Bombaat

2008 Indian film
  • 8 August 2008 (2008-08-08)[1]
CountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Bombaat (transl. Superb)[2] is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by D. Rajendra Babu (in his 50th film)[3] and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Ganesh and Ramya.[4][5] The plot of the movie was criticized to be a hotchpotch of Telugu movies like Dhee and Aata.[6]

Plot

Shalini, the daughter of a police commissioner Ananthakrishnan, lands in the city only to find that a street rowdy Anand alias Ganesha is on a rampage. But little does she know that Anand is a Good Samaritan at heart.

Meanwhile, Shalini comes across a sadist who wants to marry her at any cost. He is also the son of a big mafia don. The mafia group goes to Shalini's father's house to force the marriage. Shalini's father seeks the help of Anand and makes his daughter stay with him for a month in his den. How Anand saves Shalini and what happens to the bad guys make up the rest of the story.

Cast

  • Ganesh as Anand alias Ganesha[2]
  • Ramya as Shalini
  • Avinash as Ananthakrishnan, Shalini's father[2]
  • Mukesh Rishi as Mafia Don
  • Vinaya Prasad
  • Rahul Dev[7]
  • Adi Lokesh as Sadist
  • Shobh Raaj
  • Guru Dutt

Production

‘There is lot of hardwork from me. It is a new kind of cinema for me. I have lost eight kilos especially for the second half”

 — Ganesh on the film, 2008[8]

Ganesh worked out to play a tough guy in the film.[9] Ramya was cast as a non-resident Indian.[10] The songs were shot in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.[10][11][12][13] Ramya shot for this film at the same time as the unreleased Bhimoo's Bang Bang Kids and Mussanje Maathu.[14] Ganesh got injured while doing the splits.[15] Shooting finished in March 2008.[11]

Soundtrack

The music of Bombaat was composed by Mano Murthy who previously worked with Ganesh in Mungaru Male and Cheluvina Chittara.[8] Lyrics were by Jayanth Kaikini and Kaviraj. Bangalore Mirror opined that "Amid high expectations from Mano, for a Ganesh starrer, Bombaat’s soundtrack just about manages to stay afloat.[16]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Maathinalli Helalaarenu" (male)Sonu Nigam5:22
2."Strawberry Kenne"Rajesh Krishnan, Supriya Ramakrishnayya5:03
3."I Am So Bombaat" (title track)Gurukiran4:11
4."Maathinalli Helalaarenu" (female)Shreya Ghoshal5:09
5."Chinna Hele Hegiruve"Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal5:12

Release and reception

Bombaat was released around the same time as Ramya-starrer Antu Intu Preeti Bantu.[17] A critic from Sify called the story "water thin" and opined that "Added to it is the mother sentiment plus Mano Murthy’s rehashed tunes from his earlier films, makes it messy."[18] R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and opined that "All this might just appeal to Ganesh's fans despite the poor script".[19] Deccan Herald said, "Bombaat is better left alone for a quickest burial at the boxoffice and one’s money better spent at bhel-puris, badushahs, chais, cappuccinos, and Cafe au Laits than let Bombaat make bheja-fry of you brains and mincemeat of your mindspace".[2] The audience criticised Ganesh's characterisation.[20] Rajendra Babu cast Ramya in Aryan (2014) after he liked her performance in this film.[21]

Box office

The initial collections were high,[22] but the film later became a box office failure after the collections dipped.[23][24][25][26] The film flopped along with Ramya's Antu Intu Preeti Bantu.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Ramya is all excited about Bombaat and her other projects". The Hindu. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Babu, Bejaar (9 August 2008). "This Bombaat is bheja-fry". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Jumping the gun". Bangalore Mirror. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ Shiva Kumar, S. (28 March 2008). "Life can be bombat". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bombaat". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/08review-pp.htm
  7. ^ CR, Sharanya (22 March 2013). "Malashri takes on five baddies in her next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Bombaat gets ready". Sify. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ Vijayasarathy, R G. "Ready for a new-look Ganesh?". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Bombat". The Hindu. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  11. ^ a b Veeresh, K.M. (16 May 2008). "Gandhinagar Gossip". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Ganesh's parallel love story in Austria". The Times of India. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Ramya's turning a globetrotter". The Times of India. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Rajeev's impressed with Ramya". The Times of India. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Ganesh is in splits!". The Times of India. 2 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Falls short of expectations!". Bangalore Mirror. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Ramya rules". The Hindu. 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Bombaat". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ Vijayasarathy, R G (8 August 2008). "For Ganesh fans". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  20. ^ Madhu Daithota (7 January 2009). "'Why stop at Rs 2 crore?'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Ramya and Shivanna to pair up for Babu's next". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Kannada Box-Office (Sep1-5)". Sify. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Rs 60-cr loss for Sandalwood". Bangalore Mirror. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  24. ^ Lokesh, Vinay (16 January 2014). "Ganesh to take the action route?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Double crore? Not quite there". Bangalore Mirror. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  26. ^ Daithota, Madhu (3 October 2008). "'I was scared to bits'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  27. ^ Madhu Daithota (4 January 2009). "'I've reached a more serious phase in my life'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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