| Bhalevadivi Basoo |
 |
|
|
Cast: Balakrishna, Shilpa Shetty, Anjala Jhaveri, Prakash Raj,
Sudhakar, Brahmanandam
Credits: Story, screenplay and direction: Arun Prasad
Balakrishna’s new film which comes after the phenomenal success of Narasimha Naidu, starts off as a good entertainer but soon gets entangled
in the web of sentimentality and becomes a yawning bore.
Sagar (Balakrishna) is posted as a forest officer to the Srikakulam forests where poaching is at its worst thanks to Prakash Raj. With grit
and gumption, he brings about a radical change in the lives of the innocent, illiterate tribals. He builds hospitals, schools and even
provides them with mass media like the television. Enthralled by his
good-heartedness and his dynamism, a talkative local lass, Nemali (Anjala
Jhaveri) falls in love with him. Whether there is love on his mind or not,
Sagar makes good friends with Nemali.
This is not liked by his superior officer Sweta (Shilpa Shetty) who, like Nemali, is bowled over by his popularity among the tribals. Although she
starts behaving in a haughty manner initially (of course all this happens in an entertaining manner providing us the laughs) she soon realizes his
worth and starts loving him. Now Namali starts viewing her as a potential competitor.
The first half of the film moves in a very light-hearted manner with some good comedy and some good songs. But soon the fun wears off as we are told
that Sagar is not exactly Sagar but Prabhu who has come in Sagar’s (Venkat) place. The remaining part of the film tells us who Prabhu is and
the relationship he shares with Sagar and what makes him step into Sagar’s shoes.
We are taken on a journey of sentimentality that is to put in simple words plain boring. Balakrishna does his part well and the script and the songs
have been tailormade for him. So also Anjala and Shilpa Shetty, who portray the roles of two bubbly girls who are after him. But Venkat bores
us to death with his talk of poverty. What should have been a small scene goes on and on and finally the whole film revolves around how Balakrishna
tries to help out Venkat’s parents. In the process what we get is doses and doses of boring sentimental stuff.
Submit You Own Special Review !
|
