Released Date : Jul 8, 2023
Avg. User's Rating : 4.8/5
Story: Markandeya (Sai Tej) always seems short of time as he feels burdened with the responsibility of looking after his family. What happens when Titan (Pawan Kalyan) gives him a second lease on life?
Review: Samuthirakani dons the director's hat for BRO, the remake of his Tamil film Vinodhaya Seetham. His heart is in the right place when it comes to the film's central theme. However, while the execution stretches, the songs feel peppery and hit with many references to Pawan Kalyan's political ideology, not enough time is spent on the emotional core of it all.
Markandeya aka Mark (Sai Tej) is the head of his family despite his young age. Everything he says goes through and whenever he scolds them, his siblings see him more like a father than a brother. Life seems to be going well for him in all aspects when his life changes completely. He meets with an accident, but Titan (Pawan Kalyan) gives him a second chance to exploit what he always lacked. With 90 days in hand, Mark decides to make sure his family is taken care of before he dies. But did his family really need him to do this?
BRO has the kind of stories that seem heart-warming and life-affirming on paper. It begs the question - how much control do you really have over your life? And what little you do; How do you make sure it survives without harming anyone else? However, in order to commercialize these highly poignant questions, Samuthirakani chooses to litter the film with duets, special numbers, casual references to Pawan Kalyan's career and more that don't always work or worse - water down the emotions.
While the film has a central theme with a lot of potential, BRO relies on audiences flocking to theaters just for Pawan Kalyan and Sai Tej. Their chemistry is comfortable, maybe a little too comfortable for what the story demands of them. The first half of the film keeps you hooked for the most part. When Pawan flaunts his effortless grace to Emi Sodara or Vayari Bhama with a glass of tea in hand, it makes you smile. When he slows down to La La Bheemla in the second half, you want more.
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Sai Tej, on the other hand, is shaky when it comes to emotions. He looks much more comfortable in comedy or action sequences. Rohini plays his mother, Priya Warrier plays one of his sisters and Ketika Sharma plays his lover. While the women in this film hold their ground refreshingly at times, they are also forced to cry on screen. Brahmanandam has a cameo which made one wish to weave better. Thaman's songs are subpar, but he excels in the background score at certain parts of the film. Sujith Vasudev's cinematography is just right. The VFX and costume department let the film down.
BRO can be a poignant story of a man who had to grow up a little too fast and, in the process, forgets to make the most of his life. What you get instead is a film that loses steam as it moves forward with messaging lost in the chaos of it all. This one is a missed opportunity.
