'Bhimaa', produced by Sri Sathya Sai Arts, was released in theatres today (March 8). Is the film worth a watch? Let's analyze in this detailed review:
Plot:
The film's narrative about Parasurama Kshetram in Karnataka abides by the Hindu Purana which says that the lands were recovered from the sea by the axe-wielding warrior sage Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The story of the film is partly set in the Kshetram.
Bhimaa (Gopichand) is a righteous cop who takes on the might of a local goon named Bhavani (Mukesh Tiwari). However, in a dreaded turn of events, he must confront a bigger villain whose evil mission in the name of social good needs divine intervention to be defeated.
Thrown into the mix are a key character named Rama, a gifted Ayurveda expert named Ravindra Varma (Nassar) and others.
Performances:
Gopichand's dull career needed a fillip. This film partly satisfies his requirement. to play a jovial-cum-angry cop. His attempt at playing a Gabbar Singh-type heroic character results in nothing of significance.
Priya Bhavani Shankar gets to play an emotional character that barely makes an impact. Malavika Sharma's beautiful looks fail to lift up the regressive romantic track wherein the male lead literally stages a fake acid attack!
Naaser is cast poorly, while Mukesh Tiwari looks like an aged Jacki Shroff. VK Naresh and Vennela Kishore, Saptagiri and Raghu Babu, among others, are wasted. Poorna and Kamal Kamaraju are seen in cameos as a wife and husband. Chammak Chandra looks tired of playing uncomical roles.
Technical Departments:
Ravi Basrur of 'KGF' and 'Salaar' fame is getting repetitive. His BGM is jarring in 'Bhimaa'. Swami J Gowda's cinematography shores up the action sequences to a limited extent. Editor Thammiraju uses his discretion to a limited effect. Ramana Vanka's production design fails to evoke a larger-than-life, divine feel.
The Ram-Lakshman duo, Dr. Ravi Varma, and Venkat have choreographed the fights. The action sequences would have satisfied in the pre-Boyapati era perhaps. After films like 'Akhanda' and 'Skanda', there is nothing that is novel in the action here.
Merits:
1. The climax segment.
2. The link to the Parasurama mythology. This looks underdeveloped, but writer-director A Harsha's idea works at a basic level.
Demerits:
1. Ajju Mahakali's dialogues. They are tasteless and sometimes unintentionally funny.
2. The loud and melodramatic mood of the film.
3. None of the comedy scenes is watchale.
4. The love track attempts to revive the memories of old-style romance wherein the heroine is dumb and the hero behaves dumber to impress her.
5. The police station scenes deliver nothing.
6. Bhimaa is a cop but the cop element has been treated like a joke.
7. The backstory of Bhimaa is ridiculously narrated.
Vox Verdict:
'Bhimaa' is bizarre, to put it mildly. It is easily one of the worst cop stories to come from Tollywood.
