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Cast: Ravi Teja, Meera Jasmine, Prakash Raj,
Pradeep Rawat, Brahmaji, Subba Raju, Vijag Prasad,
Jhansi, Sunil, Brahmanandam and Others.
Music: Devi Sri Prasad.
Story and Direction: Boyapati Seenu.
Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations.
 Bhadra is short form of a name like Veerabhadram. This
kind of title is in itself a revelation of the lack of
ideas and imagination on the part of the filmmakers,
especially new director Seenu. He himself says he
created this story. You wonder whether this subject
has anything new to tell, that was not already told.
It resembles quite a number of faction dramas that hit
the screen. But the director wants to tell through
this film that factionalism is in itself a bane of the
society. One should discard this revenge seeking life
that seep though many generations. Surendra
(Prakashraj) is given that job of giving this message.
But his former rivals led by Veerayya (Pradeep Rawat)
don’t care for his peace initiatives. If they get the
scent that Surendra and his family are alone at some
place and thus exposed to their attack, they launch
the attack and kill them. They do it finally.
Surendra’s sister Anu (Meera) and brother Raja
(Sandeep), who are still in college, are the next
targets of Veerayya.
Then how does this man named Bhadra fit in these
sequences, is the question. He is an outsider to this
faction problem. But he was there on the day the
factionists attacked his friend’s brother Surendra and
his wife. Being the hero of the subject, he takes the
fight on to him and bashes the villains applying all
cinematic methods. Noticing Bhadra’s valience,
Veeraya is literally shocked. After he killed Surendra
and his wife, he starts searching for this ‘wonder’ man
who could floor many of his men. And Surendra left his
sister and brother in Bhadra’s care. The story
narrated so far is from the flash back that comes to
us in the middle of the film, which establishes how
Bhadra took Anu into his protection. He does not
reveal to any body including his parents and relatives
gathered in his house to attend a marriage, as to who
this girl is and why she is with him.
 Now we go to the beginning of the film and find
what this hero has been doing till then. He does
nothing except talking too much as part of his pranks.
The entire first part is a time pass drama, where we
don’t even get at what the director wants to tell us.
He too keeps us in suspended animation as to the
relationship between Bhadra and Anu. But we watch them
slowly get entangled with each other and then falling
in deep love. That is when Bhadra’s uncle (Vijag
Prasad) practically blamed Bhadra for keeping a woman
in the house. Bhadra’s reaction for this and other
events lead him to tell the past, in this flashback. Now it is the turn of the Veerayya to launch
attack on Bhadra, after discovering him. Bhadra
defeats them and clears the enemy.
From this narration, you wonder what this Bhadra
has anything to do with this faction theme, except
loving a woman he brought from another village into
his protection. It is a third rate theme, anybody can
find fault with. The fights are totally farcical,
like a man whirled into air just with a kick by the
hero. What dominates the theme is this unnatural
bloodbath, beyond limits. The very fights have no
convincing base, to start with. The action drama
should have been preceded with some convincing reasons
why Surendra and his rivals fight with each other.
Bhadra, in this mix up of events, looks simply nobody
and just fights because he is called ‘hero’. Even
character wise it lacks enough substance. In drama he
is almost a comedian, in addition to Sunil and
Brahmanandam, regular funsters. The story in one
sentence, is about Bhadra, who goes to his friend’s
place, brings his sister in the name of giving
protection, falls in love with her and marries,
defeating their common enemy Veerayya, who itches to
have a straight battle with him, as Veerayya has been
admiring him as a true warrior. You can never hope of
any convincing performance by artistes playing these
unconvincing roles. Devi Sri Prasad harps more on
western tunes, with harsh voices, the script does not
call for. Meera is just a doll.
- ASLESHA
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