Maverick
director
Ram
Gopal
Varma,
who
is
known
for
making
movies
on
realistic
lines,
is
back
with
yet
another
sensitive
subject,
Bejawada.
This
time
RGV
has
chosen
the
gang
and
caste
wars
that
occurred
in
80s
in
Vijayawada,
which
was
formerly
known
as
Bejawada.
The
film
is
produced
by
him
and
directed
by
his
former
assistant
Vivek
Krishna.
The
caste
wars
in
Bejawada
are
well
known
to
everyone.
It
is
therefore
a
subject
that
would
naturally
appeal
to
any
filmmaker.
However
the
subject
has
not
been
handled
well
by
director
Vivek
Krishna.
The
film
is
not
about
a
big
gang
war
between
two
factions
and
castes
but
it
is
reduced
to
a
simple
you-kill-my-brother-I-will-take-revenge
drama.
Story: Kali
(Prabhu)
is
literally
the
King
of
Bejawada.
He
is
a
good
man
but
the
politicians
fear
him
and
seek
out
his
help
to
further
their
political
ambitions.
He
has
a
trusted
lieutenant
Vijay
Krishna
(Mukul
Dev).
Kali"s
younger
brother
Shankar
(Abhimanyu
Singh)
is
envious
of
the
clout
and
popularity
of
Vijay
Krishna.
Shankar
also
has
his
own
political
ambitions
and
eyes
on
the
seat
of
his
brother
Kali.
So
Shankar
gets
his
brother
Kali
killed
and
puts
the
blame
on
Vijay
Krishna.
Shankar
now
sits
in
the
chair
of
his
brother
Kali
but
is
not
quite
happy.
He
now
wants
to
eliminate
Vijay
Krishna
as
well.
So
he
sets
his
goons
after
Vijay
Krishna
and
succeeds
in
getting
him
killed.
Vijay"s
younger
brother
Jaya
Krishna
(Ajay)
does
not
want
the
youngest
brother
Siva
Krishna
(Naga
Chaitanya)
to
get
involved
in
the
faction
politics
and
ruin
his
life.
However,
Siva
Krishna
is
seething
with
anger
at
the
murder
of
his
brother
and
knows
that
it
was
the
handiwork
of
Shankar.
So
he
sets
out
to
take
revenge
for
the
killing
of
his
brother.
How
Siva
achieves
this
is
the
remaining
part
of
the
story.
Performance:
Prabhu
does
a
neat
job.
Subhaleka
Sudhakar
is
okay.
Naga
Chaitanya
is
not
entirely
convincing
in
the
role
of
a
tough
gangster.
He
just
manages
to
do
an
average
job.
Mukul
Dev
is
watchable.
Abhimanyu
Singh
does
not
show
any
sort
of
emotions.
Ajay
has
done
decent
job
and
so
is
Kota.
Ahuthi
Prasad
as
the
top
cop
fails
to
impress.
The
comedy
track
of
Brahmanandam
and
MS
Narayana
falls
flat.
There
is
not
much
romance
between
the
hero
and
the
heroine
Amala
Paul.
Positive:
There
are
very
few
positives
in
the
film.
Prabhu
in
the
role
of
Kali
is
one.
Other
than
that
there
is
noting
much
to
write
about.
Negatives:
The
story,
screenplay
direction
and
music.
Dull
and
routine
fights.
Lack
of
emotional
drama.
Poor
comedy.
Verdict
Bejawada
is
a
poorly
written
story
with
a
even
poorly
written
screenplay
and
weak
direction.
The
film
fails
on
several
counts
and
ends
up
as
a
big
disappointment
for
all
sections
of
the
audiences.
The
title
Bejawada
is
a
misnomer
as
the
film
hardily
deals
with
the
real
faction
politics
of
the
coastal
city.
The
film
is
a
simple
revenge
drama.