Victory Venkatesh and Power Star Pawan Kalyan's 'Gopala Gopala' hit the screens on January 10 across the globe in maximum number of screens. The movie carried above average to positive reports at the end of its morning shows across AP and Telangana. Pawan Kalyan's terrific presence on the screen made his fans hysteric in theaters. Second half of the movie was shouldered by Pawan Kalyan although he was just entered the interval lead scene in the first half. Venkatesh performed superbly in the movie and especially in the courtroom scenes he was brilliant. Venky-Pawan combo scenes were shot well. Dialogues of the movie were heart touching and thought provoking.Songs and background work by Anoop Rubens were good and apt. Jayanan Vincent's cinematography was okay. The director has done a good job in conveying message to the audiences at his best.
On the flip side, the movie runs in a slow pace both in the first half as well as in the second half. There were no commercial elements in the movie like duets between hero and heroines, dances, fights etc. Shriya's character is limited to a few scenes. Pawan Kalyan has not played full length role in the movie. No importance to comedians and comedy in the movie. At the box office, the movie started off with terrific openings with the support of Pawan Kalyan's fans. However, complete fate of the movie will be known within few days.