Ravi Teja's Baladoor, Film Reviews

Baladoor, Ravi Teja's latest blockbuster, is all ready to hit the screens on August 14th as an 'Independence Day gift' to audiences. Director Uday Shankar had earlier given the hit Kalisundam... Raa under Suresh Productions banner.





By Agreeing that even though the trends are changing in what audiences are looking for in films, having a traditional system still imbibed into the culture gives a room to sentimental movies. That would work as long as there is novelty in how it is presented. Udayshankar earlier delivered a hit for Suresh Productions with Kalisundam raa. Now the director is back on the same production banner with Baladoor. Even though the story suits the body language of Raviteja very well, narration suffers. Lag, predictable narration and patched up sequences pull down interest.



The tagline (Veediki Badhyatalekkuva) gives us an idea of what the movie is about. In a nutshell, it is the saga of two prominent families of a village. Chanti (Raviteja) is the son of Purushotham (Chandramohan). However,he is more attached to and supported by his uncle Ramakrishna (Krishna). Raviteja is a good hearted by reckless guy. A few incidents lead to Purushotham kicking his son out.





Several things follow in Chanti's home that leads to the death of Chanti's father, his uncle losing status etc. How Chanti becomes responsible and solves the issues forms the story.How he sets things right forms the underlying plot. Of course, what would a Telugu movie be without a love element? So, also woven into the story for some romance and glamour, we have a love element. The family feuds also provide an air of drama and tension to the proceedings.

Raviteja is impressive in his role. Anushka is pretty much limited to her song numbers,Superstar Krishna enacts a very prominent role as Ravi Teja's paternal uncle. His presence in the movie is sure to attract family audiences and the older generation, which grew up on Krishna's classic blockbusters.

Overall, Baladoor could have been a better film if narration is not old styled.

Ravi Teja is slowly but steadily carving a good name for himself in the industry with blockbusters like Dubai Seenu and Krishna opposite Trisha. He also has the ability to give very intense performances in the Comedy Section. The film's title suits Ravi Teja's physique and demeanour.

Anushka has been teamed up with Ravi Teja for the second time after his recent success, Vikramarkudu. She sparkles in the role of a village girl who comes to the city to pursue a career in medicine. Anushka has trimmed down a lot and looks very charmingly sexy in the movie.

K.M. Radhakrishnan, who gave melodious music to Anand, Godavari and Chandamama, has scored tunes for the movie. This is the first time that a Telugu film was shot in Uzbekistan. So the surreal landscapes are a true treat to the eyes.