Bhairava Geetha is a 2018 Indian Kannada-Telugu bilingual romantic action film jointly written by Ram Gopal Verma and Ram Vamsi Krishna while directed by Siddharth Thatholu. The film is produced by veteran Ram Gopal Verma and Bhaskar Rashi under the production banner Rashi Combines. It stars Dhananjay and Irra Mor in the lead roles.

Bhairava Geetha
Directed bySiddharth Thatholu
Written byRam Vamsi Krishna
Ram Gopal Verma
Screenplay byRam Vamsi Krishna
Ram Gopal Verma
Produced byBhaskar Rashi
Ram Gopal Verma
StarringDhananjay
Irra Mor
Bala Rajwadi
CinematographyJagadeesh Cheekati
Edited byAnwar Ali
Music byRavi Shankar
Production
company
Rashi Combines
Distributed byJayanna Combines
Release date
  • 14 December 2018 (2018-12-14)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
Telugu

Ravi Shankar was roped into composing music for the film while cinematography and editing were done by Jagadeesh Cheekati and Anwar Ali, respectively. The film had its theatrical release on 14 December 2018 and opened to mixed and mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences. The story and screenplay were criticised despite a well-composed performance from Dhananjay and Irra Mor.[1][2]

Cast

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Plot

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Geetha, who belongs to a family with a hard-core faction backdrop, returns to her village after finishing her studies. She then falls in love with her father's henchman. The couple elopes when her father orders to kill Bhairava. The remaining plot of the story, including the climax, reveals how Bhairava and Geetha tackle the challenges.[3]

Production

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The film title, Bhairava Geetha, was set according to the names of the lead characters. It was officially made in Kannada-language and was dubbed in Telugu with the same name. This was also the 30th film to be written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma.[4] The official trailer was released on 1 September 2018.

Soundtrack

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Kannada tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Modala Modala Bhethiyalle"Vijay Prakash, Shweta Mohan 
2."Nee Nanna Bhagavathgeethe"Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi 
3."Iruvi Goodnaag"Anirudha Sastry, Indu Nagaraj 
4."Eno Aadhangide"D. Sathyaprakash, Anirudha Sastry 
5."Yee Daasyada Mushtiyu Bigiyali"Shashank Sheshagiri, Anirudha Sastry 
6."Appikondu Nange Jo Laali"Mukesh 

Censorship

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The film also faced censorship issues and was supposed to be released on 21 October 2018 but was postponed to 14 December 2018.[5] Later, it received "A" certificate from the censor board.[6]

Release

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The film was released worldwide on 14 December 2018 and received mixed reviews after several postponements due to the censorship issues with the Censor Board.[7] It was earlier scheduled to hit the screens in the box office race with 2.0 on 30 November 2018 but postponed to 7 December 2018.[8]

Critical reception

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The story is in a good tone but was criticised for its screenplay. The first half was appreciated, but the second was criticised for the overexposure of violence.[9] The Sify gave 2 out of 5 stars, stating that the plot of the story is a shallow tale of forbidden love.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (14 December 2018). "Bhairava Geetha review roundup: This is what Telugu critics and audience say about RGV movie". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Bhairava Geetha movie review: Not a love story". The Indian Express. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Bhairava Geetha Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ kavirayani, suresh (16 December 2018). "Bhairava Geetha movie review: RGV produces a dud this time". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Bhairava Geetha faces censor issues, postpones release to December 7". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ Ravi, Murali (10 December 2018). "Unexpected reason behind the delay of Bhairava Geetha". Tollywood. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Bhairava Geetha release postponed again". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Bhairava Geetha and 2.0 lock horns". Deccan Chronicle. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. ^ Ravi, Murali (14 December 2018). "Bhairava Geetha Movie Review Rating". Tollywood. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Review : Bhairava Geetha review: A shallow tale of forbidden love (2018)". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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