Bharateeyans review: A lopsided patriotic drama makes a serious mockery of national issues

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By Prakash Pecheti

13/07/2023

Director Deena Raj’s Bharateeyans — with the tagline “The New Blood” — is the latest theatrical release in Telugu this weekend.

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Six youngsters from various regions — are taken to an old military farmhouse by a group of men who claim to be working closely with the Indian government and the Army.

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The task before these youngsters is to go on a secret mission to China in the guise of tourists. They’ve no option left but to accept the mission since their family members are in danger.

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How do they enter China’s territory and crack the mission? Will they all return to India safely? — is what Bharateeyans is about.

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The film has poor characterisation with unclear backstories, motivations and cliched dialogues from the 90s.

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There’s Narendra Modi in Bharateeyans! The person who played Prime Minister Modi in the film would probably never find the answer as to why he had to do the role.

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Apart from merely uttering the words “terrorism”, “secret operations”, “patriotism”, “unity” and “sacrifice”, the characters made no serious attempt in infusing life into the story.

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More than igniting love and a sense of attachment towards the country, Bharateeyans makes you embarrassed, as it is deduced to become a travesty of nationalism.

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