''Bombaat'' () is a 2008 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

D. Rajendra Babu D. Rajendra Babu (30 March 1951 – 3 November 2013) was an Indian filmmaker and screenplay writer in Kannada cinema. He has directed over 50 films in various genres, most of them being sentimental films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbust ...

(in his 50th film) and produced by

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. The film stars

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and

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Plot

Shalini, the daughter of a police commissioner Ananthakrishnan, lands in the city only to find that a street rowdy Anand alias Ganesha 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 Shalini's father's house to force the marriage. Shalini's father 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.

Cast

as Anand alias Ganesha *

as Shalini *

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as Ananthakrishnan, Shalini's father *

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as Mafia Don *

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* Adi Lokesh as Sadist * Shobh Raaj * Guru Dutt

Production

Ganesh worked out to play a tough guy in the film. Ramya was cast as a non-resident Indian. The songs were shot in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Ramya shot for this film at the same time as the unreleased ''Bhimoo's Bang Bang Kids'' and ''Mussanje Maathu''. Ganesh got injured while doing the splits. Shooting finished in March 2008.

Soundtrack

The music of ''Bombaat'' was composed by Mano Murthy who previously worked with Ganesh in ''Mungaru Male'' and ''Cheluvina Chittara''. Lyrics were by

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and Kaviraj. ''

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'' opined that "Amid high expectations from Mano, for a Ganesh starrer, Bombaat’s soundtrack just about manages to stay afloat.

Release and reception

''Bombaat'' was released around the same time as Ramya-starrer ''Antu Intu Preeti Bantu''. A critic from ''

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'' called the story "water thin" and opined that "Added to it is the mother sentiment plus Mano Murthy’s rehashed tunes from his earlier films, makes it messy." R G Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and opined that "All this might just appeal to Ganesh's fans despite the poor script". ''

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'' said, "''Bombaat'' is better left alone for a quickest burial at the boxoffice and one’s money better spent at bhel-puris, badushahs, chais, cappuccinos, and Cafe au Laits than let ''Bombaat'' make bheja-fry of you brains and mincemeat of your mindspace". The audience criticised Ganesh's characterisation. Rajendra Babu cast Ramya in ''

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'' (2014) after he liked her performance in this film.

Box office

The initial collections were high, but the film later became a box office failure after the collections dipped. The film flopped along with Ramya's ''Antu Intu Preeti Bantu''.

References

External links

* {{D. Rajendra Babu 2000s Kannada-language films 2008 films Films scored by Mano Murthy Indian action films Rockline Entertainments films Films directed by D. Rajendra Babu