Bheeshmar Explained

Bheeshmar
Director:Ranjith
Producer:Priya Raman
Music:S. P. Venkatesh
Cinematography:S. D. Kannan
Editing:Suresh Urs
Studio:Maverick Entertainment
Runtime:150 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Bheeshmar is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by actor Ranjith, making his directorial debut. The film stars Ranjith and Devayani, with Rami Reddy, Riyaz Khan, Anu Mohan, Ilavarasu, Vasu Vikram, Sadiq and Baby Prahasitha playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Ranjith's wife Priya Raman, had music by S. P. Venkatesh and was released on 27 September 2003.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

Bheeshmar (Ranjith) is an honest and upright police officer. He is married to Gowri (Devayani), and they have a six-year-old girl named Pappathi (Baby Prahasitha). Bheeshmar is transferred to a new department which is filled with corrupt police officers. Soon, Bheeshmar clashes with policemen Aadhi (Ilavarasu) and Dhandapani (Vasu Vikram), Assistant Commissioner Singampuli (Sadiq), and the heartless politician R. K. (Rami Reddy). Later, Bheeshmar was suspended for beating up Singampuli in court. Afterward, the police arrested Bheeshmar for a crime he did not commit, and he was put in jail. Gowri sells her kidney for the advocate's expenses to release him. After that, Bheeshmar ends up fighting with rowdies while bringing the medicine for his wife. He is not able to make it at the right time, so his wife dies in the hospital. The unemployed Bheeshmar turns berserk and kills all of his enemies. He is again arrested and is brought by a police van. In the traffic signal, he sees his daughter begging for food. She tries to run towards his van, and meanwhile, an accident happens to her. Bheeshmar wakes up screaming with his daughter nearby; he realizes that it is a nightmare. At that point, he understands that the evil in society is way more powerful than him. He then burns his police uniform and decides to start a new life with Pappathi.

Soundtrack

Bheeshmar
Type:soundtrack
Artist:S. P. Venkatesh
Released:2003
Recorded:2003
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Length:2:13
Producer:S. P. Venkatesh

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by S. P. Venkatesh. The soundtrack, released in 2003, features 1 tracks with lyrics written by Snehan.

Reception

Critical response

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said "In the area of dialogue, he (Ranjith) scores. As a hero he fills the bill. It is in the other departments that he is found wanting".[4] Sify wrote, " Ranjith has perpetuated so many stereotypes in this flick [...] The fatal flaw in the film is the screenplay, which is screeching and at times tries to be a third rate tearjerker" and said : "the censors have butchered the film and in most of the scenes dialogue cuts make the film jarring".[5] BizHat.com gave the film a negative review : "The honest police - goondas story in nothing new to Tamil audience. Having chosen this subject Ranjith could have taken more care in the narration. The screenplay lacks consistency".[6] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised Ranjith for making a realistic police film instead of masala one and concluded saying in the midst of larger than life cop roles who speaks punch dialogues, Bheeshmar is an honourable police.[7]

Box office

The film became a flop in the box office. Following the failure of the film, Ranjith was not able to produce his next own film because of the lack of fund. Ranjith then ventured to do a couple of character roles in Malayalam and Tamil films.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 November 2005 . Ranjith ready for next . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051125040225/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/18088.html . 25 November 2005 . 2 December 2016 . IndiaGlitz.com.
  2. Web site: Nair . Unni R. . 23 April 2010 . Uyarnthavan to hit screens in May . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240220095435/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/uyarnthavan-to-hit-screens-in-may/ . 20 February 2024 . 20 February 2024 . The Indian Express.
  3. Web site: Nair . Shoba . 30 July 2005 . Priya Raman on a creative high . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090911133653/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/07/30/stories/2005073000830300.htm . 11 September 2009 . 7 February 2024 . The Hindu.
  4. Web site: Rangarajan . Malathi . 26 September 2003 . Bheeshmar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031205214509/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/09/26/stories/2003092601340201.htm . 5 December 2003 . 2 December 2016 . The Hindu.
  5. Web site: 24 September 2003 . Bheeshmar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124016/http://www.sify.com/movies/bheeshmar-review-tamil-pclvsXfiahiih.html . 3 December 2016 . 2 December 2016 . Sify.
  6. Web site: Bhishmar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040818213056/http://movies.bizhat.com/review_bhishmar.php . 18 August 2004 . 2 December 2016 . BizHat.com.
  7. தாசன் . விஷுவல் . 19 October 2003 . பீஷ்மர் . live . https://archive.today/20240201124214/https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-10-19/page/90/mode/2up . 1 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 . . 90 . ta . Internet Archive.
  8. Web site: 12 April 2010 . Ranjith to rock in summer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413224058/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/56076.html . 13 April 2010 . 2 December 2016 . IndiaGlitz.com.
  9. Web site: 14 July 2004 . Ranjith all set to begin next venture . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041025005412/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9830.html . 25 October 2004 . 6 December 2016 . IndiaGlitz.com.
  10. Web site: 9 February 2005 . Ranjith is back . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060135/http://www.behindwoods.com/News/9-2-05/ranjith_film.htm . 27 February 2019 . 2 December 2016 . Behindwoods.com.