Starring: Venkatesh,Trisha,Saloni,Prakash Raj, Ali, Subbaraju
Director: Gopichand Malineni
Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh
Banner: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
Music: Thaman S
Rating : 3.25/5
Story :
Venkatadri ( Venkatesh ) is a tough bodyguard who is assigned to protect the family of Varadarajula Naidu (Prakash Raj). Keerthi (Trisha) is the college going daughter of Naidu and Venkatadri accompanies her to the college to keep a watch. Fed up with the close scrutiny maintained by Venkatadri, Keerthi hatches a plan with her friend Swathi (Saloni) to divert Venkatadri’s attention. Kerthi starts making anonymous calls and gets Venkatadri to believe that he has a lover.
A game that starts for fun soon turns serious and emotional bonds are formed. Varadarjulu meanwhile plans to get Keerthi married with bava, Naidu ( Subbaraju) . What happens next? Will Venkatadri know who his anonymous lover is? That forms the rest of the story.
Analysis
Director Gopichand Malineni stuck to the original version script without many changes making it a genuine remake. Bodyguard is a simple story with an unexpected twist in the end but what makes you fairly engaging and connects to the movie is the interplay of characters, emotional content, ease in narration and engaging dialogues. Also, Bodyguard has all the commercial elements, high voltage action sequences, the comedy is handled well, songs were shot in beautiful and scenic locales. First half of the film is packed with fights, romance, and humor while the second half is an emotional galore and the climax is an asset for the film. Bodyguard has its own flaws but can be overlooked on a whole.
Performance
Bodyguard is a tailor made script for Venkatesh and it’s a cakewalk to him. The character showcases love, happiness, comedy, sorrow and all other emotions equally and one has to agree Venkatesh is the right choice for the movie. He has made theater split in laughter with his lady getup in which he shakes leg for Poovai Poovai number.
Trisha is fascinating and she has delivered her best in performance. While the first half showcase her funny and naughty side, the second half brings emotional side to the film.
Saloni in the role of Swathi as Trisha’s friend performed very well. Prakash Raj is regular, Pragathi is alright. Ali and Venu Madhav are hilarious, Kota Srinivasa Rao is good, Subbaraju is fine
Technicalities:
Shyam K Naidu’s cinematography is good and the movie looked rich in each frame. Thaman’s songs are soothing and a couple of songs are shot in scenic locales, the background score elevated the scenes. Gopichand Malineni’s direction is good, the story is similar to the remake and had no big changes so is the screenplay, dialogues are amazing and special mention to Kona Venkat, also fights were choreographed well.
Shyam K Naidu’s cinematography is good and the movie looked rich in each frame. Thaman’s songs are soothing and a couple of songs are shot in scenic locales, the background score elevated the scenes. Gopichand Malineni’s direction is good, the story is similar to the remake and had no big changes so is the screenplay, dialogues are amazing and special mention to Kona Venkat, also fights were choreographed well.
Final Word:
Bodyguard is a nice, easy and clean watch. It has some decent comedy, a nice balance of romance and sentiment coupled with some solid performances from the lead cast. Good dialogues enhance the appeal of the film. If you can ignore some cliched moments in the film and a slightly slow second half, the movie is worth a watch. Venky has played to his strengths and families will love it. Thumbs up for Bodyguard.
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