Producer: Devi Aishwarya
Director: M S Narayana
Cast: Sivaji, Vikram, Sushmita, Sivani
Music: Chakri
 
‘Bhajantreelu’ promises to be an absolute family entertainer in the beginning but at the end of the show, it hardly fetches any smile. Stomaching this film gets a trying task for all as it takes the audience on a nonsensical ride through sore melodrama, forcefully plugged in action and emotion and crass comedy.

Sivaji and Vikram are two young lads in dire need of money. Unable to get the money from anywhere, they lift a girl from kalyanamandapam in the hope that the girl’s father (Kota Srinivasa Rao) would pay them the money in return. But fatefully, she turns out to be the daughter of a magpie, who would do anything but part with his money. Instead of arranging for the ransom, the bride’s tight-fisted father sends his would be son-in-law Lohit (Venu Madhav) along with a search gang to spot the kidnappers and rescue his daughter. In the meantime, the abducted girl realizes how humane and harmless the kidnappers are. She also learns that they had to kidnap her, as they were in need of urgent money for the treatment of their blind sister. On the other hand, to add some spice to this otherwise bland tale, it is discovered that Lohit is actually the secret paramour of the blind girl. How everything falls into place forms the rest of this crap story.

Now talking about the performances, the chemistry between Sivaji and Vikram is meagerly drawn. Sivaji, the real hero of the film, has somewhat tried to be honest in his delivery. But Vikram is a real misery to watch. His dull delivery all throughout tries the audience’s patience to the hilt. Shivani and Sushmitha, the so-called leading ladies of the film are reduced to mere showpieces. Kota Srinivasa Rao in his fatherly role comes across as repetitive. Venu Madhav’s comedy lacks spark and is hardly impressive. Nevertheless, Sunil and Brahmanandam’s apt comical timings somewhat saves the film from being tearfully trite.

MS Narayana who steps into director’s boots with this film seems to have lost control of the events halfway through. This film comes across as a cluttered patchwork of ideas borrowed from both old and new movies.

Comedy hardly stirs a grin and appears crass and conscious. Music by Chakri fails to enthuse any good feeling and rather adds to the films woes. Even the item track featuring hot and svelte Mumaith Khan miscarries.

To be honest, this film contains nothing to grip the audiences’ minds. With sloppy direction, messy screenplay, irksome story, purposeful comedy, wishy-washy songs and untreated performance, this film is an utter letdown. The only good thing that ever happened to this film is Sivaji. On the whole, you won’t regret if you gave it a miss.