IBN Live has reportedly quoted that Pawan’s new look with a beard and Vishnuvardhan’s stylish presentation were the appealing factors. Points were given to Yuvan Shankar Raja for his music and P S Vinod for his cinematography. As for Pawan, he scored in his dialogue delivery, elegance etc. The best part was his dance for the song ‘Paparayudu…’. On the flip side, the pace was slow, story was not fresh and the screenplay was on beaten track. The title song’s placement also went against the film.
As for Deccan Chronicle, after playing a lover boy in Teen Maar, Pawan Kalyan returns in the fiery role of a lieutenant to a ruthless don and tries to do justice to the 'grey' role, but the familiar plot dampens his efforts. Although, Panjaa is loosely inspired by the Hollywood flick, Carlito’s Way, but the much-hyped action thriller lacks the adrenaline of a tight and creative script and one feels let down when stepping out of the theatre.
Rediff quotes that given the number of films made on mafia backdrop, just getting new actors and not able to package the product with substance or taking few bits from different films will not yield success. They add that the plot is very clichéd and there is nothing different or new. Overall, it is a disappointing treat.
As for Bangalore Mirror, they have come up with a mixed reaction. They say that while the focus was more on storytelling and making each scene stylish, the lack of full length songs barring one or two is a different format. The technical values got good score but then the film suffered due to weak screenplay. The lack of commercial elements was also deemed as another factor why the film failed to work.
Sify has given a rather disappointing reaction. They have reportedly mentioned that Pawan fans were having huge expectations since the power star was unable to deliver hits after ‘Jalsa’. The hysteria was high and the pre-release publicity was good. However, the film didn’t work due to lack of proper editing. The presence of two hot heroines also was not used properly and the required juice was missing. The consolation for the film came from Yuvan Shankar Raja’s music and P S Vinod’s cinematography. The action sequences (Sham Kaushal) were disappointing while dialogues (Abburi Ravi) were okay. Comedy was zero. Just for the first half hour, the rest of the film goes down.
Overall, 'Panjaa' has suffered a negative talk for now. But the cine pundits say that even if it is a flop film from Pawan, the makers will land in commercially successful zone. For now, many are waiting for Monday's close of business to take the final call on the film.
Source: Greatandhra