Kiran Bedi Kannada Movie
The story of the Kannada film Kiran Bedi has no connection with the real life incidents that happened in the life of the much celebrated Delhi based Police officer Kiran Bedi. The story is a fictional one. But Om Prakash Rao has retained his reputation as the remix specialist through this film. Kiran Bedi has the story which is a mix of several non Kannada films and it has been largely influenced by Telugu film 'Vikramarkudu'. Just a week ago, Sudeep starrer Veera Madakari, a remake of Vikramarkudu was released. And now we have a new film which has largely borrowed its story line from the same film.
Still Kiran Bedi has elements which can appeal to the mass audience. The film's strength is the action sequences which have been choreographed with rich production values. And the film's fast pace is certain to enthuse the audience. Though the story lacks any original link, the narration is filled with commercial elements.
But there are some important things that the director has missed in the film. He has not done his homework properly while writing the script of the film. And it looks as if story writer Janardhana Maharshi has also been included in discussions as you find lot of sequences of successful Telugu films being included in the film. Om Prakash should have cared to edit the length of the film which is nearly three hours. Some of the sequences in the film need to be chopped off.
There are lot of factual errors in the film which could have been avoided. Kalasipalya is a ward which is only a part of Chamarajpet constituency, but in the film Kalasipalya is shown as an Assembly constituency. Even a school boy knows that there are 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, but Om Prakash thinks it to be 29 and even incorporates it in a dialogue of the film. And there has been no code of conduct seen during the election time. The Police officer brazenly supports her own propped up candidate without getting warned by any officials of the Election Commission.
Kiran Bedi is a dynamic police officer whose focus is to eliminate the crime graph in her area. She is the daughter of a Police constable whose ambition is to see that his daughter becomes a daring Police officer like Kiran Bedi. Kiran becomes a thorn in the flesh of some anti social elements who are ruling the roost in Bangalore city.
She almost finishes the nefarious activities of the gang, but the villains kill her. Kiran Bedi's look alike Bhagyalakshmi is a cheat in Bellary who makes a living out of her fraudulent deals. Bhagyalakshmi comes to Bangalore to take the place of Kiran Bedi. She uses her intelligence to take on the big Mafia and finish them off in the climax. And there is an elaborate climax scene in the end which justifies Bhagyalakshmi's actions.
Malashri still remains the same level of enthusiasm which elevated her to stardom many years ago. Even now she looks like a Lady Amithabh with her daring stunts. Ashish Vidyarthi scores much in the role of Bhoopathy, the main villain. Veterans Rangayana Raghu, Sreenivasa Murthy, Suchayeendra Prasad have done very well in their respective roles.
The camera work is also a major highlight of the film. The same level of appreciation cannot be given to Hamsalekha who has composed music of the film.
Kiran Bedi is a mass oriented film which can be liked by the mainstream audience despite its many negative aspects.
