Rating: 3/5

Manchu Manoj Kumar and Sheena starrer ‘Bindaas’ has hit the screens. The film comes with a tagline ‘Ajay Gaadi Vijaya Gaadha’.

Casting:

· Hero – Manchu Manoj Kumar

· Heroine – Sheena Shahabadi

· Others - Ahuti Prasad, Jayaprakash Reddy, Vijay Kumar, Subbaaju, Supreeth, Paruchuri, Brahmanandam, Sunil, Raghu Babu, master Bharat, Telangana Sakunthala.

· Director - Veeru Potla

· Producer - Sunkara Rambrahmam

· Editor – Marthand K Venkatesh

· Music - Bobo Shashi

· Story, screenplay, dialogues, direction: Veeru Potla

· Lyrics: Ramajogayya Sastry, Bhuvanachandra

· Cinematography: Ramesh Babu

Subject:

Bindaas’ is about a conventional and political/faction row between two families set on the backdrop of Chittoor. And the movie recites how hero eliminates all the difference and brings back both families together.

Mahendra Naidu (Ahuti Prasad) and Seshadri Naidu (Jaya Prakash Reddy) are bitter faction enemies (both belong to same political party), who always aim to assassinate each other. Mahendra family is estranged from conventional Rayalaseema family. Ajay (Manoj) hails from Mahendra Naidu family and the story spin around how a spirited Ajay could break down all the differences.

Performances:

Manoj

Manoj Kumar Manchu looked very agile and spirited and has brought lot of life to the character with lively performance. This is a character that he has not donned hitherto. His body language, dialogue and expressions in hilarious sequences are good and he’s all poised to entertain in a commercial cinema in the endeavor.

Sheena

Her debut film has thrown weight behind her cute and innocent looks. Albeit there’s fair bit of skin show in songs, we have to say that she’s done fairly well.

Others

Brahmanandam, M S Narayana, Sunil, Mastar Bharat, and Raghu Babu lent some comedy to their perfection. Jaya Prakash Reddy and Ahuti Prasad were adequate in their seasonal faction roles.

Emphasis

Producer Anil Sunkara should be commended for good production values and Director Veeru Potla for his writing competencies. Manoj’s antics are pretty good and were well crafted by the Director. However, Bobo Sashi’s songs and Ramesh Babu’s Cinematography perhaps didn’t garner the required thump.

Analysis:
‘Bindaas’ comes with an age old plotline. The director’s attempt to plunge a comical flick is something to be contemplated. He accentuated more on dialogues and comedy rather. Albeit the first half of the movie is alright, the characters and the links were not well established and the director has taken as much time for this.

The second half slightly picks up the momentum with Brahmanandam, M S Naryana and Raghu Babu’s comedy taking the centre stage since the story line is anticipated. The climax could have been better since the story becomes predictable.

The Heroine, Music and Cinematography have something to contemplate and should have been better. Like cited earlier, the ‘Bindaas’ script has not nothing new in store, however, the director scored in picturizing some entertaining scenes. There are also some good commercial elements in the film to toll out. All in all, the movie is a decent entertainer with Manoj scoring many marks.