Bhaag Saale Review

Sri Simha Koduri made a promising debut with Mathu Vadalara. But since then he hasn’t delivered a decent film till date. All his films so far have disappeared without a trace. He is testing his luck again with latest release Bhaag Saale.

Story

Arjun (Simha Koduri), a highly ambitious guy, aspiring to get rich. But he ends up as a chef at a hotel. He poses as a rich guy and maintains his relationship with rich girl Maya (Neha Solanki). Samuel (John Vijay) and his sidekick Jackson (Viva Harsha) are hunting for a precious rare diamond ring. In the process, Samuel troubles Maya and her family. How Arjun settles all the issues and wins Maya is the story all about.

Performances

Simha Koduri tries so hard to lead this crime thriller, but he couldn’t pull it off. The story becomes heavy for Simha Koduri and also writing, direction marred it further. Neha Solanki as Maya is alright. She is cute and good in romantic scenes. Whereas in performing scenes, she needs improvement. Sanjay Swaroop plays Neha’s father in the movie and he doesn’t have much to do. Rajeev Kanakala turned hero Simha’s father. He is just alright. Nandini Rai aka Nalini sticks to skin show owing to her character. Her role comes in the latter-half. John Vijay (Samuel) has a full-length role as a crazy villain – gangster and kidnapper. But he is not taken seriously. Viva Harsha (Jackson) gets wasted with poor comedy. Comedian Satya, who is on a roll these days, is seen as police inspector Promise Reddy and his role fails to entertain. Anchor Varshini is alright. Comedian Nellore Sudarshan impressed in Samajavaragamana, but disappointed in this film. Comedian Prithvi gets a weak character.

Technicalities

A very familiar crime thriller plot with routine narrative forms Bhaag Saale. Writer-director Praneeth Bramandapally and his team have let down with the work. None of the departments leave their mark. Surprisingly, music director Kaala Bhairava has disappointed with his background score. Songs failed to do magic. Visuals are not appealing too.

Highlights

Nothing

Drawbacks

Everything

Analysis

Crime thrillers is a familiar genre which was quite explored. Director Praneeth and hero Simha Koduri attempt this again with no new elements. Simha’s debut Mathu Vadalara garnered critical fame for its writing and direction. Whereas Bhaag Saale is nowhere close to this. In fact, it is a total let down. It got nothing interesting enough to hold hooked to the screens. At times, audiences may squirm in their seats looking for nearing exit in cinemas or forced to look at their mobile screens.

The movie begins by showing protagonist Arjun who is on a run. From there, the film’s screenplay is reversed and tells us what incidents led to his situation. And till interval, the film comes to the square one. The love story between the lead pair is not convincing enough. There is no reason why a rich girl like Maya has fallen for Arjun. Many portions, the logic goes for a toss. Director conveniently took liberties. The main conflict revolves around the rare diamond ring and the motive of villain John Vijay is shown in a silly way. The villain and his gang are never taken seriously. This weakens a crime thriller. Dialogues are not well-written as well.

Even if we excuse the maker for such mistakes in the first half, as the film progresses to the second-half, one regrets forgiving him. The latter half of Bhaag Saale is utterly boring. It is very much predictable and stretched out beyond a point. Director Praneeth banks entirely on chase scenes. It boils down to a cat-and-mouse game in the latter-half. There is no suspense or engaging element or enough twists. Towards the end, there is a minor twist involving anchor Varshini which is quite guessable too. The chasing scenes get repetitive and monotonous. As the title rightly suggests audiences – “Bhaag Saale”. The moviegoers may feel “Bhaago” from theatres. Sadly, the young team gets it wrong this time too.

Verdict: Bhaago From Theatres!

Rating: 1.75/5