'Bengal Tiger' Review: It is a mixture of good comedy and dull narration

Film: Bengal Tiger.

Cast: Ravi Teja, Tamannaah, Raashi Khanna, Prudhviraj, Posani Krishna Murali, Boman Irani, Rao Ramesh, Sayaji Shinde, Brahmanandam.

Director: Sampath Nandi

Rating: 2 out of 5.

Ravi Teja is back with ‘Bengal Tiger’. It’s his second film to release this year. Certainly, and thankfully, ‘Bengal Tiger’ is not like ‘Kick 2’ but it isn’t any worthier. And that’s a serious problem. Ravi seems to have fallen into a pit of commercial entertainers that revolve around the same checklist of mundane options.

There are many inspiring rags to riches stories in Telugu cinema. ‘Bengal Tiger’ enters the zone from another direction. The film (don’t get surprised; there’s a story somewhere) is about a happy guy who from walking the little roads of a small town becomes the apple of a few politicians’ eye.

If actors play politicians in a film, sinister attitudes form a big part of it. Sayaji Shinde, Rao Ramesh, and Boman Irani are from that political sphere. Though these actors try to pull the strings from different corners, the film for a large chunk, allows nobody but Ravi to shine. Yes, Tamannaah and Raashi Khanna are included. Tamannaah, at least, gets 'Chupulato', a partly romantic song that uses her genuine image of a glamorous star to the hilt. Raashi’s character, sadly,gets no scope in the film.

Prudhviraj and Posani Krishna Murali are the true gems here. Prudhvi, especially, is awesome in a bit that spoofs ‘Attarintiki Daredi’. I began to wonder if filmmakers have underestimated his talent all these years and relegated him to the status of a sidekick. He should be used more in films. The crowning glory for these guys is that if it isn’t for them, the film would have gone down further. They disappear from the screen in the latter portions and that’s one of the reasons I couldn’t enjoy the film thoroughly.

When it comes to action, there’s complete package in Ravi’s introductory scene where he steps on the bodies of goons. Everything from music to Ravi’s expression is perfect. Immediately, Sampath Nandi turns off the excellence and shifts the location and mood to a small town, in a flashback mode. That’s his first mistake. Then the mistakes continue throughout the film.

The background score in ‘Bengal Tiger’ keeps roaring. It doesn’t stop ever. Plus, continuous praise for Ravi Teja from the beginning of the film is unnecessary. For every ten minutes or so, there’s a punch dialogue either from Ravi himself or from one of the properties (actually supporting actors). Some lines do make a point but most of them are plain trash.

I found a giggling amount of comedy in ‘‪Bengal Tiger’. Focus on the funny bits. It won’t matter if you doze off for the rest of the film though.