Reviews
:: Telugu ::
Baanam
STARRING : Nara Rohith, Vedika, Ranadhir, Sayaji Shinde and others
MUSIC :
Manisharma
DIRECTOR :
Chaitanya Dantuluri
RELEASE DATE : September 16th, 2009
Story:
Bhagat (Nara Rohith) grows up as an orphan. He has lost his mother
in his childhood. He loves his father very much. While he is still
young his father Sayaji Shinde, who is a naxalite is presumed dead
after he jumps into a river after being cornered by the police.
Bhagat is preparing for civils and he wants to become an IPS
officer.
Bhagat's father returns home one day. He has surrendered to the
police and now wants to lead the life as an ordinary citizen. Bhagat
meets Subbalakshmi (Vedika) at the railway station. She is just
married but as her father is unable to arrange the agreed dowry, her
husband and in laws leaves her at the station asks her to go back to
her father's house.
Bhagat brings her home and tries to sort out her problem. But
Subbalakshmi's in-laws and husband refuse to take her back. She
removes her mangalasutra and severs her ties with them.
An evil guy Shakthi (Ranadhir) is a local don and he has the entire
police force on his pay roll. The efforts of a sincere police
officer Rajiv Kanakala to put an end to his atrocities prove futile.
Bhagat invites the wrath of Shakthi after he kills his aide and
bashes up some of his gangsters.
Shakthi bashes up Bhagat while he is on his way to join training at
the police academy. Sayaji Shinde is furious and he tries to kill
Shakthi but is killed by the gangster. The rest of the film is how
Bhagat takes the help of the top brass of the police and manages to
put and end to the atrocities of Shakthi.
Performance:
Nara Rohith makes his debut and he does a good job. The director
gives him an easy script and it does not fully test his acting
skills. However Rohith has a good screen presence and he is sure to
make a mark in his forthcoming films.
Vedika plays a simple village girl and she is adequate in her role.
Her innocence adds to her charm.
Sayaji Shinde plays a naxal and he carries his role with dignity. He
is impressive even though his role in short. Rajiv Kanakala also
does a neat job. Ranadhir, the villain does not get a chance to show
too much of his cruelty.
The music is average and the screenplay is dull. The slow pace of
the movie is a definite minus. The director has tried to make a
different film but the lack of commercial elements like big action,
comedy, sentiment and romance etc. make the film dull.
The film does not hold much interest to the youth and there is also
nothing much for the family audience. Even the back benchers are
disappointed as the hero plays a rather subdued role for most part
of the film.
The film will now need strong word of mouth publicity to make some
impact at the box office.
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