Bagheera Movie Review
Actor Prabhu Deva and filmmaker Adhik Ravichandran have teamed up for Bagheera, which was supposed to have its theatrical release almost 2-3 years ago. The film is a psychological thriller revolving around a psychopath hunting down women, who cheat their boyfriends, which attempts to tickle the funny bones of teens with the dialogues and trending terms that appeal to their interests.
Adhik Ravichandran’s movies have always dealt with a boy’s anguish and outburst over the girls who cheat and break up with their boyfriends. In this movie, he follows the same pattern but with a psychopath element. In many places, the story keeps tracing back to Naan Avanillai and Manmadhan. The only surprise element in the movie is the pre-climax, where the protagonist and even the audience have a twist. As with his performance, Prabhu Deva gets a scope to perform beyond his usual limits. Well, when we consider his list of movies performed till the date after his comeback, none of them actually explored his potential, and this one ranks above all of them. Adhik can get commended for getting the best out of him. The pre-climax scene of the Pattukottai Ammaale remix brings us the signature touch of Prabhu Deva. The other actors have little importance, and even the technical aspects don’t contribute to creating an impact for this song. The songs look too ordinary, and BGM is okay in a few places. Adhik targets the teen boys and wins their applause in a few scenes due to the dialogues about current trends.
The first half juggles and keeps shifting between too many scenes, which offers a vague experience, and we have to wait till the second half, where Adhik tries to connect them. In addition, the screenplay starts getting repetitive after a certain extent. It is blatantly noticebale that many scenes have been deleted at the last minute to tweak the running length.
Bagheera isn’t a top-notch film but manages to offer some entertainment with the sheer performance of Prabhu Deva and some hilarious moments sprinkled in a few places.
Verdict: A timeworn that almost touches the line of the ‘Below Average’ zone, but gets saved by Prabhu Deva’s performance and a few funny moments.
Rating: 2.75/5
