BRINDAVANAM - REVIEW

After watching a series of disappointing Telugu film releases, I was desperate to give 5/5 for Brindavanam even if it was average. But here I am sitting with a frown and struggling to give it a 5. 


Anyway, here's an honest review. 


STORY: 


Predictable even to an occasional movie goer. I understand that its impossible to conceive an unpredictable "family entertainer", but it is annoying when you can predict all the twists and "jhalak's" with no effort at all. 


ACTING: 


NTR is the only character who pushes the entire movie forward. Or, if I have to rephrase, he is the only thing that's worth watching in the movie. I think it is silly to comment on his acting skills let alone review him. He is one of the best actors( and dancers) in the country. But I am disappointed by the fact that his dancing talent wasn't exploited in the movie. Heroins did their job which is to simply be present on the screen and nothing more. Other artists played characters which we are very familiar with. They have all acted in very similar roles in umpteen number of films. Brammi was a saviour even while playing a clichéd character. 


TECHNICAL: 


Direction wasn't great. Most of the emotional scenes appear to be overdone. And the rest of the scenes were clichéd. Screenplay is very bad. 


Cinematography was very pleasing and is one of the main reasons that kept me awake. 


Fights were laughable especially the RTC BUS DRIFT shot. I think JEEVI was sleeping during the fights. All the fights looked the same except for the change in location. The repetitive RAM-LAXMAN style of throwing people around like pillows has gone beyond boring. The so called "Silent Fight" is completely wasted. 


Music, except for two songs, the rest are easily forgettable. Background score was adequate. 


Art direction was pretty good. Especially the house. Dil Raju should be appreciated for the money he had spent, especially in the songs. I wonder how much the Ferrari costed to rent :). 


On the whole, because of the predictability of the story and the screenplay and not to mention the torturous fights, NTR's time, efforts and talent were wasted.