Directed by: P. V. Giri
Produced by: Sunkara Ramabrahmam, Ajay Sunkara
Written by: Veligonda Srinivas
Starring: Allari Naresh, Pooja Jhaveri
Music by: Sai Karthik
Cinematography: Satish Muthyala
Edited by: M. R. Varma
Production company: AK Entertainments
Release date: 23 January 2021
Country: India
Language: Telugu
Bangaru Bullodu is Allari Naresh’s last attempt at doing out and out comedy. The film which was on the back burner has got a delayed-release now and is out playing on the big screens. Read our review.
Plot
Bhavani Prasad(Allari Naresh) gets the shock of his life when his grandfather(Tanikella Bharani) tells him that he has robbed the temple jewelry and put duplicate ones instead there. So, Bhavani takes things on himself and brings gold from his bank where he works and tries to make up for it. But, in the nick of time, the jewelry goes missing. A new cat and mouse begin as a number of fun characters are introduced in the story. Will Bhavani Prasad successfully bring back the gold is the story of Bangaru Bullodu.
Performances
Allari Naresh tries hard to do his bit in the film but he looks a bit out of place. He looks dull in many scenes but when it comes to comedy and emotions, he does a superb job. The film is filled with so many noted artists and the best one was Tanikella Bharani who has a big role and he is emotion-filled. Heroine Pooja Jhaveri looks good but has nothing to do with the film and comes only for songs. Praveen, Satyam Rajesh, and Prabhas Sreenu do well in their roles. But the best of the lot was Posani, the noted artist. He does so well and brings a lot of fun whenever he makes an appearance on screen.
Analysis
Bangaru Bullodu is an old school drama that used to be made in the ’90s. The film is set in a small village and comedy is created through small-time situations and crime in the village. The same happens in this film as director Giri neatly brings the robbery of jewelry issue and connects the dots well in the story. The fun characters and the manner in which they are introduced also looks good. But the film starts getting routine when the post-interval scenes start.
The director did not have anything tight to showcase and forgets the major issue of gold robbery. The cops also take things lightly and the hero, who is in neck-deep problems, starts wooing the heroine. This is the time the film goes out of hand. Songs do not click and the remix number of Balayya is also a big mess. The film has so many predictable scenes that are thrown at the audience and bore them. In a nutshell, Bangaru Bullodu is a silly, boring, and directionless film with few laughs.
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