Battla Ramaswamy Biopikku Review

Rating:2 /5

Cast: Altaf Hassan, Shanthi Rao, Satvika Jay, Bhadram, Lavanya Reddy and others

Producer: Rama Krishna Veerapaneni and Satish Kumar  

Cinematography: PSK.Mani

Editing: Sagar Dadi

Story-direction: Ram Narayan

Streaming on: ZEE5

Release Date: Fri 14th May 2021     

Punchline: Battala Ramaswamy Biopikku -Baboi Ramaswamy Bhayopikku

What’s Behind?

Battla Ramaswamy Biopikku attracted the attention of all with its unique title. It made people wonder who is Battala Ramaswamy and why the makers are coming with a biopic on screen in the first place. Till now filmmakers came with biopics on legendary personalities but this is the first time a film is coming titled biopic is coming on a fictitious character. Let us see what Battala Ramaswamy Biopikku featuring Altaf Hassan, Shanthi Rao, Satvika Jay, Bhadram, Lavanya Reddy and others got in store for the viewers. 

Story Review:

Ramaswamy (Altaf Hussain) fall in love at first sight with Jaya Prada (Shanta Rao) who was selling beads during their father's final rites. He convinces village heads and does intercaste marriage with Jaya Prada. Later he starts a saree business and lives happily. In the midst of all this, he was forced to marry Sudha( Lavanya Reddy) sister of Jaya Prada. Even before he could digest this, he gets another shock when people from the neighbouring village force him to marry Siri( Swathika Jay). Why Ramaswamy marries three girls and the developments in his life from Battala Ramaswamy biopic. 

Artists, Technicians Review:

Director Ram Narayan tried to attract viewers with comedy and emotional elements. He got good output from the entire cast. Ram Narayan came with a good story with a village atmosphere as per Telugu nativity. He however included many comedy and romantic elements that narrated the story in a slow and leisurely manner. This impacted the film's screenplay and one feels that he missed a great chance to turn the film into a full-length romantic entertainer. Though he had a good chance to turn the film into a complete romantic entertainer, he fumbled miserably. He failed to generate even a single scene that could connect with the viewers. He tried to draw inspiration from old Telugu films but unable to rework the script. He even failed to generate comedy by showing Battala Ramaswamy with his three wives. Finally, the story became outdated and the screenplay and direction didn't help the cause as it exposed his inexperience completely.

PSK. Mani's cinematography tried to show the village atmosphere naturally and realistically. Ram Narayan's music and BGM is just ok. Sagar Dadi's editing left a lot to be desired. He could have trimmed the film a lot. The length of the film tested the patience of the viewers. Rama Krishna Veerapaneni and Satish Kumar tried their best to give the best production values but they failed in their attempt. 

Altaf Hussain though new slipped into the role of Batta Ramaswamy quite well. He tried to attract with his mature performance in emotional and comedy scenes. Satvika Jay attracted by her looks while Shanta Rao and Lavanya Reddy are ok. Bhadram's comedy didn't work out this time.

Advantages:

Not many

Few performances

Elements to attract B, C centres

Drawbacks:

Story, screenplay, direction

Duration

Low technical and production values

Review Rating Analysis:

Battla Ramaswamy Biopikku directed by Ram Narayan had few comedy and emotional elements. Had the director paid attention and worked more on elevating them, it could have done wonders. But show pace, weak screenplay and director failing to catch the pulse of the viewers undid the so-called biopic. CJ going by the story and performances goes with 2 ratings for Battala Ramaswamy.