Bhavani (film)
Bhavani is a 2011 Tamil action film directed by G. Kicha and starring Sneha in the titular role as the police officer. The film also has Vivek, Sampath Raj, and Kota Srinivasa Rao. Others in the cast include Aryan and Yasmin Khan. It is the remake of Vyjayanthi IPS played by Vijayashanti.[1] It was released in Tamil on 11 March 2011.
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Directed by | G. Kicha |
Produced by | G. Kicha Shahul Hameed |
Written by | G. Kicha |
Starring | Sneha Vivek Yasmin Khan Aryan Sampath Raj Kota Srinivasa Rao |
Music by | Dhina |
Production company | K Films International |
Distributed by | Shri Movie Makers |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Bhavani (Sneha), an honest police officer in Hyderabad, is posted as Assistant Commissioner of Police in Tirunelveli upon the request of the Tamil Nadu government. The town is controlled by Sivalingam (Kota Srinivasa Rao), a baddie and aspiring politician who indulges in all unlawful activities. Bhavani resolves to put an end to all his acts. Meanwhile, Surya (Sampath Raj) voices against Sivalingam. As it happens, Sivalingam's son Ranjith (Aryan) plays spoilsport in the life of Bhavani's sister Deepa (Yasmin Khan). Efforts to prove him guilty by Bhavani end in vain. Now, a conspiracy is hatched by Bhavani in the company of Surya, and Ranjith is killed. An enraged Sivalingam takes Bhavani head-on. Sivalingam vows vengeance, and what happens from there forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sneha as ACP Bhavani
- Vivek as Ghirivalam
- Sampath Raj as Surya
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Sivalingam
- Aryan as Ranjith
- Yasmin Khan as Deepa
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Deepa's mother
- Delhi Ganesh as Bhavani's father
- Rajkapoor
- Paravai Muniyamma
- Ponnambalam
- Manobala as Ramakrishnan
- Cell Murugan
- Ilavarasu as Shanmugam
- Boys Rajan
Development
The film began production as Bhavani IPS before the title was shortened to Bhavani.[2][1] Sneha plays the tough police officer in this movie. Sneha will have a look to suit the character. She learned stunts to do stunt scenes in the film and has done bike-racing chasing scenes. She did her stunt scenes on her own for this movie and got hurt too many times. The shooting started in Tirunelveli and the filming was canned for 25 days continuously and the second schedule took place in Chennai and third in Hyderabad. The film was shot within a short span of 65 days. The film was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu with Brahmanandam starring in the Telugu version. Reports claiming that Manoj K. Jayan was part of the film proved to be false. The Telugu version failed to have a theatrical release.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Dhina.
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Released | 2011 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Producer | Dhina | |||
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No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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1 | "Aadupuli Aattamthan" | Dhina | Yugabharathi |
2 | "Karpoora Kannazhagi" | G. Kicha, Anuradha Sriram, Dhina | |
3 | "Karuppusamy Kaakisatta" | Paravai Muniyamma | |
4 | "Malai Sainthal" | Manikka Vinayagam | |
5 | "Mullai Malar" | Rita Thyagarajan, Dhanapal |
Release and reception
Bhavani was released on 11 March 2011 after a week from the scheduled release date of 4 March 2011 due to financial problems.[4] The movie opened to mixed reviews of critic praising Sneha, for her performance as "It is a Sneha's show all through. The actress is at her best donning the khaakhi. She is agile, fit and active. Especially in stunt sequences, she is at ease."[5] The movie was released with 160 prints in Tamil Nadu and in 12 screens in Mumbai, highest for a non-hero movie.[6] On the opening week-end, the movie collected average returns at the box-office.[7]
As the movie got a good response from the audience, the director has planned for a sequel with a fresh script. Sneha, who is overwhelmed with the response, adds, "It was because of my director I accepted Bhavani since I was initially apprehensive to go for an image makeover. For the sequel, I would take time off and prepare myself before actually getting into action." However the sequel failed to take off.[8]
References
- "Sneha turns cop! - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Bhavani IPS". The New Indian Express.
- "Bhavani IPS on March 4?". www.yahoo.com.
- "Friday Fiesta 110311 – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- "Bhavani Tamil Movie Review – cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- Anupama Subramanian DC chennai (14 March 2011). "Sneha inspired by Angelina Jolie". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- "Bhavani IPS box office". Behindwoods. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.
- "Sequel to 'Bhavani' – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.