Bhola Shankar (2023)

Bhola Shankar is an action movie made and directed Meher Ramesh. The film was released on August 11, 2023. The movie Bhola Shankar is popular because it marks Chiranjeevi’s return after nearly four years – his last major appearance was in the 2019 movie “Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy”. Importantly, “Bhola Shankar” not only features Chiranjeevi but also popular actresses Tamannaah Bhatia and Keerthy Suresh.

Bhola Shankar is not an completely original story. It is the Telugu version of the 2015 Tamil film Vedalam starring Ajith Kumar in the lead role. This engaging story follows Shankar as he moves to a big city to work as a taxi driver but soon faces dangerous people. An acquaintance from his past life, who is now hardened, brings unexpected twists that change the direction of the tale.

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Overview

Movie	Bhola Shankar (భోళా శంకర్)
Language	Telugu
Screen	2D
Release Date	11 August 2023
Star Cast	Chiranjeevi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Keerthy Suresh, Sushanth
Country	India
Genres	Action, Drama
Director	Meher Ramesh
Producer	Anil Sunkara, Ramabrahmam Sunkara, K. S. Rama Rao
Story by	Siva, Adi Narayana
Editor	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music	Mahati Swara Sagar
Cinematography	Dudley
Production companies	AK Entertainments, Creative Commercials
Distributed by	Zee Studios

Story

The story is intense, giving the audience an insight into Shankar’s life before he became a quiet taxi driver. Before driving a taxi, Shankar was heavily involved with street groups.

A pivotal moment occurred when he chose to protect his sister from danger. In his journey, Tamannaah Bhatia played Chiranjeevi’s love interest and Keerthi Suresh played the role of his protective loving sister.

The story connects Shankar’s gangster past with his present life as a taxi driver, and his desire to protect his sister from danger. This compelling story gives insight into various aspects of Shankar’s life before and after he became a taxi driver.

Review

Raghu Babu, Rao Ramesh, Pankaj Tripathi and Murli Sharma are some of the notable talented actors in the film’s cast ensemble. The movie was produced under the banner of AK Entertainments, showing the cooperative nature of professionals in the industry. Mahati Swara Sagar provided the music melodies and background scores.

Arthur A Wilson provided captivating cinematography or camerawork, while Marthand K Venkatesh played an essential role in editing and putting together the movie’s narrative.

The production for Bholaa Shankar began on November 11, 2021 in the urban center of Hyderabad. While most of the film captures the city’s atmosphere, the crew also traveled to the picturesque landscapes of Kerala to film an important song sequence. However, some musical song numbers still remain to be filmed.

The movie brings together an ensemble cast of talented actors and industry professionals who cooperated behind the scenes on cinematography, editing, music and more. While primarily shot in Hyderabad, the production also captured beautiful scenery in Kerala for a key song sequence, with some songs yet to be filmed.