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Mint
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Bhairavam public reviews: Manchu Manoj Kumar, Nara Rohit shine; fans criticise weakly written screenplay
Nara Rohit, Manchu Manoj Kumar, and Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas starrer Telegu movie hit the silver screen on Friday and garnered praise from all over. The movie—directed by G. Krishna Iyer—is a remake of the 2024 Tamil hit Garudan. Following its release, its reviews on X (formerly Twitter) ranged from praise for Manoj and Rohith's performances to criticism for the film's story. Both actors Manoj and Nara notably received compliments for their strong performances. Returning to the silver screen after a gap of eight years has not changed anything specific for Manoj, as his performance was largely praised by many. One X user wrote, '#Bhairavam movie Mamulga Ledhu ra Babu. #Bellamkonda anna rugged acting #NaraRohith calm and powerful acting and #ManchuManoj anna acting peaks come back movie. (Bhairavam movie is so good. Bellamkonda is rugged, Nara Rohith acted calm and powerfully, Manchu Manoj's acting is peaks in comeback film).' Another wrote, 'Manoj Rampage Performance After 9 Year's. The Chill Guy Is Back Finally. Superb Movie #Bhairavam Manchi Emotions Unnayi Must Watch Movie. (Manoj's performance was rampage. The chill guy is finally back with a superb film. Bhairavam has such good emotions).' A third fan praised Manoj and the director, writing, '@DirVijayK Utilised Three Heroes Tremendously. Manchu Manoj Steels The show. Excellent fights, Good Music. Hit Movie.' One wrote, 'perfect mix of youth, mass, and intensity. 3 young heroes ni baga present chesina @DirVijayK ki hats off! (3 young heroes were presented well, so hats off to Vijay) @BSaiSreenivas in Jathara scene – pure goosebumps. BGM and fights – next level stuff!' According to few fans, the movie's story could've been better. One X user wrote, 'The greatest trick ever pulled off by the Devil is making us believe that the Devil is the real GOD. This holds true in the case of #Bhairavam, where the battle for Dharma and Kurukshetra is referenced in the wrong context and feels completely out of place. In today's times, remakes rarely work, and this weakly written screenplay completely fails to deliver.' Another wrote, '#Bhairavam background score is terrific. Though the core concept is solid #Bhairavam falters in it's execution for most telugu commercial cinema-making, over the top performances by actor's makes it an AVERAGE watch..30 mins into 1st half is the only good part.' One called it 'below average' due to Sreenivas' 'overaction', writing, '#Bhairavam #bhairavamreview The film felt below average overall. Manoj and Nara Rohit gave strong performances, but Bellam Anna's overacting and the excessive action scenes overshadowed the drama. The story had potential, but the fights should've been minimized.' The movie tells the story of two friends, Varadha (Nara Rohith) and Gajapathi (Manchu Manoj), who have been inseparable since childhood. After a life-altering incident, an orphan, Seenu (Bellamkonda Sreenivas), enters their lives. Following this, cracks begin to form between friends. Their loyalty is tested when a sacred temple's land becomes the bone of contention.
Hindustan Times
21-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
Why was Ranya Rao granted VIP protocol, police escort: HC
The Karnataka high court Monday questioned why actor Ranya Rao, who is presently in judicial custody following her arrest in an alleged case of gold smuggling, was granted VIP protocol and police escort at the Bengaluru airport, which allegedly helped her evade security checks on the several alleged trips she took to Dubai for smuggling activities. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, who was hearing arguments on the bail application filed by the arrested actor, questioned the counsel of Rao, and the counsel for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the prosecuting authority in the case, why Rao had access to such VIP protocol despite the general understanding that police escort is not extended to everyone. The judge specifically asked Rao's counsel, senior advocate Sandesh Chouta, whether Rao was the step-daughter or adopted daughter of the Karnataka DGP Ramachandra Rao, and if she was a step-daughter, why she was granted a police escort. ALSO READ | Kannada actor Ranya Rao confessed to hawala deals, DRI tells court Justice Shetty emphasised that escort privileges are not given to all and questioned the justification for Rao's eligibility for such VIP treatment at airports. 'Is she (Rao) the step-daughter or adopted daughter? If she is step daughter, then why escort to her? Escort is not given to everyone, you also know,' Justice Shetty said. The court's query came in light of allegations by the DRI that Rao misused the VIP protocol extended to her under the instructions of her stepfather and the Karnataka Directorate General of Police (DGP) Ramachandra Rao. Chouta, in turn, acknowledged that VIP protocols and police escort were not extended often even to close relatives of VIPs. He, however, urged the court to grant Rao bail saying that she had already been in jail for 48 days and that she was willing to cooperate with DRI's probe in the case. Rao was arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on March 3 after DRI officials found her in possession of 14.2 kg of gold bars worth ₹12.5 crore, upon her arrival from Dubai. ALSO READ | After Ranya Rao's arrest, CBI to probe international gold smuggling ring Besides Rao, the DRI also named her friend and Telegu actor Tarun Konduru Raju as an accused in the case. The central agency claimed that the two made over 20 trips to Dubai together between January and March this year alone. Officials suspect that overall Rao has made 56 trips to Dubai between 2023 and this year. It also said that before Rao was arrested at the airport, she claimed not having anything to declare at the green channel. Yet, when she was searched, gold bars worth over ₹12 crore were recovered from her. While Rao has maintained that she has been falsely implicated in the case the DRI, refuted such allegation and opposed the actor's bail plea. The DRI's counsel told the court on Monday that due process was followed in arresting the actor. 'The person before whom the search was done was a customs officer. A lady officer was also present. After the recovery was made, we took her (Rao's) first statement,' DRI said. It also claimed that after her arrest, Rao refused to cooperate with DRI's probe. The court has postponed the hearing of Rao's bail plea on Tuesday. ALSO READ | Ranya Rao's DGP stepfather sent on 'compulsory leave' with immediate effect Rao moved the HC seeking bail last month after a special court for economic offences rejected her bail application. Besides DRI, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate have registered separate cases to probe any possible role government officials, including DGP Ramachandra Rao might have had, in facilitating the smuggling. DGP Ramachandra Rao, who was serving as the chairperson and managing director of the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited at the time of the actor's arrest, has been placed on compulsory leave by the Karnataka government.
