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They Call Him OG isn’t just an action-packed popcorn entertainer, but a redemption for Pawan Kalyan and even director Sujeeth. Despite the mundane concept, OG works due to the treatment, presentations, and performances.
Simran Singh
Updated : Sep 25, 2025, 01:51 PM IST | Edited by : Simran Singh
A still from Pawan Kalyan’s OG
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Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Emraan Hashmi, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Arjun Das, Sriya Reddy, Prakash Raj
Music: S Thaman
Runtime: 2hr 49min
Where to watch: In cinemas
Rating: 4 stars
Set in the era of the Bombay underworld, 1980, crime syndicates are growing strong, and the streets are turning red. As the crime rises, a feared gangster returns after years in exile. His comeback frightens the overlords, and they want to send him back into oblivion forever. While protecting his family, and later the city, Ojas Gambheera (Pawan Kalyan) proves why ‘They Call Him OG’.
It has been two months since the failure of Hari Hara Veera Mallu, and Pawan Kalyan is back with another pan-India masala entertainer. This time, he’s lethal, he’s dangerously stylish, and surprisingly entertaining in the gangster flick that goes beyond the mundane storytelling.
Over the years, the vintage underworld crime dramas have caused fatigue among the audience. We still enjoy movies such as Vaastav, Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, and the KGF franchise. Some films left us deeply heartbroken, disheartened or simply disappointed (read: Kabzaa, Thug Life, Mahaan, and Malik). OG, also titled They Call Him OG, has a template storytelling, but what made it an entertaining watch is the stylish presentation and smart writing, adding twists and turns that will keep you glued till the last frame.
Honestly, as a viewer, I didn’t go for the film with many expectations. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I was having flashes of Rocky Bhai or even Coolie. I stepped into a 70-80% packed cinema hall, thinking that
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