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Film: Bangaru Babu Cast: Jagapati Babu, Meera Jasmine Direction: Jonnalagadda Srinivas Jagapati Babu is on a stronger turf when he has a story that revolves around familial ties and sentiment. His father Murali Mohan dies leaving behind a secret – a second family in debts, unmarried sister and a son Hari (Shashank) who is addicted to drugs. Jagapati takes on the responsibility to make a wastrel into a responsible person and when he is nearing his goal, the truth that Jagapati and Shashank are brothers is revealed and the latter is on a revenge-seeking trip. That’s not the end of the story. There is Meera (Meera Jasmine), a florist who falls in love with Jagapati but their relationship is estranged as Jagapati gives more importance to Shashank than her. Shashank’s journey towards acceptance is not free of noble lessons and real people. Bad guyShayaji Shinde completes the picture, he lends a touch of villainy and action to the family drama by using Shashank to score over his rival Jagapati, then all is well that ends well. Bangaru Babu just doesn’t remind one of Rajashekar’s Raja Babu. It has a theme that has been retold several times by the film-makers. The film has a grandmother, who doesn’t want to give a share of the property to the step grandson, a mother who is resigned to her fate but wants to make peace with her husband’s second family. Shashank shinesAmidst all this there is Shashank’s love interest Gowri Munjal, who doesn’t suit the role at all, wants to see him as a changed person and Sonu Sood, Jagapati’s brother who plays spoilsport. The film’s fine emotional core comes from Shashank and if it’s anyone who gains from the film at all it’s him. However’ his intense performance doesn’t elevate the family drama into high cinema. Y. SUNITA CHOWDHARY
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