Mumbai, May 18 -- The trailer of multi-language Telugu sports action drama 'Peddi' arrived with sky-high expectations and much razzmatazz. Backed by a massive scale, rural aesthetics, multiple sports backdrops, and the star power of Ram Charan, it clearly wants to position itself as an emotionally charged heartland spectacle. But despite all the hoopla, when the dust settles down, the trailer surprisingly struggles to leave an impact.

The confusion is who is Peddi? He's a superstar of three different sports. "A crossover athlete!" Boman Irani declares. Everybody's favourite cricketer, wrestler and runner. Which is ambitious on paper, but whose execution is more repetitive than thrilling. Peddi's rugged transformation and intense expressi...