Kannada Movie Reviews
Critic verdicts on the latest Kannada releases.
Dark and deep
The recent trend in Kannada film industry is to produce films, which are based on some popular non-Kannada films by rehashing the story and…
Excelled in a low-profile character
The films which are remade from the successful originals from other languages are certainly handicapped by the comparisons made with the…
Good in parts
The release of Kannada film "Gunna" attracted huge media attention for one important reason. Though the film did not have any big star cast…
A game on 'love or life'
It is time Kannada film makers think of some fresh ideas and dish out products as in recent days many good projects and honest…
A good try
There was considerable delay in the release of Upendra starred "News" for various reasons, but the music of the film had already become…
Action feast from lover boy
Girish Kasaravalli is a well-known name in the national and international film circuit. His films have always stood out for realistic…
God, give us a break
Dashing hero Darshan is like a credit card today in Kannada cinema. The intelligent director only can encash his popularity. This is what…
Emotional best
Director Prem on the way to hit a hat trick (his earlier two - Kariya and Excuse Me are super hits) has not belied the expectations. The…
Follows a formula
In his debut direction in Kannada Veerashanker is good in bits and pieces. All is not well in 'Namma Basava'. Comparing Puneeth earlier…
Commendable effort
Deadly Soma is badly made film. The glorification of violence, bloodshed, cutting the heads, legs and hands are very crude and it is as if…
Hero excels, but film disappoints
A long and protracted film is good in bits and pieces. The story is wafer thin. The director has forgotten that he is living in the 21st…
Emotional best
The title and audio cassette you hear, you get the essence of this film. The subject is as old as Indian cinema. The inspiration is derived…
Violence rules in Nammanna
If the presence of anger, violence and blood shed could assure a film it's success that Nammanna ought to be a runaway hit. It would have,…
A disastrous remake
Old films do have a charm of their own, and if one was to rehash the same story just because it was a hit during those days and present it…
What a beautiful film!
Director Rathnaja deserves full praise for making a fabulous film in the midst of violent, action and inconsequential films. Excellent…
Bravo Ramesh!
Actor Ramesh Aravind has reason to feel very happy and satisfied. His debut film has hit the big screen today and the response he's got…
Strain to viewers,Drain to producers.
This is a remake of Tamil film 'Thiruda Thirudi' (Dhanush and Chaya Singh). Who is wrong? The producer or the director! This question crops…
Made for fans
Om Prakash Rao the reputed director of Kannada cinema has once again roped in scenes from various Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films and made…
Tragic tale
Coming out from the routine commercial films nappy Narayan has given a moronic tale that holds the mirror to the unscrupulous activities in…
Good in bits and pieces
The third regional version of 'Munna Bhai MBBS' in Kannada is good in bits and pieces. Director D.Rajendra Babu claiming credit for…