Venkatesh Bodyguard Movie Review
|                       Film: Bodyguard  Starring: Venkatesh,Trisha,Saloni,Prakash Raj, Ali Subaraju Director: Gopichand Malineni Producer: Bellamkonda Suresh Banner: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions Music: Thaman S | 
Story
Venkatadri (Venkatesh) a is a trusted  man for Varadarajula Naidu (Prakash Raj). 
On his request, Venkatadri  joins as a bodyguard to his college going daughter 
Keerthi (Trisha) to  protect her from his rival (Kota Srinivasa Rao). He will be 
escorting  her to the college. But Keerthi feels it as a headache and to get rid 
of  him, she starts teasing him inspite of her friend Swathi (Saloni)  warning. 
Keerthi starts making anonymous calls to him, as a girl who is  in love with 
him and makes fun. But finally she ends up in loving  Venkatadri seriously. 
One fine day Varadarajula Naidu comes to know  about their love and things 
get serious. Did Venky find his secret girl  friend? What follows is the rest of the 
story?
Performance
Bodyguard is a tailor made script for  Venkatesh and it’s a cakewalk to him. 
The character showcases love,  happiness, comedy, sorrow and all other 
emotions equally and one has to  agree Venkatesh is the right choice for the 
movie. He has made theater  split in laughter with his lady getup in which
 he shakes leg for Poovai  Poovai number.
Trisha is fascinating and she has  delivered her best in performance. While the 
first half showcase her  funny and naughty side, the second half brings emotional 
side to the  film.
Saloni in the role of Swathi as Trisha’s  friend performed very well. Prakash Raj 
is regular, Pragathi is  alright. Ali and Venu Madhav are hilarious, Kota Srinivasa 
Rao is good,  Subbaraju is fine.
Technical Analysis
Shyam K Naidu’s cinematography is good  and the movie looked rich in 
each frame. Thaman’s songs are soothing and  a couple of songs are shot
 in scenic locales, the background score  elevated the scenes. Gopichand 
Malineni’s direction is good, the story  is similar to the remake and had 
no big changes so is the screenplay,  dialogues are amazing and special 
mention to Kona Venkat, also fights  were choreographed well.
Analysis
Director Gopichand Malineni stuck to the  original version script without 
many changes making it a genuine  remake. Bodyguard is a simple story 
with an unexpected twist in the end  but what makes you fairly engaging 
and connects to the movie is the  interplay of characters, emotional content, 
ease in narration and  engaging dialogues. Also, Bodyguard has all the 
commercial elements,  high voltage action sequences, the comedy is handled 
well, songs were  shot in beautiful and scenic locales. First half of the film is
 packed  with fights, romance, and humor while the second half is an emotional 
 galore and the climax is an asset for the film. Bodyguard has its own  flaws but
 can be overlooked on a whole.
Final Verdict
A perfect Pongal outing for family audiences.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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