Bholaa Shankar Review: Chiranjeevi’s Vedalam remake is a film no one asked for – India Today

Remaking a profitable star-driven movie after seven years has a number of drawbacks. And when it’s a movie like Ajith Kumar’s ‘Vedalam’, which was a business entertainer, a director must adapt it to the current occasions to make it extra relatable. Nevertheless, director Meher Ramesh fumbled proper from the opening body within the Megastar Chiranjeevi-starrer ‘Bholaa Shankar’. Allow us to dive into the evaluation now!

The movie follows the story of Bhola Shankar (Chiranjeevi), a taxi driver in Kolkata and a doting brother to Maha Lakshmi (Keerthy Suresh). In the meantime, Kolkata police are coping with a gaggle of ruffians concerned in girls trafficking. The gang is led by Alex (Tarun Arura), whose henchmen have interaction in a spree of kidnappings. The police take the assistance of taxi drivers to provide them tip-offs and Shankar helps in capturing a few of his males.

Alex desires to kill Shankar after the latter messes up his plans and kills his two brothers. What’s Shankar’s previous and why are Alex and Shankar at loggerheads? The narrative of the story explores these questions. Regardless of minor alterations, ‘Bholaa Shankar’ continues to faithfully replicate ‘Vedalam’.

Chiranjeevi’s choice to do back-to-back remakes is justifiable. He mentioned that ‘Vedalam’ wasn’t accessible on any OTT platform and that the story was adequate. Whereas his line of thought meant no hurt to anybody, it significantly backfired when he selected the Ajith-starrer. The story of ‘Vedalam’ is a generic business actioner, which was elevated by Ajith Kumar’s transformation scenes and a few nice mass moments. The issue right here shouldn’t be selecting ‘Vedalam’, however revisiting it after seven lengthy years with out infusing it with a recent perspective, which stands out because the central downside right here.

Here is the trailer:

Meher Ramesh, in a current interview, revealed that ‘Vedalam’ had 10 occasions extra cringe sequences, which he omitted in his personal movie, ‘Bholaa Shankar’. ‘Vedalam’ labored due to Ajith’s epic transformation scene. Nevertheless, ‘Bholaa Shankar’ has a watered-down transformation scene, which hardly makes you hoot. The Telugu remake follows the story of ‘Vedalam’ to the T with no main improve. Therefore, the story and the screenplay look outdated and uninteresting.

Chiranjeevi, along with his appeal and dance, tried his finest to carry his floor. Nevertheless, there’s solely a lot he may do to avoid wasting this sinking ship. The inclusion of the ‘Kushi’ scene and Chiranjeevi aping his brother Pawan Kalyan’s mannerisms may have been nice theatrical moments. Nevertheless, they fall flat and evoke no sense of emotion.

Keerthy Suresh and Tamannaah look fairly, however their performances don’t transfer you both. It’s the identical case with the villains. They appear like they’re straight out of a blazer business. Vennela Kishore and Brahmanandam’s cameo don’t carry laughs both. The songs and background music composed by Mahati Swara Sagar add no worth to the movie.

‘Bholaa Shankar’ is a remake that nobody requested for or a remake that might have had a greater adaptation. If solely.

2 out of 5 stars for ‘Bholaa Shankar’.

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