One of the most awaited Kannada film -- Bombaat -- starring Ganesh is finally out. One of the reasons for the fevered wait is Ganesh's new avatar as an action hero. Another curiosity factor is that this is the first film starring Ganesh and Ramya together.

And judging by looks alone, producer Rockline Venkatesh and director D Rajendra Babu have certainly succeeded in making Ganesh look totally different. Credit also goes to Ganesh as he has indeed worked hard to get his new look.  

So without further ado let's get to the story, which is about Shalini who lands in the city only to find that a street rowdy called Anand 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 the Police Commissioner's house to force the marriage. The Police commissioner 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.

Sounds farfetched? Well, that is the main drawback of Bombaat -- its illogical plot. The film's writer or should we say co-writers -- director Babu and Janardhana Maharshi -- have failed to provide a convincing story. Instead we get a hotch potch of many elements which we have seen in many commercial hits.

The narration too lacks the necessary punch mainly due to uninspiring dialogues written by M S Ramesh.

All these drawbacks notwithstanding, Ganesh still manages to look convincing in his action role -- he is very good in fights which includes somersaults and rope tricks. But his strong dialogue delivery suffers because of unimpressive dialogues.

Ramya has portrayed her role effectively (the little we see of it). The pair looks rocking especially in the songs. The baddies -- Mukesh Rishi, Rahul Rai, Aadi Lokesh and Gurudatt -- are okay. However, a fine actor like Avinash looks pathetic in an unconvincing role.

Mano Murthy is impressive in the two songs -- Maathinalli Helalaarenu and Maathinalli Helutheeni -- rendered by Sonu Nigam [Images] and Shreya Ghoshal. Songs and fight sequences are well picturised and camera work by Shekhar Chandru is also impressive.

All this might just appeal to Ganesh's fans despite the poor script.

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