Andhra Box Office gave the film 3.25 stars out of 5 and called it a treat for Nagarjuna's fans, while praising the action sequences, comedy, songs, punch dialogues and the direction but criticizing Nagarjuna's dance and the predictable storyline.[5]123Telugu similarly gave the film 3.25 stars out of 5 and praised Nagarjuna's performance, Brahmanandam's comedy, the technical aspects and the presence of multiple villains while criticizing the second half and the climax.[6] Idlebrain.com gave it 3 stars out of 5, similarly praising Nagarjuna's performance and Anushka's acting without the makeup along with the twists in the second half, the action sequences and the technical aspects, while criticizing the lack of story in the first half and the presence of multiple villains.[7] Greatandhra also gave it 3 stars out of 5 and praised Nagarjuna's performance, glamour quotient, the opening fight sequence and presentation of songs, but criticized the second half, the placement of songs, jerks in the editing and lack of depth in the characterization of villains.[8]
On the other hand, Rediff.com gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 and praised Nagarjuna's performance and called the film worth the money while also labelling it formulaic.[9] Fullhyd gave it 1.5 stars out of 5, praising Brahmanandam's comedy while criticizing the violence and placement of songs.[10]
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In Ragada, Potla churns out a mass entertainer filled with fun, gut-wrenching action, romance and some comedy. Nagarjuna enjoys doing an action entertainer after quite some time.
Storywise, the film offers a slender premise.
Sathya (Nagarjuna) comes to Hyderabad and en route, beats up everyone and joins GK (Dev Gill). He's a new entrant in the scene in Hyderabad where the dreaded 'don' 'Peddanna' (Pradeep Raawat) calls the shots. Sathya kills and takes the money, leaving the audience trifle surprised as to his motive for doing so.
It's only later in the second half that the reasons are revealed. In the process, he meets Sireesha (Anushka) and Ashtalakshmi (Priyamani). The battle to kill and make money is quite interesting as the director ensures enough twists and turns to keep the story moving. He also introduces Brahmi (Brahmanandam), Dharmavarapu and Master Bharat to ensure the comedy element too.
Sathya locks horns with everyone while on his mission till he meets Pedanna in the climax.
The film is very formulaic loaded as it is with all the staples. Potla has tried to play it safe by keeping it in the commercial realm. He has the usual share of songs (two shot well in Petra, Jordan) and enough action sequences. Potla ensures there's not much of boredom as there are surprises in store.
Though it's a family film, there's enough violence to keep children at bay.
It's not an original story; the difference is only in the presentation though the logic seems missing at some places.
Ragada is Nagarjuna's show all the way. He flexes his muscles with ease, romances both the heroines and dances effortlessly. His dialogue delivery with a Rayalaseema accent is apt and at 50 plus, Nag not just looks dapper but delivers the goods well too.
Anushka and Priyamani enhance the glamour by leaps and bounds with their outfits mostly. Role wise they don't have so much to do. Kota, Pradeep Raawat, Sushant Singh (though the role was hardly befitting his acting skills), Dev Gill who essay the negative characters perform well.
Ragada is a paisa vasool film if you are fond of potboilers.
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