Bhola Shankar Movie Review
Rating: 2/5
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Tamannaah, Keerthy Suresh, Sushant, Srimukhi, Raghu Babu, Murali Sharma, 'Vennela' Kishore, Tulsi, Brahmaji, Rashmi Gautam, Tarun Arora and others.
Story Supervision: Satyanand
Words: Mamidala Tirupati
Cinematography: Dudley
Music by: Mahathi Swarasagar
Producer: Ramabraham Sunkara
Story, Dialogues, Story Expansion, Direction: Mehr Ramesh
Release Date: August 11, 2023
Bhola Shankar Movie Story:
Mahalakshmi (Keerthi Suresh) paints wonderful paintings. Elder Shankar (Chiranjeevi) shifts to Calcutta to join her in Calcutta, where she is told that there is a good arts college. Gets a job as a cab driver. By then, girls were being kidnapped in Calcutta. The police have given the photos of the suspects to the auto and cab drivers... and asked them to inform them if they see any of them.
Police rescue some girls with the information given by Shankar. It is revealed that Shankar has given information to the men of Alex (Tarun Arora), who is involved in women trafficking. Shankar and Mahalakshmi are targeted. What happened after that? Why did the man known as Bhola Bhai in Hyderabad City, a rowdy, take on the avatar of Shankar in Calcutta? It should be seen on the silver screen.
Bhola Shankar Movie Analysis:
The remake is not about pulling a nail from one wall and hitting another wall. When remaking a successful film in one language in another language... what are the reasons for the success of that film? Do we have a chance of success? Factors that should be calculated. Bhola Shankar's team made a mistake in calculating that.
The reasons (Anirudh's songs, Ajith's acting &, etc.) could be the reasons for 'Vedalam' success in Tamil. Is that story new to the Telugu audience? right? If you look at that... it's nothing new. These types of stories are available in Telugu. Shades of 'Vedalam' are also seen in 'Waltheru Veeraya'. If there for the younger brother... here for the younger sister! One of the main twists marks the point in NTR's 'Chameleon'. The story is not new. Pony, got a new one? That means no.
Mehar Ramesh has disappointed the fans and the audience who had expectations of the movie. From the beginning of the movie, it is clear that the director has no grip on making comedy scenes. Calling Chiranjeevi 'Vennela' Kishore's younger brother...calling him Megastar's elder brother...none of that track made me laugh.
Chiranjeevi and Tamannaah's scenes in the court were also not worked out. One scene after another comes and goes on the screen. Nothing gives a feel. The action scenes in between are a bit better. What should we think if the comedy scene between Venumadhav and Shakuntala of 'Telangana' was repeated in the movie 'Lakshmi'? Are writers short of better comedy scenes?
The audience gets bored after watching the first half. Compared to that, the second half seems better. The reason 'Billa' is still talked about...Mehar Ramesh's stylish action scenes! In this movie as well, he shot the action scenes well. After the interval, the emotion was worked out in the scenes.
By the end, the audience is slowly getting absorbed in the film. Then comes the climax. The songs get in the way of the story. The songs are not below the level of Chiranjeevi. Background music is good only in action scenes. The cinematography is ok. Looking at the huge cast on screen, it is clear that the producers did not compromise on the cost.
Bhola Shankar Movie Actors Performance:
Comedy, dance, action, romance, acting... Whatever Chiru does, it's like something special. Even if such an actor is not known before the scenes written by Mehr Ramesh & Co... then one can understand the level of the scenes in 'Bhola Shankar'. Chiru's imitation in the style of Pawan Kalyan can please the fans. Screams are heard in the theaters when the 'Khushi' song and scene spoof comes out.
Meher Ramesh's favorite thing as a director, if there is one thing that fans like about 'Bhola Shankar'... the way Chiranjeevi is shown in the action scenes! Even in routine action scenes... heroism has been elevated. Chiranjeevi once again showed experience in emotional scenes. Keerthy Suresh also did justice to his role.
Tamannaah remained only as a commercial heroine in 'Bhola Shankar'. They looked beautiful in the songs. Tarun Arora's (Heroine Anjala Jhaveri) husband has once again got the villain role in Chiranjeevi's movie. They did routine acting as always. Murali Sharma, Raghubabu, Brahmaji... the list of artists is long. All are routine roles. Nothing more to say.
'Vennela' Kishore, 'Hyper' Adi, 'Getup' Srinu, 'Swami Rara' Satya, 'Tagubothu' Ramesh... many comedians appeared on the screen. No one got a chance to laugh. Sreemukhi registers because of the 'Khushi' waist scene, and scenes with Chiru. Rashmi Gautam shines in a song and scene.
In conclusion: 'Vedalam' is not a story to be remade. Chiranjeevi's story is no more than that. 'Bhola Shankar' is a routine commercial entertainer with an outdated story. Bhola bhai is disappointed. If there are good songs and comedies... fans will watch Chiranjeevi's movies. There are very few such things in this movie.