Review-in-pics: Allu Arjun's Badrinath
Telugu superstar Allu Arjun is back on the silver screen with his soon-to-release Badrinath opposite Tammanna.
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Cast: Allu Arjun, Tamanna, Prakash Raj, Kelly Dorje, Rao Ramesh and others
Credits: Screenplay, direction – VV Vinayak, Cinematography – S Ravi Varman, Story – Chinni Krishna, Music – M M Keeravani, Producer – Allu Aravind
Banner: Geetha Arts
Released on: June 10, 2011 -
The movie begins on a promising note. Badri (Allu Arjun) is a disciple of Bheeshma (Prakash Raj), a martial arts guru. Badrinath grows up into a strong fighter under Bheeshma's rigorous training and is groomed to be the 'kshetra palakudu' (protector) of the Badrinath temple.
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Alakananda (Tamanna) comes to Badrinath with her grandfather. She is under threat from Sarkar (Kelly Dorje). Alakananda turns a devotee and falls for Badri. Bheeshma meanwhile is grooming Badri to be his successor. For that Badri has to remain a bachelor forever…
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In between there is a bizarre fight sequence where Badri kills terrorists with his sword. He simply evades their bullets with a swing of his sword. The second half starts on a dull note with hardly any engaging scenes. Song after song follows with a heavily censored fight sequence in between. The film heads to climax with literally nothing happening post interval. The climax itself is a big letdown.
.jpg "Allu Arjun's new movie Badrinath had ?blockbuster' written all over it. Well before release, expectations were raised by sheer hype and publicity. Does Badrinath live up to it? Read on.")
