Buchi Babu Sana Puts Peddi Movie Review on Its Final 50 Minutes
Buchi Babu Sana turned his peddi movie review into a direct pitch for the film’s closing stretch at a grand Vijayawada event, saying the last 40 to 50 minutes still make him emotional even after he has watched Peddi close to 100 times. That is the clearest signal he gave: the ending is not a routine wrap-up, but the section he believes carries the film’s weight.
He tied that response to scale as much as feeling. Peddi has been mounted on nearly Rs 350 crore, a sharp jump from Uppena, which he said was made on around Rs 25 crore. In other words, the project that once occupied him for years now arrives as a much larger gamble, with its payoff resting on whether audiences respond to the final act as strongly as he does.
Vijayawada And The Ram Charan Link
Sana said he had been working on Peddi for five years, and he framed the film as the result of that long stretch rather than a quick follow-up to Uppena. He recalled that Sukumar introduced him to Ram Charan, and said Charan accepted the story exactly as he narrated it, without suggesting a single correction.
That sequence matters because it explains how the film moved from a writer-director rebuilding after one success to a star-driven production on a far bigger budget. Sana also said producer Satish garu gave him complete freedom, which leaves the burden of judgment on the film itself rather than on any visible outside interference.
Peddi As A Story Of Perseverance
Sana described Peddi as an emotional journey about how a sportsperson earns identity and respect and influences the people around him. He said the character faces setbacks, falls several times, and rises stronger every time, and he called it a story of perseverance.
He also said the film shows that if people remain persistent and committed, success will eventually come their way. That framing puts the emphasis on the film’s emotional pay-off, not just its scale, and it suggests the audience response he is seeking is rooted in endurance rather than spectacle.
Why The Ending Carries Weight
Sana’s own words did the heavy lifting here: “Even after watching it so many times, the final 40 to 50 minutes still make me emotional. I have cried several times while watching those portions. My friends who have seen the film told me that I have made a good film and assured me that audiences will connect with it.”
He also said Peddi is a film that families and children can watch together, which places the project in a wider commercial lane than a niche emotional drama. For viewers deciding whether this one is worth the time, the director’s message is plain: the film’s value, in his view, comes from the final stretch, where the story’s persistence and payoff have to land all at once.
