Bindaas carried a lot expectations as Puneet Rajkumar's last two films -- Arrasu and Milana -- were huge hits.  But the film reminds you of many recent Telugu blockbusters though the story written by Janardhana Maharshi is original. If only D Rajendra Babu had selected a story that is strong enough to make an extraordinary film.

Shivu (Puneet) is a happy-go-lucky man who indulges in black marketing of film tickets. One day, he meets Preethi, a painter and instantly falls for her leading to a hilarious first half. Steps in a senior police officer (Preethi's father) who want Shivu to work for the Police Department. Shivu infiltrates into the notorious D gang and kills all the rowdies who have been terrorising the city. And then comes the big twist and a riveting climax.

Puneet Raj Kumar's perfect body language and excellent dialogue delivery breathes life into the role of a happy-go-lucky youngster who indulges in petty crimes to eke out a living. In fact, Bindaas is clearly Puneet Raj Kumar's film all the way.

However, other than Puneet's characterisation, the director has not been able to create magic with the rest.

Touted as an action film, Bindaas is anything but, with many loose ends marring the narration.  D Rajendra Babu's handling of the film is good only in patches while Janardhana Maharshi's screenplay is haphazard. Dialogue writer Malavalli Sai Krishna too fails to deliver punching dialogues. 

Despite these negative points, however Bindaas entertains solely because of the superbly executed fights and good choreographed songs like Thara Thara Onthara and the title song. Plus, there is Hansika who looks terrific.  

Nasser is good as a senior police cop but his voice could have been dubbed by a better artist. The other major characters of the film have very less to do on screen including Sivaji villain, Suman and Rahul Roy. 

Other major attractions of the film are the top class cinematographic work by H C Venu and music by Guru Kiran.

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