Bharat Ane Nenu

There is a tipping point which actors often fail to reach time and again. But once they reach that, they find a pandora's box that's filled with unfulfilled promises, expectations, and hope. It's at this juncture, that you desperately wish that actor will rise above his own shortcomings to unleash some sort of a magic spell, which heals your scars from the past.

With Bharat Ane Nenu, Mahesh Babu not only crosses the tipping point but also breaks open the pandora's box and burns the unfulfilled promises to ashes, to show why he's such a fine actor. You can't take your eyes off when he's on screen pulling off his role with utmost sincerity and conviction. You might go gaga over his looks, but the most charming thing about Mahesh Babu in this film, in particular, is that there's an air of confidence he exudes. He's in full control of what he's doing.



Cast: Mahesh Babu, Kiara Advani, Prakash Raj, Posani, Brahmaji, and Others Director and Writer: Koratala Siva Producers: DVV Dannayya DOP: Ravi K Chandran and Thirru Music: Devi Sri Prasad Editor: A Sreekar Prasad Banner: DVV Entertainments Rating:3.0/5.0 Release Date: 20th April 2018 Story



Bharat Ram(Mahesh Babu) is an Oxford graduate with 5 degrees to his name. He returns to India after the demise of his father Raghava Raju(Sharath Kumar) and takes charge as the Chief Minister of the then united Andhra Pradesh owing to pressure from his father's friend Varada Raju (Prakash Raj) without knowing ABCDs of Indian politics. Just like any educated person, he starts ruling the state on his own terms right from the day 1. This creates a ruckus in his own party members and as the head of the party, it starts worrying Varada Raju. Bharat starts changing all the rules and regulations in the state to bring in a positive change in the never growing society. In the process, he falls for Vasumathi (Kiara Advani) who is a girl from a middle-class family preparing for her civils. How will Bharat cope with the political pressure and what are the consequences he will have to face? Will his good deeds do him any good?



Performances:

After that four disasters in his last five films, the character of Bharat and Mahesh's performance in it are truly game-changer for the Superstar. It is amazing to note the tremendous transformation he went through in the film. He set aside the subtleness and delivered an energetic performance in the film. His dialogue delivery suiting the political theme is also good.

As an Oxford graduate, he had to have a foreign touch in his dialogue delivery and he has absolutely nailed every scene of it. His screen presence is terrific throughout the movie as usual.

Kiara Advani as Vasumathi is a delight to watch and is so expressive. For a slow-paced first half, her presence was so refreshing. Not for a single scene, you feel like it is her first movie in TFI.

Prakash Raj gets another important role after a long time and he was at his usual best.Posani as MLA managed few laughs here and there.

Rao Ramesh as Vasumathi's father gets a small role and he made his presence felt. Brahmaji was good as well. Aamani had a short role and she was okay. Arjun Reddy fame Rahul Rama Krishna gets another good role. All other roles did not have much importance.



Technical:

Koratala Siva is successful as soon as he selects a time-tested political theme and redesigned Mahesh Babu to fit in it. Some of the blocks which he has written are terrific but then due to run-time issues, he struggled to justify them. But they are still enough to pump the adrenaline of fans. The movie has some major highlight every now and then. Contentwise we see they are not adequately addressed but they still deliver. Some excellent dialogues are also on offer. The good thing is the director stayed loyal to the script and did not embed comedy forcefully. The love track is also in sync with the story. A couple of fights, the Pressmeet scene stand tall for Koratala's ability and Mahesh's redemption.

Devi Sri Prasad excelled with the background score and the songs are good as well.

Ravi K Chandran and Tirru's visuals are excellent. A Sreekar Prasad's editing could have been better. The Production Values are immaculate.



Analysis:

To start with, the movie opened with "I don't know" song which reminds you of Venkatesh's movies where he has an opening song with foreign chicks. The director brings Bharat back to India, shows him the current situation of AP and makes him a Chief Minister. But you would get an impression that the narration is a bit slow paced. As the movie was going slow, Vasumathi characterization brings a freshness to the screen.

When dealing with sensitive scripts like this, it is important that the director doesn't deviate from the storyline to bring in unnecessary comedy and the director was spot on. One has to commend him for that. The only quotient of entertainment was the chemistry between Mahesh and Kiara augmented by Brahmaji's comedy once in a while. The internal politics in a state where one party has to support another party in tough times is a known thing in Indian politics and Siva koratala narrated this brilliantly marking the end of first half. The Durga mahal fight and the assembly scenes are the highlights until then.

Mahesh Babu has always been a director's delight throughout his career and he proves it time and again. A director and his story might fail but Mahesh Babu as an actor has never failed to perform. His dialogues and fights are a treat to watch. Especially in the second half on how Bharat is coping with the political pressures and the measures he took to save Rahul Ramakrishna and the way the pace in the movie picks up was impressive. Mahesh babu's speech in the press conference is one of the highlights of the movie. As a fan, you would want to get up and clap after that scene. The movie again drags a bit in the climax. The runtime needs a little trimming.

Except for the irregular pace in the narration, the director had done nothing wrong in the movie. His ideology in changing the current Education system, especially in government schools having English medium and the ways to make traffic better and how Media is making money with sensationalizing news was very well shot. The DOP Thiru was equally good with the visuals. All the songs looked so pleasant and DSP again proves that he gives the best background score in TFI, especially for big hero movies where it plays a crucial role. The movie might not please all the kinds of the audience but it is a much-needed movie for bringing a change in the current society.



Verdict

At the end of the day, watching a Koratala Siva's film feels like reading a book. He has consistently proven to be a good storyteller, and with Bharat Ane Nenu, he has shown yet again that there's plenty of drama when a normal guy takes an uncommon path. Bharat might have become the messiah of the state in the story, but it's Mahesh Babu who leaves a long lasting impression in the end. Two big thumbs up for the film. It delivers more than what it promises.

Bharat Ane Nenu stands out as a best political drama release in this decade, after Leader. Bharat Ane Nenu is one film which will be celebrated by Superstar Mahesh Babu fans for a long time. Bharat Ane Nenu is a honest and sincere attempt from Koratala Siva and Mahesh Babu. Bharat Ane Nenu's plot resembles as Leader movie in the first 15 mins and it is quite predictable and the climax resembles Prasthanam movie but Director Koratala Siva executed those scenes in his own way. The major issues like traffic, media, education, villages development and government schools establishment and hospitals in village has been essayed very well in this movie. Credit goes to Koratala Siva for establishing those issues and linking them with the plot of the movie, he dealt them very well. We will discuss minus points in the first place, there are no major minus points that could affect the movie but there are trivial. Story line is quite routine and can be easily predicted. The length of the movie is quite long because of the slow screenplay and narration. There is no comedy as the movie runs on a serious note,yet we can get few smiles on our faces with Brahmaji's one liners in the first half. Coming to the plus points now, there are many. Mahesh Babu outshines in his role and performs stupendously. His conviction and dedication made his role looks so natural. He is comletely fitted in Chief Minister's role. Mahesh's voice suited very well for the oath too. Mahesh Babu delivered his career best performance in this movie. His acting in major scenes brings lot of depth to the film, especially in a scene where he interacts with the media. He justified again why he is Superstar of Tollywood with this film. He looks so young and ravishing in this film, credits must be given to Siva for portraying him very extraordinarily. He is remarkable as an aggressive CM who chooses an unconventional path to set the things right. This role will be cherished forever by him as this role comes once in a lifetime for any hero. The way he moulded himself to look like CM is pretty impressive. Kiara Advani marks her debut in Tollywood and delivers a decent performance. She provides ample support to Mahesh Babu in her limited role. She got less space and scope to prove herself yet she is remarkable. She will have a bright future in Tollywood for sure. Brahmaji is too good in his role. Prakash Raj delivers another spectacular performance with this movie. Coming to the director Koratala Siva, we can say that he delivered another blockbuster to Telugu Film Industry. His direction and execution is flawless. There are no drawbacks on his part. His classy and massy elevations given to Mahesh Babu are laudable. Devi Sri Prasad's music is fabulous and so was his background score. But songs like O Vasumathi and Ide Kalala Unnade comes like speed breakers and halts the flow of the film. Production values are top notch. Editing is below par as the film is very long and few scenes or songs can be easily trimmed. Art direction is astonishing as the Assembly set looks so real and grand on screen. Cinematography by Thiru is astounding as every visual looks so rich and the color template of the film is damn good. Dialogues are extremely impressive as each and every dialogue uttered by Mahesh Babu are heart touching and thought provoking. On the whole, Bharat Ane Nenu is the best work by Koratala Siva and Mahesh Babu. Bharat Ane Nenu is the best political drama that came out after Leader. This movie is a feast to Mahesh Babu's fans,regular cinema goers and cinema lovers. This is a movie that will be remembered and cherished for a very long time. If you can ignore the length of the movie, slow screenplay and narration then you can enjoy the movie thoroughly. Bharat Ane Nenu is the first blockbuster of this summer season. Don't miss it.

I saw Bharat Ane Nenu and I liked the movie.

In these days of extreme corruption and Chalta Hai attitude of the Citizen, It requires some guts for a Director to take a movie enunciating a Strict, Upright and Corruption Free Value system. Self-Governance and Direct Financial Allocation to the Villages, Huge Fines & Stringent Penalties to the non-abiding citizen, Combination of Highest Level of Moral & Intellectual Integrity, Leadership by Example, Purpose, Focus plus Super Human Physical Strength of the Chief Minister, are brought out very clearly. Movie is a must watch by each and every citizen and while most will laugh it out as impractical fiction, at least Director Koratala Siva and Brand Mahesh Babu would have sown a seed of introspection in one and all.

Mahesh Babu who plays the Chief Minister is extremely Handsome, Strong and Acts Very Well 5/5 Prakash Raj who plays the Party Chief and role of the Villain is Simply Brilliant 5/5 Heroine and all other Character Actors have done complete justice to their roles 4/5 Music by D S P is good 4/5 Movie & Storyline 4/5

Ideology is good. But lacks practical aspects like movie in Leader..Leader was way better than this movie....But Acting wise concept wise a good one... Being amateur to politics, it was shown as if there was no opposition.. Crude aspects of politics is lacking.. Songs are good.. Dance is ok...

Excellently directed and acted characters.

The beautiful feeling we get after the 1st half seeing hero as an inspiring CM can't be explained. And audience are carrying the same inspiration from movie too.

Director carried a true leader vision in the entire movie but handled the pre-climax plot with partly baked commercial scenes.

Well done Koratala and Mahesh! Thumps up for your conviction.