Movie review ‘Buguri’: A love spinning top

Director: M D Sridhar

Cast: Ganesh, Richa Panai, Erica Fernandes, Sadhu Kokila

Rating: 3 stars

The golden star marks his silver jubilee venture with this one while making a decent comeback with back to back average hit at the box office. Unlike any extravagant venture of a star’s 25th venture, Ganesh picks up another simple romantic subject - a default in his career since 2006 with Chellata, directed by Sridhar himself who has again shouldered responsibility for Buguri too.

With the scenes of few popular films of golden star, Buguri starts spinning slowly until it gains momentum in the second half. The first half lacks speed and it gives an impression of popular scenes from romantic films been lifted and reworked. The songs which are usually the soothing experience of Ganesh movies, fails to add the much needed magic to this romantic drama. The director, who is famous for his remake hits, has this time made a sort of remake with the influence of several hit films.

The male protagonist who has developed a unique application ‘hello’ which helps to charge the battery of a cell phone, is now a successful person and is about to get married to a size-zero beauty portrayed  by Erica Fernandes. Yes, you read it right, an application which helps charge the battery of any mobile phone by just saying hello. This must be one of the top most innovations of all time, if it was in real. But sadly, it happened only in this cinema! Time for the twist, as the hero reveals to his would-be-wife that he was in love during college days. Richa Panai, who makes her debut, is definitely a beautiful treat to watch with quite an ease in acting. In fact the songs which are suppose to lift the tempo; it makes the experience drowsier. With the intermission over, the film gets back to life after the break-up. Sadhu is no extraordinary min-package of humour but is more of portraying a supporting role. Even as it manages to stay spinning, Buguri ends on a high note, and many hearts may beat for a moment remembering the ‘special’ one from the past.