Ghani (2022 film)

Ghani is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film written and directed by Kiran Korrapati and produced by Renaissance Pictures and Allu Bobby Company.

The film stars Varun Tej as the title character alongside an ensemble cast of Upendra, Suniel Shetty, Jagapathi Babu, Saiee Manjrekar, and Naveen Chandra.

[16] The film was originally scheduled to release on 30 July 2021,[17] but was later postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.

[30] A reviewer from Pinkvilla rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The romantic track involving the hero and Saiee Manjrekar is inexcusably cliche-ridden.The negative characters make their cheapness obvious".

[31] A reviewer from Sakshi Post rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ghani is a decent sports drama".

[33] Ram Venkat Srikar of The New Indian Express rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ghani fails to pack a punch.

[34] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated "A few masala moments stand out, but the sports and revenge drama is let down by insipid writing".