Junior Twitter Reviews: Debutant Kireeti Reddy Film ‘A Clean Entertainer'
Junion, the debut film of Kireeti Reddy, the son of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, has hit the cinemas, and the first reviews are out.
The Telugu-Kannada bilingual movie also stars Sreeleela and Genelia D'Souza as female leads. So far, it has received mixed to positive reviews.
While Kireeti Reddy's energetic performance didn't fail to charm the audience, people found the second half of the movie a bit 'tiring'. Additionally, it was the actor's chemistry and dance moves alongside his on-screen love interest, played by Sreeleela, that garnered more attention than the storyline.
Praising the debutant actor's impressive performance in the movie, one user on X penned, '#Junior first half is decent! @KireetiOfficial impresses with his intro, dance, and overall performance. The portions with Sreeleela and Kireeti aren't as impactful as expected in the first half. Songs are enjoyable, and @ThisIsDSP's BGM is on fire. My Rating – 4/5."
#Junior first half is decent! @KireetiOfficial impresses with his intro, dance, and overall performance 🔥. The portions with Sreeleela and Kireeti aren't as impactful as expected in the first half. Songs are enjoyable, and @ThisIsDSP 's BGM is on fire 🔥🔥.My Rating – 4/5 pic.twitter.com/AoNdcMFiSE — D.R BASHEENTH (@BasheenthR27147) July 18, 2025
#Junior review The movie is fairly average, held back by a routine plot, an unconvincing antagonist, and a limited emotional connection. The second half feels predictable. Still, @KireetiOfficial's impactful debut, Sreeleela's lively presence, DSP's powerful background score," said another person.
#Junior reviewThe movie is fairly average, held back by a routine plot, an unconvincing antagonist, and a limited emotional connection. The second half feels predictable. Still, @KireetiOfficial 's impactful debut, Sreeleela's lively presence, DSP's powerful background score. pic.twitter.com/8xA4TobtpJ — jabon (@when_the_eleven) July 18, 2025
Someone mentioned that the dance numbers made more of an impact than the storyline. 'Junior Movie REVIEW. (Star emoji) 3/5 – A WINNING DEBUT! Kireeti impresses with solid acting & superb dance moves! Dance lo grace undhi, viral Vayyari song lo iragottesadu! Highlights: DSP's music & BGM = MASSIVE PLUS! Genelia Deshmukh is impactful, Sreeleela stuns with her dance & performance. A clean entertainer that's totally worth a watch!" read the review.
#Junior Junior Movie REVIEW⭐️ 3/5 – A WINNING DEBUT!Kireeti impresses with solid acting & superb dance moves! 🔥🎵 Dance lo grace undhi, viral Vayyari song lo iragottesadu!
✨ Highlights:🎶 DSP's music & BGM = MASSIVE PLUS!👏 Genelia Deshmukh is impactful💃 Sreeleela… pic.twitter.com/H26uDiAmtG
— Ravi Chaudhary (@BURN4DESIRE1) July 18, 2025
The debutant actor had earlier opened up about his love for Jr NTR and his impeccable dance and acting skills. Now that the movie has been released, Kireeti's fans are finding an array of similarities between the two actors and have revealed the same in multiple tweets.
One person said, 'Dance Moves (mind blown emojis) & Body Flexibility (clapping and fire emojis). Acham Tiger Ni Chustunatlu Undhi (It feels like I'm watching Tiger). True @tarak9999 Fanboy @KireetiOfficial. #Junior."
Dance Moves 🤯🤯 & Body Flexibility 👏👏🔥.Acham Tiger Ni Chustunatlu Undhi 💥💥. True @tarak9999 Fanboy @KireetiOfficial ❤️🔥❤️🔥. #Junior pic.twitter.com/qg9LxVAsPn
— Sai Mohan 'NTR' (@Sai_Mohan_999) July 17, 2025
Another added, 'Same NTR laaa vesthunnadu ee hero #Junior (The hero is wearing the same outfit as that of Jr NTR)."
Same NTR laaa vesthunnadu ee hero #Junior pic.twitter.com/B3GvtgVl4J — MANOJ BUNNY7 (@manoj90995) July 18, 2025
Someone even made a collage of both Jr NTR and Kireeti's dance videos and wrote, 'You've resembled #NTR with your speed moves @KireetiOfficial What a start to your career – channelling the greatest in the game! #Junior."
You've resembled #NTR with your speed moves @KireetiOfficial What a start to your career – channeling the greatest in the game! #Junior pic.twitter.com/4rEO35BcOs
— Vedi..VediGa… (@vedivediga) July 17, 2025
One of the users also mentioned, 'Fanboy @KireetiOfficial expresses his love and admiration for his hero @tarak9999 in #Junior."
Same NTR laaa vesthunnadu ee hero #Junior pic.twitter.com/B3GvtgVl4J — MANOJ BUNNY7 (@manoj90995) July 18, 2025
Junior, directed by Radhakrishna Reddy, revolves around the story of a young man named Abhi (Kireeti) who discovers a shocking connection between his father (V. Ravichandran) and his boss, Vijay Soujanya (Genelia).
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