Movie: BadrinathRating: 2.5/5 (Updated)
Banner: Geetha Arts
Editor: Gautham Raju
Cinematographer: S Ravi Varman
Story: Chinni Krishna
Music: M.M.Keeravani
Producer: Allu Arvind
Screenplay and Direction: V.V.Vinayak
Cast: Allu Arjun, Tamannah, Prakash Raj, Kelly Dorjee etcRelease Date: 10th June 2011
Review
Story
The age old ritual of ‘Kshetra Palakudu’ is revived among the Hindu saints and gurus. They approach the veteran Bheeshma Narayana (Prakash Raj) and he decides to mould one child to be the protector of Badrinath.
This is Badri (Allu Arjun) and as fate would have it, he is chosen to be the protector of the Badrinath shrine. The story takes a turn with the arrival of Alakananda (Tamannah) an atheist due to her reasons. Few sequences revive her faith in the god and also trigger love in her for Badri.
However, Bheeshma wants Badri to take over as his successor and the condition is that he must remain a ‘Brahmachari’ for the rest of his life. On the other hand, there is the evil Sarkar (Kelly Dorjee) along with his wife (Ashwini) who want to get Alakananda married to their son so that they can grab her property. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.
Highlights:
* Visual grandeur
* Tamannah’s Glamour Feast
* Bunny’s sincere efforts in action and dance
* Picturesque Locales
* Production values
Drawbacks:
* Significant directorial flaws
* Weak climax
* Non-situational songs
* Weak comedy
* Average cinematography
* Abrupt censoring
Final Analysis:
The film came in with various publicity stunts such as
* The costliest film ever made in Tollywood
* Allu Arjun’s Indian Samurai role and his training in Vietnam
* Chinni Krishna’s statement that this screenplay has never been seen before
Ends up as much ado about nothing...
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