Star Cast: Shiva Rajkumar, Jayaram, Anupam Kher, Prashant Narayanan, Satya Prakash, and Archana Jois.

Director: MG Srinivas

What’s Good: The movie offers a triple dose of entertainment. Shiva Rajkumar’s sassy dialogues & punches are some of whistle worthy scenes.

What’s Bad: Certain moments in ‘Ghost’ felt half-baked, leading to questions about their rationale and execution, only to be promptly altered by the evolving storyline.

Loo Break: Although some twists are illogical, enjoying some of the genuine whistle-worthy action sequences is worth waiting for.

Watch or Not?: It’s a complete action thriller. Even if that’s not your usual preference, it’s worth considering.

Language: Kannada (with subtitles at selected theatres).

Available On: In Theatres Near You

Runtime: 127 Minutes

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The age-old dynamic of a virtuous lawman and a rogue is a well-explored genre. In ‘Ghost,’ starring South cinema heavyweights Shiva Rajkumar and Jayaram, the anticipation for an epic venture is palpable. Did this Kannada release meet the expectations? Let’s find out.

The persistent endeavor of former CBI chief Vaman and an ACP to privatize a prison culminates in success. As everyone assembles for a puja and celebratory moment, Shiva Rajkumar, known as Big Daddy, makes a dramatic entrance in the midst of an artificial chilli powder storm, greeted by an uproarious applause from the crowd. Before one can fathom the reasons and methods, he embarks on an intense showdown, aided by a handful of inmates. But what drove Big Daddy to breach the prison’s walls? Is he a villain, and if so, what motivates him? These questions lie at the heart of ‘Ghost’.

Ghost Movie Review: Script Analysis

Ghost kicks off with an inauguration ceremony in a prison tower, where they’re celebrating the passing of a bill to privatize a prison in the city. However, as the story unfolds, we find out the decision is driven by greed. In a unique twist, this heist isn’t targeting a bank or an educational institution; it’s all about stealing from the prison itself, with no demands made to the government. The heist becomes a real conundrum for the criminals, as they find themselves needing to locate the very thing they came to steal.

The somber monochrome setting effectively establishes the atmosphere in ‘Ghost.’ Shiva Rajkumar, with his numerous charismatic entrances, effortlessly embodies the essence of mass appeal. His actions speak louder than words, which is characteristic of a Rajkumar film, and the anticipation remains intact.

However, once the spotlight shifts from the protagonist to the film’s narrative, it becomes evident that ‘Ghost’ is a missed opportunity. Srinivas’s screenplay fluctuates between sophistication and confusion. While some instances showcase clever storytelling, others baffle with their implausible twists. The plot’s surprises often feel contrived, tailored to the hero’s agenda and appearing illogical otherwise.

Furthermore, ‘Ghost’ employs a non-linear screenplay that feels excessively packed, making it challenging for individual scenes to leave a lasting impact. The brisk narrative captivates your attention, but the abrupt transitions leave little room for digesting the unfolding events.

Ghost Movie Review: Star Performance

As anticipated, Shiva Rajkumar, reprising his renowned gangster persona, tackles the role with finesse. He effortlessly embodies the vigilante archetype, and Srinivas capitalizes on his captivating screen presence.

Jayaram, portraying City Commissioner Chengappa, dubs his own lines in Kannada and injects remarkable energy into a somewhat caricatured character. M G Srinivas, who also assumes the role of Mohan Das, delivers a commendable performance, although nothing particularly memorable. Anupam Kher makes a cameo appearance toward the end, hinting at his presence in the next installment. Yes, there’s one on the horizon!

Anupam Kher, in his brief cameo, masterfully weaves his enchantment, displaying his signature charm and charisma, underscoring his enduring significance to the film industry.

Ghost Movie Review: Direction, Music

Arjun Janya’s background score harmonizes seamlessly with the film’s relentless pace. Notably, the action sequences, with one centered around handcuffs, leave a lasting impression.

MG Srinivas takes on the challenging task of directing a heist thriller with a fixed timeline in Kannada, which is a refreshing change. However, the constantly shifting subplots, at times bordering on absurdity, could have been avoided. That said, Srinivas, a devoted Shiva Rajkumar fan, shapes the superstar’s character into a larger-than-life persona and introduces genuinely crowd-pleasing moments that were notably absent in Shiva Rajkumar’s previous Kannada films. The de-aging of the seasoned actor represents another indulgent yet heartfelt homage from Srinivas, dedicated to his idol.

Ghost Movie Review: The Last Word

Sometimes, you might sense certain scenes dragging and extending, but patience pays off as the puzzle pieces fall into place toward the conclusion. Nevertheless, some questions remain unresolved, possibly to be addressed in the second installment. Overall, ‘Ghost’ offers a thrilling experience for enthusiasts of action-packed confrontations and robust dialogues. Even if that’s not your usual preference, it’s worth considering.

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Ghost releases on 19th October, 2023.

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Star Cast: Upendra, Kichcha Sudeep, Shriya Saran, Murli Sharma, and ensemble.

Director: R. Chandru, Shivu Hiremath, and Soori

What’s Good: The production design and lighting departments are the only two who took their assignments a bit seriously.

What’s Bad: Rest everyone decided to copy from other’s sheet, and one has to see the sheer audacity of a team of people hell-bent on wasting a lot of money. There’s even a part two.

Loo Break: Whenever someone decides to smear someone’s head, we should all take mental breaks. Loo will serve as a meditation centre in this case.

Watch or Not?: If you have nothing else left to see, you might still want to watch that beautiful tree from your window. Also, I honestly want your eardrums to be safe.

Language: Kannada.

Available on: Theatres Near You.

Runtime: 136 Minutes.

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I will try. Decades after independence, two sons of a dead king who eloped with their mother are in hiding in the South of India. When they grow up, one of the two is murdered, and the other roams around seeking revenge, only to kill people and splash the watermelon juice out of them.

Kabzaa Movie Review: Script Analysis

You know, there are some films that test your patience to an extent where you just want all of it to end or at least the theatre to burn down, so the misery ends once and for all—precisely that. Kannada cinema, indeed has found itself in a very new light as we speak. KGF, Kantara, and 777 Charlie are shining examples. While not a fan of the Yash starrer, I agree it brings panache to the screen, which is why Rocky Bhai stands out and entertains. But it is a path carved for an entire industry, and the rest should march with a versatile product and not just end up rehashing what worked last.

Written by M Chandramouli and R. Chandru, Underworld Ka Kabzaa is literally a bunch of men gate-crashing a wonderful set every day and shooting narratives that will massage the ego of the evil inside them. Because nothing else explains the chaos and lack of story or structure to this movie that is, so hell-bent on celebrating toxicity all the time. It is just trying to multiply everything done in the last similar franchise with no nuance to it.

The attempt is to tell a story of a righteous and naive man going all evil and turning into a monster that the world dreads. To shape this we need to explore his world, his mind, and what he stood for. But instead, the film, with its zillion cuts and hammy editing focuses on how he fires bullets without even moving his fingers.

This world claims to be a very intense horrifying setup where you will be afraid of some character. But the writing never really allows that to happen because every single character is a spoof of every gangster you have ever seen in the Indian cinema. They are caricatures, one note, and if that is not helping you to drop your plan to watch this one, one of the villains played by Nawab Shah has ‘cruel’ tattooed on his face under his eye. Like it isn’t enough that he is dressed like a drag queen on a big ship under the burning sun, and he is just one of the villains; the rest are even more hilarious.

The movie doesn’t take anything seriously other than the never-ending weird moustaches of its multiple characters. That is not how you built gangsters, guys. The film tries to be clever when it builds an entire fictional town visually, and the production and VFX team even deliver. But nothing is era-appropriate. Everything is either too modern or too dated. Plus, if you build a jail with metal gates for security and show the police force securing it without knowing that their everyday enemy has a helicopter to fly in, you are making a joke out of yourself.

Also, whoever wrote the dialogues for the Hindi dub must be heavily fined for using Google translator. They are so verbose and so bad that half of them will make you laugh your guts out in the most serious situation. They use ‘Mahatvapurna’ and ‘Copy’ in the same line. What is this? Why are we watching it?

Kabzaa Movie Review: Star Performance

Every actor is told to mimic somebody, and you can see it. There is no attempt to build a unique gangster whose story we would want to trace. The common brief for men is that they will have to walk around slitting throats and cutting heads. And women, of which only two inconsequential exist in this universe are supposed to serve the fragile egos of the men around them.

Kichcha Sudeep, who has been used as the face for promotions, is literally a cameo. Upendra looks like he is forced to be here. All the villains are supposedly performing for their auditions in the Drag Race. Nothing else explains Nawab Shah’s obsession with his own cleavage.

Kabzaa Movie Review: Direction, Music

The direction, or the lack of it in Kabzaa is just unbearable. The visuals are unnecessarily gory and loud to an extent that you just want all of this to stop because it is too poorly done. Creating an edgy gangster drama is not just killing people as pass time and showing gallons of blood coming out of a slit throat. It is much more than that, and the directors need to know it.

Music is just too loud for anyone who has ears. The art, costume, and production department need to have a word with a therapist, though. Why is my glass of Rasna thicker than your blood? Who decided the characters’ looks, and did they think this was a circus-themed movie? Who supplied an extensive eye makeup to Shriya Saran in the desert where there is literally not even a sapling around her palace and no connect with the outer world at all? Why did you say yes to this job?

Also, whoever decided to black out the screen after every five minutes throughout the movie and multiple times during an action sequence on the edit table, please don’t ever even think of repeating that.

Kabzaa Movie Review: The Last Word

Kabzaa is a crash course on how not to make a gangster drama because everything about it is wrong.

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Kabzaa releases on 17th March, 2023.

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Star Cast: Rakshit Shetty, Sangeetha Sringeri, Raj B. Shetty, Bobby Simha, and ensemble.

Director: Kiranraj K.

What’s Good: Maybe it’s time I mention ‘I cried while watching this one’ in this section to tell you how good the film is. Rakshit is one of the best Sandalwood has to offer now.

What’s Bad: Nothing that ruins the experience.

Loo Break: Yes only if you cannot cry in public. You won’t skip the emotions for nature’s call.

Watch or Not?: If dogs making you cry with their fathers on the big screen is not enough to bring you to the theatre then what is?

Language: Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Hindi.

Available On: In Theatres Near You!

Runtime: 165 Minutes

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Dharma (Rakshit) is a guy who has got the cruelest destiny one might ever think of. All the trauma and suffering have made him into a man with a heart of stone. Nothing moves him or evokes any emotion anymore. Until the day a dog walks into his life and changes everything about Dharma. But….

777 Charlie Movie Review: Script Analysis

Portraying the ‘Man-Animal’ relationship in cinema is a tricky front. And tell a story filled with high emotions is even more complex. A very few have managed to crack the right proportion and it won’t be an exaggeration to say that we might have found another addition to the list. 777 Charlie is a film about the bonds we form unknowingly and how they shape our lives.

Written by Kiranraj K, what works the most about this fresh story is that it takes a new approach. It isn’t the old blueprint where the dog comes in and changes the life of its parents. But here they become the last leaves for each other. And this is where the film comes out glorious. While Charlie gives Dharma a new sense of feeling he stopped feeling decades ago, he fulfils Charlie’s dream before she bids adieu.

Kiranraj as he should drive on emotions. He is not hell-bent to make them subtle, but somehow manages to make them look organic even with the drama around. To give the film the innocence it needs even when the protagonist is an angry young man with no hint of it, the narrative takes a childlike shape. One that we are used to watching when one is narrating a story to children.

But that doesn’t mean the makers don’t deal with adult problems. There is an acknowledgment of people who have spent their lives in trauma, the gaze of the society that only wants to see the circus, and how it creates monsters out of the people. The most beautiful part is how the writing doesn’t treat Dharma and Charlie as two characters but as one soul who give each other a purpose and redemption. The emotions are raw, heartfelt, and enough to move you.

777 Charlie Movie Review: Star Performance

Rakshit Shetty makes the future of Sandalwood look bright. The actor is the perfect blend of commercial and content star. He makes you believe in his pain with Dharma’s portrayal. What is more surprising is the fact that he creates a bond so organic with Charlie that at no point it looks like they are acting together. Shetty dubs for himself in Hindi and that makes the movie even more authentic.

Raj B. Shetty is one of the most prolific stars and the fact that he can shine in a part that is limited, is enough to tell you how good he is. I hope Sangeetha Sringeri had a more sketched out part to play. She gets a bit too one tone and it does bother.

777 Charlie Movie Review: Direction, Music

Kiranraj K as a director creates a world that is light because emotions are heavy. It’s a right balance. I can only imagine how much a task it must be to direct a dog, and there were 4 in this case. What the film falters a bit in is justifying the long runtime. A sequence that features a reality kind of dog show looks forced and doesn’t translate well.

Music is the heart of 777 Charlie and the songs are fresh. What is to be given credit is the efforts taken in creating the same effect in Hindi and not just giving literally translated songs.

DOP Arvind Kashyap captures the soul of the film very beautifully. Dharma’s house which is rustic and old like his inner personality and how it gradually evolves into a home when Charlie comes in is captured nicely. The film travels through more than 5 locations and it all translates well on screen.

777 Charlie Movie Review: The Last Word

777 Charlie is a film made for you to suspend your disbelief and watch with all your hearts laugh, cry and stay with it even when the end credits roll, because Rakshit & Charlie with their charm will make sure you don’t leave them for a long time.

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777 Charlie releases on 09 June, 2022.

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Star Cast: Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Prakash Raj

Director: Prashanth Neel

What’s Good: Yash. Yash’s style. Yash’s action. And the thread that joins them all!

What’s Bad: Makers don’t ‘narrate’ the (half-baked) story, they howl in your eardrums!

Loo Break: The tracking rate of decibel/scene is so high that you’ll be forced to take one

Watch or Not?: Did you watch Chapter 1 and loved it? Give this a try as well, you may not love it as much but you’ll live through it

Available On: Theatrical Release

Runtime: 168 Minutes

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Author Anand Vasiraju’s son Vijayendra (Prakash Raj) continues to tell the infamous Rocky’s (Yash) tale to a news-channel editor starting from where it all ended in the first chapter. In his story, we see how Rocky, from ‘bhai’, has now transitioned into ‘bhagwan’ for people around him. Now that he has killed Garuda, it’s Adheera (Sanjay Dutt) and his army who returns to find and kill Rocky.

Adheera isn’t the only obstacle for Rocky to cross but he now is on the radar of India’s Prime Minister Ramika Sen (Raveena Tandon). While Rocky somehow dodges Adheera, it’s the Government that comes in his way of becoming the ‘CEO of India’ (in his own words). In this triple threat match, will there be just one winner? Well, put some cotton in your ears and sit back to know!

KGF: Chapter 2 Movie Review: Script Analysis

Prashanth Neel’s ‘ambition’ overrides his ‘story-telling’ and that’s the biggest issue of his script. Everything looks extremely cool visually, but the whole argument behind making things cool is weak. It comes with some similar issues as chapter 1 like why is everyone talking so loud with everyone? I wanted to keep a track of how long any scene could be silent but it was so loud, I couldn’t concentrate.

Just to clarify, I don’t mind loudness in films, I’ve loved movies like Master, Rowdy Rathore, Dabangg and likes. But, this one doesn’t just leave your mind numb, but it does the same thing with your ears as well.

Side Bar: A scene censors the word ‘democracy’ changing it to ‘demography’, and I couldn’t help but wonder about the irony of what a democratic society we’re living in.

Bhuvan Gowda’s camerawork elevates the already monumentally mounted action sequences, to a level that’s almost unseen in the Indian film industry. Yash’s car chase sequence with ‘play & pause’ transitions remains the best highlight of the film owing to its breathtaking cinematography and well-synchronised background score by Ravi Basrur.

But the same Class-A cinematography goes against the feel of the film when it rushes from one place to another in Yash & Sanjay’s combat scenes because as the film’s story, nothing is clear enough to understand anything.

KGF: Chapter 2 Movie Review: Star Performance

Chapter 1 was enough to register why there could be no one else apart from Yash to get the machismo of Rocky with such accuracy & swag. Chapter 2 just strengthens the similar thought further by transitioning him from ‘bhai to bhagwan’. Makers make sure to keep Rocky bhai on the pedestal boasting his high-octane presence in every alternate scene. The way he delivers his self-written dialogues, one can’t help but listen to him (even if that doesn’t interest you).

Srinidhi Shetty gets too little to contribute to the narrative, plus she gets a song (Mehbooba) that clutters the second half without any solid explanation. Sanjay Dutt was expected to repeat Kancha Cheena from Agneepath but due to the story’s myopic treatment, he doesn’t get a single chance (apart from his introduction sequence) to register any intrigue.

Raveena Tandon’s PM remains one-dimensional throughout the film without creating any major impact. Prakash Raj is reduced down to be a mere narrator, adding nothing apart from his voice.

KGF: Chapter 2 Movie Review: Direction, Music

Prashanth Neel, like every other director working with ‘worshipped by fans’ star, gives in to the fan service losing his focus from what should’ve been a raw & earthy treatment of the story. The film celebrates Yash not once or twice but in every scene, he is in, it’s just Prashanth fails to find equally interesting reasons to do so for most of such instances.

Ravi Basrur’s background score serves in a huge spectrum from too loud to too trippy. Just like every other thing, even the BGM of this film is on steroids complimenting a few sequences, burdening others. Not a single song is going to remain in my playlist after the film, but the problem is they aren’t even situational.

KGF: Chapter 2 Movie Review: The Last Word

All said and done, this jumps from ‘larger than life’ to ‘larger than god’ treatment, and gives Yash fans another reason to celebrate his heroism. But beneath all the screams and boisterous BGM, one important thing gets suppressed and rarely gets a chance to flourish – intriguing storytelling.

Two and a half stars!

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KGF: Chapter 2 releases on April 14, 2022.

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Star Cast: Danish Sait, Prakash Belawadi, and Samyuktha Hornadu.

Director: Vamsidhar Bhogaraju.

What’s Good: A film that is so random but every sharp commentary about the society it delivers makes complete sense. Danish has found his niche and he has to keep flourishing there.

What’s Bad: That it doesn’t entirely use the absurdity it drives on.

Loo Break: It’s a sweet little film and one that demands alertness from you.

Watch or Not?: Realisation packed with laughter is how I can define this movie in one line. Go in and enjoy.

Language:Kannada

Available on:Amazon Prime Video

Runtime:88 Minutes.

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Gopi (Danish) Arts and Craft graduate joins a school as an art teacher and is super excited about his first day. Little does he know that destiny has different plans and he is walking into a hijack situation himself. The hijackers are a completely different ball game altogether. Straight out of the imagination of some absurd mind, these are humans you will only watch in this movie.

One Cut Two Cut Movie Review: Script Analysis

Satire as a genre is quite risky. One sharp comment and the offence brigade is triggered. Taking the genre ahead, some filmmakers found a subgenre where they make metaphorical movies completely away from the blueprint of satire but make sure they convey their message successfully. One Cut Two Cut finds itself in the latter territory.

Danish Sait as a creator has a distinct voice. He talks about almost everything that surrounds him but in a way that you will end up laughing at it but also realising the gravity of the situation. Based in Bangalore again, One Cut Two Cut is written by Danish with Vamsidhar Bhogaraju. This time around, the actor becomes an innocent man who enters the education system of his landscape only to lose his innocence slowly.

The movie while being served as a brainless comedy about characters that are too over the top and borderline caricatures, is actually a sharp satire that talks about the education system at large. A school that has almost no space, teachers are less in number and let’s not even talk about the facilities provided. But all of this isn’t spoon fed to you ever. The comedy that takes place around it makes you realise the presence of these problems.

What takes home brownie point is the writing when it comes to shaping the nemesis of the movie. A gang inspired by Money Heist that includes an RJ with a weird Amitabh Bachchan connect, an ex-serviceman, a keyboard warrior and a stand-up comedian. All the while the writing on their part makes you aware that this isn’t a dystopian land or unrealistic, it is the same time when comedians are sued for their opinions, social media validation means everything, and being vegan is trendy.

You never hate the villains because they aren’t villain enough. The fact is they are not even bad people. They only seek a better world and their small demands are their step to a better world.

The script does falter a bit where it stops using its absurdness to the fullest. I would have loved if it went all out in creating a climax that would have looked like an irrelevant orchestra of comedy and dramatics.

One Cut Two Cut Movie Review: Star Performance

It takes special talent to act like an obnoxious man when you know the absurdity of your character. Every single person in the frame is doing that with their characters in the movie. Danish Sait as Gopi acts like he knows this man in and out. He does break the character and the fourth wall in one scene. While it is funny, I did not understand the reference.

Prakash Belawadi has been a perfect villain or his confidant all this while. Now when he picks the gun and utter some hilarious lines, it all still creates an impact.

One Cut Two Cut Movie Review: Direction, Music

Director Vamsidhar Bhogaraju captures the essence of Bangalore perfectly. The cross pollination of culture. A group of hijackers who don’t know Kannada, the traffic that doesn’t even spare an assassin. Every thing is bizarre yet makes complete sense. There is always a feeling that you know these things and they need to change but you also laugh at it.

One Cut Two Cut Movie Review: The Last Word

It is an unique movie and Danish Sait with his team makes it an experience worth the time you invest. Watch it.

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One Cut Two Cut releases on 03 February, 2022.

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Star Cast: Reba Monica John, Rajesh Nataranga, Dhananjaya

Director: Rohith Padaki

What’s Good: Umashree and Dhananjaya’s impeccable act and the heart of the film that is in the right place. The search for one’s identity and where it ends.

What’s Bad: The runtime seems a bit too long.

Loo Break: Pause and take. Do not miss the movie.

Watch or Not?: Please do. It is one of those melodramatic (in a good way) movies that will make you cry if you have lost someone or maybe found them. Go in.

Language: Kannada (with subtitles).

Available on: Amazon Prime Video.

Runtime: 147 Minutes.

Rathnakara (Dhananjaya) and his mother (Saroj, Umashree) are each other’s nemesis whom they love more than themselves, but their way of showing affection is through anger. One day Rathna finds out that he is adopted and he has two other siblings somewhere in India. He sets out to find his roots and learns the value of relationships the hard way.

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Rathnan Prapancha Movie Review: Script Analysis

Rathnan Prapancha meaning Rathna’s world takes cues from Greek mythology’s iconic story of Oedipus. The king who in the search of truth, left his present behind and then began his downfall. Of course, that could not be what Rohith Padaki had in mind while writing the movie, but the resemblance is uncanny. Whom do you call your mother, the one that nurtured you, or the one that brought you into this world? Rathna is put to test with this one question and asked to solve the mystery.

Finally, Kannada cinema is jumping through boundaries and trying to talk to the world. Rohith does not follow the done to death template, where the mother-son is the best example of a duo (that is there too, but not in the main conflict). Here the mother and son are already at loggerheads. They could kill each other if not bound by the relation. Amid this, he makes his lead man realise that he is adopted. How would he react? What will happen?

With Rathna, Padaki explores the human psyche that is already agitated and then triggered more by the truth of his existence. He sets out on a journey to find his roots. In this journey, he meets his long lost sister who then leads him to his brother. Rohith Padaki here makes sure to be inclusive and show the diversity of the country. The sister is adopted by a Muslim family, they go to Kashmir, live their culture. The youngest goes to a rich family in the South. Apart from being born out of the same womb, nothing is common amid these three.

The underline message is not sabotaged by overdramatic emotions here. Live in the present, walk with it. Of course, look into the past too, but hold hands with what you have now. Rathnan gets to know it the tougher way. And it will make you cry. Padaki knows motherhood pretty well. He in the runtime shows you how motherhood is not limited to a gender, but the warmth of the hands who decide to nurture a child.

What works against the movie is the time Padaki is setting the base. If not for the calibre of the amazing actors Dhananjaya and Umashree are, I would have lost interest in the first 15 minutes. The moment when Rathnan is told about his truth is so generally treated that the effect of it doesn’t hit us until the stories begin to unfold.

Rathnan Prapancha Movie Review: Star Performance

Umashree is a seasoned actor and no words can describe what she does on screen. This comes to her naturally. Dhananjaya enters the screen with his dad body and in an instantly likeable irritated angry young man. You want something good to happen to him. But if the good happens in the first few minutes, will you even watch the rest of the movie?

The relationship the two share is layered. He calls her Saroj and not mother, she abuses him even while telling him to touch her feet. When he is away, she keeps calling him to know when he is coming back, when he does, they end up fighting. The two actors are seamless together.

Shruti and Pramod Panju are other mother-son pair who win hearts. Both the actors get staple parts to play, but they don’t let it look staple at any point. Reba Monica John is also impressive in her part. She gets a layer where she is forcing herself into the marriage that will solve her problems, but later realises her worth.

Rathnan Prapancha Movie Review: Direction, Music

Rohith Padaki is also the director and is almost in control of his source material. He uses the landscapes he is shooting in and makes the most of it. His sense of using lights in a frame with the help of DOP Shreesha Kuduvalli is commendable. Kuduvalli with her camera goes wide when needed and makes the places look more beautiful with her vision. Specifically, in the portion Shruti enters the frame, they look magnificent.

The runtime though could have been a bit shorted. 147 minutes seem to be a task. Also, B. Ajaneesh Loknath comes up with some fresh music and one that will surely be remembered for some time at least.

Rathnan Prapancha Movie Review: The Last Word

Rathnan Prapancha is a movie that is melodramatic but in the correct proportions. Dhananjaya and Umashree make sure you don’t feel alien at any moment. Go for this experience.

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Rathnan Prapancha releases on 22nd October 2021.

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