Masala
Seen it?2013 | 140 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With mixed reviews and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who need a good giggle and people who like their stories at full throttle. Popcorn viewing in the best sense.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 2 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Telugu, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
Masala (English: Mixture of Spices) is a 2013 Telugu film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and jointly produced by Daggubati Suresh Babu and Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. It is a remake of the 2012 Hindi film Bol Bachchan and Venkatesh and Ram Pothineni reprised the roles of Ajay Devgan and Abhishek Bachchan respectively. The film released worldwide on November 14, 2013. Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics albeit the lead actors and the comedians' performances were appreciated.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 56K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar
- VenkateshBalaram
- Ram Pothineniram/rahman
- AnjaliSania/Saritha
- Shazahn PadamseeMeenakshi
- Brahmanandam
- Kovai SaralaAnjali Devi/Chintamani/dual role
- Posani Krishna Murali
- M. S. Narayana
- AliSuri
- Jayaprakash ReddyEddulodu