Raghava Lawrence directorial Laxmii starring Akshay Kumar came as an early Diwali release which is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar. Laxmii is the Hindi remake of hit South film Kanchana which starred the director himself, Raghava. Expectations were sky-high on this remake, considering the original film was a blockbuster hit. However, this Diwali early release has failed to entice the audience and critics as well. Laxmii trended on Twitter on November 9 late night as netizens expressed their discontentment with the film. Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh called this film ‘disappointing’. He tweeted, "#Laxmii lacks the punch, it clearly disappoints. #OneWordReview… #Laxmii: DISAPPOINTING. Lacks the impact of the original [#Kanchana]… #AkshayKumar in terrific form, but weak screenwriting + forced comedy are downers… Gathers momentum in concluding portions… Expected so much more!"
Twitter reaction:
A user wrote, “Horror-comedy? Neah. We have seen horror comedies like bhulbhulaiya or stree which are 20 times better than Laxmii. Akshay Kumar has done a fair job. But the script is weak. After so many great comedy movies, why did Akshay go along with this shit?”
Another one wrote, “I Just made an IMDB account for #LaxmiiReview I Give 1 Star to Laxmi because 0 star is not available. I demand Brave Ratana Award to Modi Govt for myself because I watched the full movie. Shame on Akashay kumar & Bollywood for this type of Tatti movies”.
Another user added, “I was very Excited for this movie But Me after watching laxmii #LaxmiiReview Totally time waste, Date Waste. Ismai Hinduo ke Bare me Galat Bataya gaya hai or Muslim Aatche hote h aisa Dikhaya gaya h So Pls Guys if you agree with me then just Retweet Down pointing backhand index #Laxmii #BoycottLaxmii”.