Adhurs

<p>The story follows the birth of identical twin boys to a poor woman. A nurse and an elderly woman, grieving the loss of her own grandson, secretly swap one of the twins with her deceased grandchild. They justify the act by believing both families would benefit, one avoiding further heartbreak, the other gaining the means to raise just one child given her dire financial situation. The twins grow up in drastically different environments. One boy, Narasimha, is raised in a tough neighborhood and becomes a fearless and street-smart young man. He works as an undercover agent for the police and aspires to become an officer. He is deeply committed to justice and is in love with Nandu, the daughter of a senior police officer. The other twin, Chari, is raised by a traditional family and grows up to be a devout priest. Gentle and soft-spoken, Chari works without pay under his eccentric guru, Bhattacharya (Bhattu), to repay a family . Bhattu is in love with a young woman named Chandrakala (Chandu), whom he financially supports along with her mother, hoping she will eventually marry him. Unaware of his intentions, Chandu continues to use his help for survival. Bhattu enlists Chari’s help to win Chandu’s heart. They take her to a pub, but when goons harass her, Bhattu flees. Just then, Narasimha arrives at the same pub with his girlfriend and beats up the harassers. Chandu mistakes Narasimha for Chari and falls for him, thinking he is brave and bold. Meanwhile, a group led by Dhanraj is hunting down a famous army scientist, who is the twins’ biological father. They kidnap Narasimha, hoping to pressure his father into developing a deadly . In Narasimha’s absence, the gang stumbles upon Chari and, mistaking him for Narasimha, offers him a large sum to impersonate the missing man. Desperate for money, Chari agrees but finds himself trapped in a dangerous game far beyond his experience. Chari’s bumbling attempts to act like the tough Narasimha lead to a series of comic and tense encounters. Eventually, Narasimha escapes captivity, discovers the impersonation, and the brothers finally come face to face. The truth about their origins is revealed, and they reunite with their father. The twins join forces to defeat the terrorists, rescue their father, and destroy the deadly device. In the end, the family is reunited, and balance is restored, with Narasimha earning respect as a true hero and Chari finding love and purpose in his own unique way. The soundtrack was composed by while bagged the audio rights for this film. The song “Assalaam Valekum” is based on “Kozhi Veda Kozhi” from . gave four stars and said, “Brahmanandam is hilarious. Performance-wise, NTR takes the cake. He is simply marvellous as Chari, the Brahmin spouting loud dialogues while his Narasimha is tough yet more sober. NTR presents the contrasts well. All in all, Adhurs is NTR’s show all the way!” gave a verdict as “Mass entertainer” and noted, “NTR brings total justice to his dual role as Chari and Narasimha. His characterisation as a Brahmin youth is simply superb and hilarious, but at the same time raking up a controversy with a group of the Brahmins community approaching the State governor Mr. Narasimhan to ban the film. On the other hand, NTR’s role as Narasimha as the rugged guy would work well with the mass audience. Nayanthara and Sheela provide the glam quotient while Brahmanandam is hilarious as Bhattu, receiving a big footage which runs into nearly 40 minutes in the film.” gave a mixed review stating, “NTR in two roles is pretty easy with the diction. His dances are amazing and accord the ‘mass kick’ in the title song that comes before the climax. The humour component is adequately handled by Brahmanandam who hogs the limelight as a Hindu priest.”</p>