Film: Bhadradri
Rating: 2.75/5
Cast: Srihari, Raja, Baladitya, Gajala, Sairabanu, Nikita, Jayaprakash Reddy, Mukesh Rishi, Balaji, Jeeva, Jeevi, Ranganath etc
Music: Mani Sharma
Producer: A Mallikarjun
Director: M Siva Kumar
Released On: 6th March 2008
Story:
Raghu Ram (Srihari) is the man for a village, Bhadradri. The village gets affected by an unknown disease and the people keep on suffering from various ailments. Raghu Ram works towards bringing in doctors to his remote village. In the process he comes across corrupted officers and Ministers. Finally he achieves his mission after an incessant struggle. Raja plays a medico who supports Raghu Ram. Nikitha plays the role of another medico who happens to be the love interest of Raja.
Performances:
Srihari steals the show and Raja is also given enough room on screen. Baladitya appears in second half in the flash back theme. Everybody did well standing in their shoes. The macho look of Raja is seen in some songs. If he tries little harder, he may become Andhra Salman Khan (removing shirt and sporting muscular athletic body!!!!!!!!!).
Nikitha scored more marks than Gajala in glamour quotient and bubbly looks. Others are as usual. On a whole it is Sri Hari’s show.
Technical values are in tune with the mass audiences. Director worked well but he would have kept an eye on the length of the movie.
Analysis:
The movie is very lengthy. It appears that the movie has come to conclusion by the time of interval itself. But there is a lengthy narration in second half too. It is the film clearly targeted for B, C center collections. The film stands to the image of Sri Hari who has good following in rural places.
Now coming to the critical aspects, it is made with many elements- say sentiment, social cause, love and revenge. This blend of commercial elements is rightly mixed but the length tests the patience of audiences, especially in second half. The focus is clearly kept on the story and narration aspect than other artificial attributes.
On a whole, the film is for rural centers. It may run well provided proper promotion activity is done. To say in single line, the film is for the social cause of a dying village, keeping logics behind.
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