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Brahmanandam’s non-starter

Film: Brahmanandam Dance Company

Cast: Brahmanandam, Sivaji, Ravi Krishna

Direction: Srikant

Brahmanandam Dance Company might not be an original movie, but one would surely be tempted to watch it hoping it would be at least funny. However director Srikant disappoints, failing to even reproduce Priyardarshan’s simple comedy ‘Bhagam Bagh’. Anandam (Brahmanandam) is the boss of a drama company and two pranksters Ravi Krishna and Sivaji work in his company and most of the time, make life difficult for him. Impressed by the troupe’s work, an NRI contractor AVS takes them to Bangkok to perform. But even before that, the heroine (Sameeksha) disappears. It is imperative to find a heroine now for the dance company and they begin hunting for a replacement.

They bump into Arpita (Kamalini Mukherjee), who, for some reason, wants to end her life. Her suicidal tendencies become a source of worry for the troupe. Meanwhile, Ravi Krishna falls in love with her but even before anything interesting can take place, her husband Raghu (Mahendra) arrives, reveals his wife’s problem and takes her away.

The story takes a different turn from then onwards. All those who thought Brahmanandam would come up with a rib-tickling performance will be disappointed. . One can sit through the second half of the film only because of a dash of mystery thrown in. Sivaji and Ravi Krishna dish out low-brow humour. There is no chemistry between the actors. The rest of the performers fade.

Y.S.C

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