Movie: Bheemla Nayak
Genre: Action-Drama
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, Nithya Menen, Samyuktha Menon and Others
Director: Sagaar K Chandra
Screenplay: Trivikram
Produced By: Suryadevara Naga Vamsi
Music: Thaman S
Cinematography: Ravi K Chandran
Runtime: 145 Minutes (2hrs 25Mins)
Story
Daniel Shekar (Rana Daggubati), an Ex-Military Officer will be traveling to his home. His car is stopped by AP border police and excise officers as he will be carrying alcohol bottles. Daniel is waken up by a constable. He gets angry and beats the constable and excise officers. Bheemla Nayak (Pawan Kalyan) enters the scene and arrests Daniel. After reaching the police station, Bheemla comes to know that Daniel is a politically well-influenced person and calls his senior. He orders Bheemla to make Daniel sit in his cabin and make sure he feels comfortable. After taking him into his work cabin, Daniel starts worrying about his pregnant wife and mother suffering from cancer. He requests Nayak to give him a peg of alcohol. Nayak sympathizes with him. His senior calls him and again tells him to make sure Daniel feels comfortable and orders Nayak to give Danny whatever he asks. As Danny requests, Nayak gives him a drink with help of a lady constable. Daniel records the whole scene in his phone. He uses that video Against Nayak which leads to Nayak losing his Job. What will Happen Now? Will Nayak win over Shekar? Where will this lead to? This forms the rest of the story
Artiste Performances
Pawan Kalyan gives a powerful performance as Bheemla Nayak. He is aggressive, and awesome and carries the role superbly with his Swag and attitude. The way he mouths the dialogues by Trivikram will surely be a feast to fans and is impactful.
Rana is rocking as Daniel. He is right opposition to Bheemla and gives an excellent performance. Both of their performances are major highlights of the movie and definitely are one of their best performances.
Nitya Menon and Samyuktha get very limited screen time yet deliver great performances and make their mark strongly.
Murali Sharma and Samuthirakani are good in their roles. Rao Ramesh provides a few laughs. The rest of the cast are Ok.
Plus Points
Storyline
Terrific Performances from Pawan Kalyan and Rana
Confrontation Scenes
Pre Interval to Interval Episodes
Lala Bheemla Song
Lodge Fight Scene
Flashback Narration
Climax Fight
Emotional weight
Background Score
Dialogues
Camera work
Drawbacks (Which I Felt)
Uneven pacing in first half
Analysis
Bheemla Nayak finally hit the screens amid lots of anticipation and hype and Yes it completely Lives up to all the expectations.
The movie starts off with an amazing dialogue introducing Bheemla Nayak which elevates the character. Then Daniel Shekar is introduced as shown in the trailer.
Arresting Daniel Shekar and confrontation scenes between Shekar and Nayak are presented in an interesting way and have many mass-attracting moments.
The movie's pace is a roller coaster ride in the first half. Title song is a little disappointing on screen. Rao Ramesh's comedy keeps the audience engaged whenever the movie feels slow. Scenes between Pawan Kalyan and Nitya Menen are fresh and beautiful to watch on screen.
The movie picks up pace the moment Bheemla Nayak loses his job. Bheemla starts to take on his opponents and then comes Lala Bheemla song which is a feast to watch and will leave the audience in goosebumps.
Pre Interval scene in the bus is one of the highlights of the movie. Dialogues mouthed by Pawan Kalyan leave a strong impact making it a solid Interval bang setting stage for an Intense face-off between Bheemla Nayak and Daniel Shekar.
The second half is filled with lots of engaging sequences and fan moments. There is a particular lodge fight scene which is a complete fan service. This scene too is one of the biggest highlights of the movie.
The flashback episode is narrated in Trivikram's style that feels different and intense, showing and elevating Pawan Kalyan in a superb way. Even the emotions are well-blended in the movie which brings a lot of depth to the proceedings.
Climax scene is yet another plus to the movie which is terrific. Bheemla is on rampage and Pawan Kalyan delivers a stellar performance throughout the scene. A change from the original linking Bheemla's flashback to the climax point worked out excellently. The reveal and Pawan's performance will surely leave audience awe-struck.
After a terrific showdown between Bheemla and Danny, movie ends with a subtle comic relief and a "wow" moment.
Dialogues by Trivikram leave an impact and work big time to the movie. Even the screenplay by him is Majestic. Visuals are yet another plus to the movie. Camera work by Ravi K Chandran is top-notch and maintains the tone and atmosphere of the movie throughout. Editing is Neat. Production values are great.
Thaman does extremely well with BGM. He already rocked it with his songs which are chartbusters but it's the BGM with which he has done a tremendous job. In a few scenes, the BGM literally gives an adrenaline rush and elevates the movie to the next level.
(MY) Final Word
Bheemla Nayak is an Official Remake of Ayyapanum Koshiyam. Makers made sure to make it a faithful remake with some changes, without losing the essence of the original which worked out perfectly and they made a better version of the original. Saagar and Trivikram have done a fabulous job. Leaving Uneven pacing in the first half, Movie completely succeeds in giving a "Fan"tastic experience with splendid performances from Pawan Kalyan and Rana. On a Whole, Bheemla Nayak is an Intense and Compelling Mass Entertainer. A Must Watch!
Bottomline: Bheemla Nayak - "Power"ful Mass Feast
Note: This is my take on the movie. That is why I am not rating the movie. I respect each and every movie. Making people read my review and influencing them to form an impression on a movie before watching the movie is never my intention. I am a Movie lover too. This is just to express my view on the movie. 😊
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