Rana Naidu, a celebrity "fixer" who employs any means necessary to prevent his famous clients from getting implicated in a controversy. The dialogues also go beyond political correctness and indulge in crudeness on a deeper level.

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