Every time Upendra dons the lead role in a film, you expect his trademark quirkiness, and even lunacy at times. However, it's a totally different ball game when it comes to reprising a role originally enacted by Ravi Teja - there are very few actors around who can match Ravi Teja's antics and energy, and Upendra isn't one among them. At least if his acting in this one is anything to go by.
Rajini, starring Upendra and Aarthi Chabbria, is a remake of Ravi Teja's Krishna. The film was been made in Kannada back in 2009, and has now been dubbed in Telugu. Watching the movie is like ....