Monday Mar 10 2008, Hyderabad

'Bhadradri' a promising story

Directed by - Mallikarjun

Produced by - M siva kumar

Music by - Mani sharma

Casts - Srihari, Raja, Baladitya, Gajala, Nikhita, sairabhanu, Jayaprakash Reddy, Mukhesh Rishi, Balaji, Jeeva, Jeevi,Ranganath and others.

Banner - Nandi Arts

Undoubtedly, B and C centers are the bastions of Srihari.The film Bhadradri seems to be an honest effort of Srihari to win over the appreciations of the audiences of A centers also.Though his previous flicks Nuvvosthanante Nenoddantana and Dhee were victorious in all the centers, he did not play the lead in both the films.The present question is to what extent  Srihari will succeed in his dream of leading the picture to triumph through Bhadradri? Bhadradri is a village that is affected by a  blow out which made the land barren and wiped out the livelihood of the people.Raghuram’s (Srihari) family is  held as a leader in the whole village, and right to the image, Raghuram vows that his family would take care of the rehabilitation of the entire village.

A series of diseases affect the people and no doctor comes forward to treat them.Raghuram sends his brother Chandu (Baladitya) to a medical college to pursue the degree in medicine so that he could come back and treat the people.Soon, he comes to know that most of the deaths during the blow-out are due to the administering of wrong medicines,supplied by a company owned by Sankaranarayana (Mukesh Rishi).The rivalry between Raghuram and Sankara Narayana results in the murder of Chandu.How Raghuram avenges the killing of his brother and saves the village from the clutches of the villain forms the climax.

Srihari is pretty good and has given a committed performance.His emotions are rich and moving at the climax.But he becomes too melodramatic with heavy dialogues in key sequences.Raja who has played the role of Siddhu, a friend of the hero’ has given a good performance and danced well.Gajala has played the female lead.

She actually comes to kill the hero, but falls in love with him.Nikitha adds to the glamour of the movie.Baladitya did a good job as Srihari's brother.The comedy performances by Brahmanandam and Venu Madhav are routine.Jeeva's comedy is little better.

Mukesh Rushi and Jayaprakash Reddy have given their best for the villains’ role.Story of the film is promising and it mixes social message with commercial elements.But a better screenplay would have made the film more interesting.Dialogues by Swamiji and Vijay are adequate.Music by Mani Sharma is not up to the mark.

The background score is average.The song of the hero for the villagers good is impressive.Cinematography is good.Stunts by Ram Lakshman are a good watch.On the whole, director's work has been decent for the limitations he had.

The second half of the film is more interesting than the  first half.Srihari's performance, stunts are major attractions.Ineffective climax and lack of comedy are the draw backs.This film has potential to do well in B and C centers.