After the recent Veera Madakari, a remake of the Telugu hit Vikramarkudu, the latest to hit the marquee is remake specialist Om Prakash Rao's masala entertainer titled Kiran Bedi [Images], a film that is heavily influenced by many successful non-Kannada films including Vikramarkudu.

Kiran Bedi has some major highlights, one of them being the action sequences which were choreographed with a lot of technical expertise. Malashri, who returns after five years, shows a level of enthusiasm and fitness in the daring stunts which is admirable.

The film also bears the stamp of Ramu Enterprises (production house)  known for its lavish productions as it has left no stone unturned to make this one a grand film.

The story goes like this: Kiran Bedi is a dynamic police officer whose focus is to eliminate crime in her area. She is the daughter of a constable whose ambition is to see that his daughter becomes a daring officer like the supercop Kiran Bedi. Meanwhile Kiran comes head to head with a criminal gang headed by Bhoopathy. Who loses and who wins make up the rest of the movie.

Though the film has its good points like great action, there are some short comings like the length of the film and factual errors, which could have been avoided. Kalasipalya is a ward which is only a part of Chamarajpet constituency, but in the film Kalasipalya is shown as an assembly constituency. Even a school kid knows that there are 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, but Om Prakash thinks it to be 29. He is also not aware of something called the code of conduct during the elections. The police officer brazenly supports her own propped up candidate without getting noticed by any officials of the Election Commission.

Malashri has done well in the action sequences and shows good comedic timing. Ashish Vidyarthi scores as the villain. Sreenivasa Murthy and Suchayeendra Prasad too shine in their respective roles while Rangayana Raghu is passable.

Camera work is another highlight of the film. Hamsalekha shines in the background score though the lyrics tend to get drowned in the music.

In a nutshell, go watch Kiran Bedi for Malashri's breathtaking stunts.

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