Love triangles are dime a dozen and has been done to death in the last few decades alone. New films revolving around love triangles have to be crafted well with new elements in order to sustain viewer's interest.
Brindavanam falls into the stereotypical depiction within the formulaic pattern. It seems to be stuck in a time warp with a storyline rehashed from many films of that genre. With a cliched theme, there is hardly anything new or worthwhile about it despite the presence of NTR Jr and two pretty girls -- Kajal Agarwal and Samantha.
The story is about how Indu (Samantha) who is in love with Krishna (NTR Jr) convinces him to become Bhumi's (Kajal Agarwal) boyfriend. The reason why she does so is because Bhumi's autocratic father (Prakash Raj) wants his daughter to marry his nephew played by Ajay.
So NTR becomes the bakra as he arrives in a household where the family lives in fear of Prakash Raj. Another added element is the strained relationship between the brothers (Prakash Raj and Srihari). In situation like this, one can easily guess the outcome when the boy is with two girls.
Despite a young cast there's nothing crackling in the film.
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