Veera Bhadra Movie Cinema Review

Story: Rajan P Dev doesn't want his grandson Balakrishna and hands the job of killing him to Raalapalli who leaves hm in the hands of Prakash Raj to raise him.


Being an addict he leaves the entire family responsibilities to the hero. Rajan P Dev's relative Shayaji Shinde eye's his wealth and breaks Rajan's grandaughter's (Balakrishna's sister) leg.

Rajan fearing his life leaves the girl in Balakrishna's care and breathes his last. How Balakrishna saves his sister and vanquishes Shayaji Shinde
forms the crux of the story.

Performances: Balakrishna gives an honestly infectious performance in this film directed by Kumar Chowdhary. He may be a gifted actor but he's been let down in his previous films by some poor scripts. Veerabhadra offers him tremendous scope to perform all the nine emotions with aplomb.

He looks glamorous and the energy he infuses in each scene is evident, thanks to the improvised mannerisms and his trademark dialogue delivery which made his fans go beserk.

Though Tanushree Datta concentrated in her skin work she didn't get much scope to exhibit her acting talent either. Sada has been completely wasted. While Prakash Raj showed none can beat him when it comes to acting, Shayaji Shinde is dicovering the humourous side to him in his villainous role. Raj P Dev is convincing as an actor.

The plot becomes the main asset but the many flashbacks makes the narration a bit confusing. Since the first half is replete with scenes that is dependant on the flashback due for post interval, the second half becomes very pivotal for viewing.

There is lot of twists and up and downs in the film that makes the film gripping. Anjaneya Pushpanand who gave the story for Lorry Driver and Rowdi inspector is back with some engaging stuff.

Ravikumar Chowdhary seems to know the audience's pulse and gives them what they want. However he needed to have taken some care in the climax.

Mani Sarma's music audio sound good on screen rather than on the audio. The output from the rest of the technical department is all very good. The overall analysis is that it might not completely attract the youth and class audience but will definitely fall into a safe zone as it is embellished with the neccessary stuff that caters to the B and C centres.In a sense, Balakrishna has painted himself into a corner. He is a man of mass films and such movies have to, almost mandatorily, carry certain elements. And to spin a script with all these ingredients calls for certain compromise and ingenuity.

In Veerabhadra, you get to see all these and the film would seem to match the expectations of his fans. Though in terms of story, the sister sentiment is nothing new. The scriptwriter and the director have fused together some intriguing suspense and all the mass materials to deliver a watchable flick. And Balakrishna himself looks relaxed and delivers an acceptable performance. The stiffness that we saw in him in Vijayendra Verma and Allari Pidugu seem gone.

Murali (Balakrishna) is pursued by the brothers of Peddaraju (Sayaji Shinde), who is cooling his heels in jail. We are not told why they are look after him. Murali is the loving brother of a handicapped woman, whom he carries to the college everyday. Of course, Murali has fun escapades with a girl in his neighborhood (Sada). And slowly but surely we are let into the past of Murali and as to what happened between him and the arch villain. It had something to do with Peddaraju's sister (Tanushree Dutta). And in the end, all is well, and you know well.

It is Balakrishna's show all the way. Doing a character with of lighter shades, he looks very convincing. Of course, there are his trademark punch dialogues and revels in them. He has fun with both Sada and Tanushree. He also unveils his comedy repertoire, something that had been lying in 'disuse' for long. Of course, his dance movements (some of them new) have his fans going delirious.

Sada has a compact, albeit limited, role. She is almost a tomboy and has her share of fun with the hero. Tanushree looks fabulous. She looks stunning in dance sequences and she also looks an uncomplicated actress.

Sayaji Shine is as ever impressive as the villain. He gets vital nuances right. Prakash Raj has nothing much to do. The comedy track of Brahmanandam and Co is passable.

Mani Sharma's music is just right for such movies. High rhythms and tempo, it gives the right elevation. The re-recording is also okay. The fights of Peter Haines and the camera work of Ram Prasad also deserve a mention.

A S Ravikumar Chowdary, like a master mathematician, knows the formula well. He sticks to that and has got the sums right.