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Bombaat
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
Production
— 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] SoundtrackThe 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]
Release and receptionBombaat 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 officeThe 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
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