Bumper Offer – Routine Formula Film

Starring: Sairam Shankar, Bindu Madhavi, Sayaji Shinde and others

Director: Jaya Ravindra

Music: Raghu Kunche

Release date: 23 October 2009

Sairam Shankar brother of Puri Jagannath makes yet another attempt with a new film to try his luck as hero. His previous attempts did not bear him the desired results. Let us see how far he has succeeded this time with Bumper Offer.

Story:

The story is simple and straight. Poor boy meets rich girl. They fall in love. The girl’s parents oppose the marriage. The hero is thrown a challenge by the heroine’s father- he asks him to make at least half the money that he has and if he succeeds then he will agree to the marriage of his daughter with the hero. This theme has been seen in many films before. The director gives small twist to the story.

The twist is that instead of the hero making millions overnight; here the hero does something novel. He challenges that he will bring down the father of the heroine down to his level.

Sairam Shankar plays the poor motor mechanic and Chandra Mohan and Kovai Sarala play his parents. Sayaji Shinde is the rich father of Bindu Madhavi. How Sairam goes about achieving his job forms the basis for the remaining part of the story.

Performance:

Sairam Shankar has no doubt put in a lot of work to look different in the film. He succeeds but only partly. Sairam still has a lot to do to improve his acting and dialogue delivery.

Bindu Madhavi does a good job as an arrogant little rich girl. She looks suave and stylish – a sharp contrast from her village belle looks in Avakay Biriyani.

Sayaji Shinde is okay as the rich man. Ali and Venu Madhav manage a little laugher with their spoof on Magadheera. Raghu Kunche makes his debut as music director and he has done a decent job. The film beings on an interesting note and runs well till the interval bang. The second half runs on predictable lines.

Bumper Offer turns out to be just another routine formula film despite Puri Jagannath providing with the story and dialogues. .