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Tragic climax
Bobby (TELUGU)
Cast: Maheshbabu, Aarti Agarwal, Prakashraj, Raghuvaran
Music: Mani Sarma
Dir: Sobhan
NOWADAYS ONE rarely gets to watch a tragic love story as it is not considered economically vialable. Bobby, however, is an exception. The end looks like a hop, step and jump into the heaven where `marriages are made'. The climax of the film is mayhem, caused not by the rival fathers of the lovers but some extraneous forces. That is what the film is all about.
Bobby (Mahesh), son of industrialist K.R. (Raghuvaran) - a white-collared don, arrives from the U.S.A. Yadagiri (Prakashraj) who started off as union leader in a factory owned by K.R. and became powerful soon, is K.R.'s bitter enemy.The State's Home Minister is shown as a stooge of both these dons. This is the setting of the drama and its characters.
As expected, Bobby falls in love with Bhagyamati (Aarti Agarwal), daughter of Yadagiri. The introduction of the characters of Yadagiri, K.R. and their men is set in theatrical-mould, with a background voice describing the characteristics of each person. Though Bobby comes to India after 15 years of stay in the U.S., to spend time with his parents in his country, his parents want him to return to the U.S.A. early, lest the boy may become the target of Yadagiri's bullet.
How the children of these sworn enemies make to the wedding venue in the heaven is what the film presents. The strength of the film is in the sober portrayal of the character of Bobby by Mahesh. He displays variety in acting and perfect diction. He successfully underplays the role wherever it is needed.
Aarti Agarwal is considered just a second fiddle to him, The narration lacks momentum. Raghuvaran and Prakashraj try to give some sense to their rolesSong setting is partly with western mix. A couple of tunes are already familiar. The traditional tunes give some relief. The comedy introduced through Brahmanandam playing a transport contractor in whose bus the lovers travel, falls flat. Technically speaking, the film gives an `overdone' feel, especially in using graphic work.
G. S.
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