Matka X Review: Netizens Rave About Varun Tej's Performance In 'Highly Predictable' Film

Matka X Review: The Varun Tej starrer hit the big screens on November 14, alongside Suriya starrer pan-India film Kanguva. The action movie narrates a classic rags-to-riches story and opened to a decent reception. Social media users who caught early shows of the film have praised the performance of Varun Tej while criticised the director's work on the movie.

Social media users share mixed reviews of Matka

First-day first shows of Matka began as early as 9 am in select cities. Fans who caught the early shows of the film took to their X (formerly Twitter) to share their reviews of the Varun Tej starrer. Overall the film has opened to a mixed response with netizens appreciating Varun Tej's acting skills and redeeming the film his career film.
 

X users are especially appreciating the first 20 minutes of the film. The action sequences and background music of the movie also received a special mention from social media users. However, some users critiqued the movie's ‘predictable’ plot and called some scenes dragged and ‘boring'.

Is Matka based on the life of gambler Ratan Khatri?

As per a report in Gulte, the movie is inspired by the life of the 'Matka King', Ratan Khatri. For the unversed, Ratan Khatri's title of 'Matka King' comes from the stronghold he had over the Matka gambling industry in India, between the 1960s and 1980s. Incidentally, Khatri had himself turned producer with the 1976 film Rangila Ratan, notably starring Rishi Kapoor and Parveen Babi.

Matka reportedly spans a timeline of 24 years and reportedly features Varun in four avatars. Set against the backdrop of Vizag, the timeline for the film is between 1958 and 1985. The report adds that while the film will not be an out-and-out biopic on Khatri, several plot points from the film will be heavily inspired by his life. In addition to Telugu, Matka was also released in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.