Baladoor Telugu Movie Review

Film: Baladoor
Banner: Suresh Productions
Music: K M Radhakrishnan
Producer: Suresh Babu
Screenplay & Direction: Uday Shankar
Release Date: August 14, 2008
Cast: Ravi Teja,Anushka,Superstar Krishna,Chandra Mohan,Brahmanandam,Pradeep Rawat,LB Sriram,Sunil,Subba Raju,Parachuri Venkateswara Rao etc

Story:

Chanti (Ravi Teja) is a care-free family member in Ramakrishna (Superstar Krishna) joint family who does nothing but kicking baddies. Chandramohan who is the father of Chanti sends him out of the house. Bhanumathi (Anushka) who is a student falls in love with this Baladoor for his good deeds. Chanti who comes out of the house saves his family members from all the problems created by Pradeep Rawat and his brother-in-law Subbaraju.

In the climax, Ramakrishna and his entire family comes to know about all the good deeds of Chanti from a well-wisher and brings him back to the house along with his lady love Bhanumathi.

Performances:

Ravi Teja throws some witty one-liners and the entertainer tries hard to fit in a family drama. His chemistry with Anushka is pretty good. Anushka mouths some ‘spicy dialogues’ and she shows off more than the required skin show. Superstar Krishna looks good in his get up but there is not much to do for him. Brahmanandam’s comedy is so hackneyed. Radhakrishna’s music is passable.

Analysis:

Baladoor is typical family drama that we have seen umpteen times. It is replete with same old sentiment scenes, masala songs, unnecessary action sequences and silly family drama. Director Uday Shankar’s only claim to fame is his debut movie - Kalisundam Ra. Since then, he has been rehashing similar themes with no success (Premato Ra, Raaraju, etc). Baladoor is no exception; he presents clichéd storyline with even more morbid narration.

Only Anushka’s glamour is eye-catching. She titillates the audiences with suggestive dialogues and offers plenty of skin show in songs. First half is better than the second half. Nevertheless, the movie on the whole is a disappointment. Lack of entertainment is another big minus.

Technical Departments:

Screenplay and direction by Uday Shankar is just average. He selected a routine and old story line and tried to give a new look to it in which he miserably failed. The story lost tempo in the second half and also he added more emotion in it because of which the audience will feel little bored.

Bottom Line:

If we have to pick up one attraction in Baladoor, it is ought to be Anushka’s glamour. There is nothing new in the movie.