Kannada Reviews

Emotional best

"Nalla" is a welcome relief for filmgoers looking for clean films. Lyric-writer Nagendra Prasad has done a commendable job in his first directorial venture with "Nalla". It is to the credit of young hero Sudeep and producer K.C.N. Chandrashekhar to have trusted Prasad's latent talents.…

A game on 'love or life'

Director Om Prakash Rao has a formula for making a commercial film. Rather than working hard on a story and a script, he lifts some sequences from here and there and makes a hotchpotch with a loose script and a thin story. "Kalasi Palya" is…

Action feast from lover boy

Debutant director Bharat has an explosive subject in the love affair between a Kannadiga boy and a Marathi girl in a hostile environment.The film is shot in Belgaum, which has a mix of Kannada and Marathi-speaking populations and has been at the centre of…

A clean entertainer

"Onkaara" is a film made on a large canvas and can be compared to any non-Kannada film in terms of richness and presentation.The film has excellent production values, a big-star cast and all the commercial ingredients in right proportion to make it an attractive…

Mundane and mediocre

"Jyeshta" does not have an unusual story, but the narration is full of appeal. The film reminds one of Malayalam hit "Valliyattan", but the scriptwriter has remixed it so well that it would be difficult to prove it as a remake.All-round good performance by…

Yesterday once more

Darshan, who made his debut as a hero four years ago, has come back in a new avatar in "Saradhaara". He has made a bold move in shedding the image of an action hero and playing a do-gooder. Darshan has already proved his box office…

Lack of relevance

You have to believe this. A film starring Upendra without the usual fights and without the presence of underworld has been released and it is really a good presentation. Producer Shylendra Babu who had earlier made an action packed entertainer in ''Kutumba'' has done just…

Good in parts

"Masalaa" had made lot of pre release voices in the media when it faced censor problems. The Regional censor board in Bangalore refuses to certify the film as it found many sequences and dialogues in the film objectionable. After the producers decided to cut a…

Deja, deja vu

Kannada film industry's young star Murali and well known film director Mahesh Sukhadhare have combined in 'Siddhu' which has all the commercial ingredients to make it a hit. The film is well made with huge spent money spent on execution of songs and fight sequences.…

Fated love

Much was expected from Darshan's new film "Shastri" which was hugely advertised in the media as an entertaining action film. Kannada film industry has many charismatic stars, but Darshan has acquired a star status through his action oriented roles which are based on real life…