Superstar Mahesh Babu, heartthrob of  millions of fans worldwide, is pretty stylish with his new hairdo in the latest blockbuster "Athidi".  He continued same reckless characterization/mannerisms he enacted in Pokiri. He made sure that he mixed entertainment in fights in first half. There are quite a few emotional scenes in which Mahesh Babu gave perfect performance. Probably this is the first film in which Mahesh created comedy by getting drunk. He is pretty cool at it.

Bujjigadu:: Prabhas's characterization stands out in the film. Prabhas is excellent in the role of Bujjigadu. The complete credit of Prabhas should go to Puri Jagan for weaving around his character to suit the strengths of Prabhas. Puri Jagan used Godavari districts slang to write his dialogues for Prabhas and he uttered in an entertaining way. He also developed six-pack and looks stunning on the screen.  Puri Jagan steals the show as a dialogue writer. His punches and one-liners written for Prabhas are worth commending. The picturization of the songs are good. The ways he edited the second song with split screens is very impressive. The style of showing various animals in a song of second half is also creative.