Bommarillu (2006) :
Brief Review -
A perfect rom-com drama for Indian Audience with great performances of Siddharth, Genelia and Prakash Raj. Rom-coms were running riot in 90s as youth audience started loving the new style of storytelling with freshness in the characters. Bollywood had many trendsetting films then but in 2000s decade it became repetitive and then there came telugu cinema to show something new with old formulas with a film like Bommarillu. A young man falls in love with an over-friendly girl and then realizes that he has to push back against his domineering father if he wants to find true happiness and love. If you remember, this story is bit similar to DDLJ but instead of girl's father here it was about persuading a boy's Father. Of course, there are many other things too but i won't spoil everything here. Bommarillu is a very engaging film with plenty of humourous gags. It's a comedy of perfect situations with no intentional methods and that's why it feels organic and fresh. Siddharth plays a boy whom you can easily relate to. A naive guy who never talked to girls meets a talkative girl who is friends with everyone. Genelia portrays an energetic, happy-go-lucky and cheerful girl whom you will fall in love with instantly. She is too sweet to handle at some moments. Prakash Raj as a strict and over possesive father is a Treat to watch. Apart from these three, the supporting cast is also very good. Bommarillu is little bit lengthy but thankfully it's a very entertaining film so you don't actually realise when three hours passed. Direction wise it could have pushed the things a bit higher but it's okay because this Rom-com genre isn't very intelligent one to use skillful technique. Keeping everything simple and audience friendly matters the most and that's Bhaskar has done perfectly with Bommarillu. Overall, a splendid flick with repeat value.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
A perfect rom-com drama for Indian Audience with great performances of Siddharth, Genelia and Prakash Raj. Rom-coms were running riot in 90s as youth audience started loving the new style of storytelling with freshness in the characters. Bollywood had many trendsetting films then but in 2000s decade it became repetitive and then there came telugu cinema to show something new with old formulas with a film like Bommarillu. A young man falls in love with an over-friendly girl and then realizes that he has to push back against his domineering father if he wants to find true happiness and love. If you remember, this story is bit similar to DDLJ but instead of girl's father here it was about persuading a boy's Father. Of course, there are many other things too but i won't spoil everything here. Bommarillu is a very engaging film with plenty of humourous gags. It's a comedy of perfect situations with no intentional methods and that's why it feels organic and fresh. Siddharth plays a boy whom you can easily relate to. A naive guy who never talked to girls meets a talkative girl who is friends with everyone. Genelia portrays an energetic, happy-go-lucky and cheerful girl whom you will fall in love with instantly. She is too sweet to handle at some moments. Prakash Raj as a strict and over possesive father is a Treat to watch. Apart from these three, the supporting cast is also very good. Bommarillu is little bit lengthy but thankfully it's a very entertaining film so you don't actually realise when three hours passed. Direction wise it could have pushed the things a bit higher but it's okay because this Rom-com genre isn't very intelligent one to use skillful technique. Keeping everything simple and audience friendly matters the most and that's Bhaskar has done perfectly with Bommarillu. Overall, a splendid flick with repeat value.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.