Bharat Ane Nenu stands out as a best political drama release in this decade, after Leader. Bharat Ane Nenu is one film which will be celebrated by Superstar Mahesh Babu fans for a long time. Bharat Ane Nenu is a honest and sincere attempt from Koratala Siva and Mahesh Babu. Bharat Ane Nenu's plot resembles as Leader movie in the first 15 mins and it is quite predictable and the climax resembles Prasthanam movie but Director Koratala Siva executed those scenes in his own way. The major issues like traffic, media, education, villages development and government schools establishment and hospitals in village has been essayed very well in this movie. Credit goes to Koratala Siva for establishing those issues and linking them with the plot of the movie, he dealt them very well. We will discuss minus points in the first place, there are no major minus points that could affect the movie but there are trivial. Story line is quite routine and can be easily predicted. The length of the movie is quite long because of the slow screenplay and narration. There is no comedy as the movie runs on a serious note,yet we can get few smiles on our faces with Brahmaji's one liners in the first half. Coming to the plus points now, there are many.
Mahesh Babu outshines in his role and performs stupendously. His conviction and dedication made his role looks so natural. He is comletely fitted in Chief Minister's role. Mahesh's voice suited very well for the oath too. Mahesh Babu delivered his career best performance in this movie. His acting in major scenes brings lot of depth to the film, especially in a scene where he interacts with the media. He justified again why he is Superstar of Tollywood with this film. He looks so young and ravishing in this film, credits must be given to Siva for portraying him very extraordinarily. He is remarkable as an aggressive CM who chooses an unconventional path to set the things right. This role will be cherished forever by him as this role comes once in a lifetime for any hero. The way he moulded himself to look like CM is pretty impressive.
Kiara Advani marks her debut in Tollywood and delivers a decent performance. She provides ample support to Mahesh Babu in her limited role. She got less space and scope to prove herself yet she is remarkable. She will have a bright future in Tollywood for sure. Brahmaji is too good in his role. Prakash Raj delivers another spectacular performance with this movie.
Coming to the director Koratala Siva, we can say that he delivered another blockbuster to Telugu Film Industry. His direction and execution is flawless. There are no drawbacks on his part. His classy and massy elevations given to Mahesh Babu are laudable. Devi Sri Prasad's music is fabulous and so was his background score. But songs like O Vasumathi and Ide Kalala Unnade comes like speed breakers and halts the flow of the film. Production values are top notch. Editing is below par as the film is very long and few scenes or songs can be easily trimmed. Art direction is astonishing as the Assembly set looks so real and grand on screen. Cinematography by Thiru is astounding as every visual looks so rich and the color template of the film is damn good. Dialogues are extremely impressive as each and every dialogue uttered by Mahesh Babu are heart touching and thought provoking.
On the whole, Bharat Ane Nenu is the best work by Koratala Siva and Mahesh Babu. Bharat Ane Nenu is the best political drama that came out after Leader. This movie is a feast to Mahesh Babu's fans,regular cinema goers and cinema lovers. This is a movie that will be remembered and cherished for a very long time. If you can ignore the length of the movie, slow screenplay and narration then you can enjoy the movie thoroughly. Bharat Ane Nenu is the first blockbuster of this summer season.
Don't miss it.