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Starring: Siddharth, Praneetha, Rajendra Prasad, Ahuthi Prasad, Tanikella Bharani, Santosh Samrat, Pavitra, Raghubabu, Brahmanandam, Ali etc.
Dialogue: Veera Pothana
Music: Chakri
Cinematography: Aravind Krishna
Editing: K.V. Krishna Reddy
Producer: Padma Kumar Chowdary M.L.
Story-Screenplay-Direction: Rambabu
Lover Boy Siddharth, who is known for enacting urban based roles tried to head in a different path with Bava review. He played the role of a rural youth in this flick which is completely opposite to what Siddharth is known for. Sid is yet to mark a decent hit at the box office since Bommarillu. Therefore, he has pinned so many hopes on ‘Baava movie review ’ to put him back on success track. This film has sufficient factors to pull the attention of mass audience and Sid thought Bava would pave a way for him to penetrate into the mass section of Telugu cinema.
Catchy title, good star cast, colorful posters and a couple of nice songs… with all these in his armory Bava looked well prepared to win the battle at Box office.
Did all these weapons proved enough for Bava to be a winner? Does Baava have enough strength to survive at the box office? Read complete review…
Story:
Veera Babu (Siddharth) is a naughty youth who turns out to be a big headache to his village. Unable to bear the torture Veerababu has been creating for them, the villagers tries to send him away from the village. However, Veerababu’s father Seetha Ramudu (Rajendra Prasad) disrupts their plans and Veerababu happily stays back in his village. On one fine morning Veerababu sees Varalakshmi (Praneetha) and fall in love with her in the first sight. Then a saga of scenes in which he tries to impress her follows. Finally, Varalakshmi reciprocates to Veerababu’s love. But by that time her elders fix her marriage with another person (Santosh Samrat). When Varalakshmi tells Veerababu about her marriage plans, he marries her then and there in a temple. Seeta Ramudu comes to know about this marriage and tells Veerababu that Varalakshmi is his cousin. He reveals that Veerababu’s mother is none other than Varalakshmi father’s (Ahuti Prasad) sister. He also says that marrying someone without their family’s will is a mistake. Seetaramudu asks Veerababu to not to repeat that mistake and only hold Varalakshmi’s hand with her parents will. What follows next forms rest of the story.
Analysis:
Baava is a mishmash of same old formulaic films. This film starts off and heads in a predictable path such that it turns a nightmare to the audience at one point. It is a big test to anyone to sit through the film. The director’s amateurish work made the film look silly in serious scenes. It is a shame for the director when audiences laugh while watching sentiment scenes. The scene where Siddharth explains to Ahuti Prasad about his loveable family is laughable. Sadly, Siddharth made that scene look even worse with his acting. Pre climax scenes in which Siddharth gets trained for a cycle race (ala Tammudu) looks weird. A cycle race can’t be more uninteresting and stupid than the one in Bava’s climax.
Bava is a flick which takes back our Telugu cinema once again to the eighties. It makes the audience feel sorry for being in the theatres when many other lucky people are happily spending their time outside. Love Aaj Kal technique is used in this film for the flashback scenes. Siddharth is shown in the role of Rajendra Prasad when the former is narrating his love story. However, this will not affect Pawan Kalyans’ LAK remake as Bava doesn’t make any impact by copying that technique.
Performances:
Siddharth tried his best to suit the character in every possible way. He changed his looks and took care on his costumes. He tried to get the Godavari accent right, but in vain. Despite his efforts Siddharth failed to excel in this role. He didn’t look like a village bred youth in any means. Despite all the extra care taken Siddharth still look liked a city boy dressed up like a villager. He is totally miscast in this role. He did well in romantic scenes but surprisingly failed to excel in sentiment scenes too, which have been his forte in the past. He imitated Kamalhassan’s body language in the flashback episode unnecessarily. In one word Siddharth disappointed as Bava.
Praneetha perfectly suited the role of a village belle. Her expressive eyes came in handy in emotional scenes. Even though Rajendra Prasad’s role is limited, he did his part. Santosh Samrat is Okay as a baddie. Tanikella Bharani and Ahuti Prasad are standard. Brahmanandam’s spoof on Varudu failed to impress. Rest of the cast did according to the requirements of the director.
Technicalities:
Chakri’s music is good in a couple of songs. Pannedella Prayam and Mila Mila songs sound good. Background score is not up to the mark. Veeraa Pothana’s dialog is substandard. Not a single praiseworthy line is written by him. Arvind Krishna’s photography is very good. His camera captured the village greenery so well that it is a treat to watch all those lush green fields and beautiful Godavari River on silver screen. The film heavily lagged in its second half and the editor should’ve trimmed it off considerably. Production values are good.
New director Rambabu’s work raises so many doubts on his capabilities as a director. Clichéd story and torturous treatment turned this Baava unbearable, particularly in its last hour. Although he started off the proceedings in a decent manner with good humor, he lost the grip over the screenplay at a brisk pace. Only notable point in this film is Siddharth doing the role of a village youth. Barring that this film lacked novelty in each and every scene.
Plus Points:
Comedy in first half.
Pannendella Prayam and Mila Mila songs.
Minus points:
Screenplay in Second half
Unbearable climax
Final Word:
Bava is a run of the mill flick which is not worthy enough to be watched even on a DVD. It is not meant for the audience who like to view something new or at least for the ones who are looking to be entertained. It will be a total washout in urban centers and the film’s fate totally depends on how it is received by the mass audience. Sadly, Siddharth is not considered as their hero by the masses.
Beware:
If you accidentally land in Baava theatres, do yourself a favor by walking out of the theatres during the interval itself. Or else you will have to experience the nightmarish 80 minutes of your life.
Starring: Siddharth, Praneetha, Rajendra Prasad, Ahuthi Prasad, Tanikella Bharani, Santosh Samrat, Pavitra, Raghubabu, Brahmanandam, Ali etc.
Dialogue: Veera Pothana
Music: Chakri
Cinematography: Aravind Krishna
Editing: K.V. Krishna Reddy
Producer: Padma Kumar Chowdary M.L.
Story-Screenplay-Direction: Rambabu
Lover Boy Siddharth, who is known for enacting urban based roles tried to head in a different path with Bava review. He played the role of a rural youth in this flick which is completely opposite to what Siddharth is known for. Sid is yet to mark a decent hit at the box office since Bommarillu. Therefore, he has pinned so many hopes on ‘Baava movie review ’ to put him back on success track. This film has sufficient factors to pull the attention of mass audience and Sid thought Bava would pave a way for him to penetrate into the mass section of Telugu cinema.
Catchy title, good star cast, colorful posters and a couple of nice songs… with all these in his armory Bava looked well prepared to win the battle at Box office.
Did all these weapons proved enough for Bava to be a winner? Does Baava have enough strength to survive at the box office? Read complete review…
Story:
Veera Babu (Siddharth) is a naughty youth who turns out to be a big headache to his village. Unable to bear the torture Veerababu has been creating for them, the villagers tries to send him away from the village. However, Veerababu’s father Seetha Ramudu (Rajendra Prasad) disrupts their plans and Veerababu happily stays back in his village. On one fine morning Veerababu sees Varalakshmi (Praneetha) and fall in love with her in the first sight. Then a saga of scenes in which he tries to impress her follows. Finally, Varalakshmi reciprocates to Veerababu’s love. But by that time her elders fix her marriage with another person (Santosh Samrat). When Varalakshmi tells Veerababu about her marriage plans, he marries her then and there in a temple. Seeta Ramudu comes to know about this marriage and tells Veerababu that Varalakshmi is his cousin. He reveals that Veerababu’s mother is none other than Varalakshmi father’s (Ahuti Prasad) sister. He also says that marrying someone without their family’s will is a mistake. Seetaramudu asks Veerababu to not to repeat that mistake and only hold Varalakshmi’s hand with her parents will. What follows next forms rest of the story.
Analysis:
Baava is a mishmash of same old formulaic films. This film starts off and heads in a predictable path such that it turns a nightmare to the audience at one point. It is a big test to anyone to sit through the film. The director’s amateurish work made the film look silly in serious scenes. It is a shame for the director when audiences laugh while watching sentiment scenes. The scene where Siddharth explains to Ahuti Prasad about his loveable family is laughable. Sadly, Siddharth made that scene look even worse with his acting. Pre climax scenes in which Siddharth gets trained for a cycle race (ala Tammudu) looks weird. A cycle race can’t be more uninteresting and stupid than the one in Bava’s climax.
Bava is a flick which takes back our Telugu cinema once again to the eighties. It makes the audience feel sorry for being in the theatres when many other lucky people are happily spending their time outside. Love Aaj Kal technique is used in this film for the flashback scenes. Siddharth is shown in the role of Rajendra Prasad when the former is narrating his love story. However, this will not affect Pawan Kalyans’ LAK remake as Bava doesn’t make any impact by copying that technique.
Performances:
Siddharth tried his best to suit the character in every possible way. He changed his looks and took care on his costumes. He tried to get the Godavari accent right, but in vain. Despite his efforts Siddharth failed to excel in this role. He didn’t look like a village bred youth in any means. Despite all the extra care taken Siddharth still look liked a city boy dressed up like a villager. He is totally miscast in this role. He did well in romantic scenes but surprisingly failed to excel in sentiment scenes too, which have been his forte in the past. He imitated Kamalhassan’s body language in the flashback episode unnecessarily. In one word Siddharth disappointed as Bava.
Praneetha perfectly suited the role of a village belle. Her expressive eyes came in handy in emotional scenes. Even though Rajendra Prasad’s role is limited, he did his part. Santosh Samrat is Okay as a baddie. Tanikella Bharani and Ahuti Prasad are standard. Brahmanandam’s spoof on Varudu failed to impress. Rest of the cast did according to the requirements of the director.
Technicalities:
Chakri’s music is good in a couple of songs. Pannedella Prayam and Mila Mila songs sound good. Background score is not up to the mark. Veeraa Pothana’s dialog is substandard. Not a single praiseworthy line is written by him. Arvind Krishna’s photography is very good. His camera captured the village greenery so well that it is a treat to watch all those lush green fields and beautiful Godavari River on silver screen. The film heavily lagged in its second half and the editor should’ve trimmed it off considerably. Production values are good.
New director Rambabu’s work raises so many doubts on his capabilities as a director. Clichéd story and torturous treatment turned this Baava unbearable, particularly in its last hour. Although he started off the proceedings in a decent manner with good humor, he lost the grip over the screenplay at a brisk pace. Only notable point in this film is Siddharth doing the role of a village youth. Barring that this film lacked novelty in each and every scene.
Plus Points:
Comedy in first half.
Pannendella Prayam and Mila Mila songs.
Minus points:
Screenplay in Second half
Unbearable climax
Final Word:
Bava is a run of the mill flick which is not worthy enough to be watched even on a DVD. It is not meant for the audience who like to view something new or at least for the ones who are looking to be entertained. It will be a total washout in urban centers and the film’s fate totally depends on how it is received by the mass audience. Sadly, Siddharth is not considered as their hero by the masses.
Beware:
If you accidentally land in Baava theatres, do yourself a favor by walking out of the theatres during the interval itself. Or else you will have to experience the nightmarish 80 minutes of your life.