Key Facts: Akhanda 2: Thaandavam, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and directed by Boyapati Sreenu, releases as a big year-end sequel but lands a low 2/5 rating.​ The story jumps from local villains to a Chinese general using biowarfare and a virus in the Ganga to break Indians’ faith, with Balayya’s Akhanda returning as the saviour.​ Balakrishna appears in multiple shades, but only one version works, and his impact and intensity are said to be weaker than in the first film.​ C