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EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: **1/2
"Boss", the lone Kannada release on Sankranti
festival this year, is for all Darshan fans. This hugely popular charismatic
star creates magic in the action and songs sequences. His comedy is also near
perfect.
But the film as a whole doesn`t fully satisfy you as the narration does not
carry momentum and proceedings are slow till the climax. Director Raghuraj`s
script also has too many twists and turns.
Even the climax sequence, which may keep you on the edge of your seat for
sometime, withers off in a few minutes as it brings back memories of films made
in the late 1970s and 1980s.
To be fair to the director, he has crafted some very good, engaging sequences in
the film but the narration slackens suddenly when you are hoping for some good
moments on screen.
Also, the director has not used his actresses properly and it is a tragedy that
someone like talented Navya Nair is wasted.
Even technically, the film falls short of the standards seen in earlier Darshan
films.
But Darshan is clearly the film`s plus point. He exudes energy, looks dashing
and even sports a new look -- without a moustache.
In the story, Raam and Raaj are brothers but live in different places. Raam
enjoys a luxurious lifestyle. A corporate head, he is shrewd enough to wipe out
all his business rivals -- with the help of his brother Raaj, an uneducated
goon.
Raaj is ill-treated by his elder brother but still loves him and his mother.
But in a sudden twist, while Raaj is on a mission to threaten his brother`s
opponents, he finds Raam dead in a farm house. Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) starts a probe and questions Raaj.
Watch the film to see how the twists and turns pan out.
Darshan carries forth the film despite a weak script and he emerges a winner in
the role of a street rowdy who bashes up goons and even helps the police in
apprehending a dreaded criminal. He carries off the rope tricks and trademark
dialogues well.
Both Navya Nair and Rekha are wasted, though the latter adds to the film`s
glamour quotient. Rangayana Raghu`s comedy is average and Bullet Prakash manages
to evoke a few laughs. Veteran artists Sumithra and Umashri excel in their
limited roles.
Music director Harikrishna, who has been in top form these days, fails to give
his best in "Boss". The song "Jaane Jaaneman" has a good
tunes, while the three other songs are picturised well.
"Boss" is a film that Darshan fans can enjoy but it certainly is not a
Sankranti feast for others.