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EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: ***
"Paramathma" certainly stands up to the hype built around it before
its release. The film directed by eminent Kannada filmmaker Yogaraj Bhat with
versatile actor Puneet Raj Kumar in the lead is an out-of-box film which is
quite different from their previous films.
One can easily spot the trademark style of Bhat`s direction in the earthy
dialogues and foot tapping music of the film, along with twisty climax which is
the highlight of the film.
The romantic love story revolves around Param (Puneet) who takes up various jobs
like that of a share broker to a Kung Fu expert, but is unable to find peace of
mind. Then he joins post-graduation course and it is where Sanvi (Aindrita)
falls in love with him. But Param accidentally meets Deepa (Deepa Sannidhi) in a
theatre and instantly falls for her.
Then his chase begins and he follows her to many places, including her own
native place of Theerthahalli. But, the story takes a twist when Deepa rejects
his marriage proposal. What happens later forms the rest of the story.
Puneet perfectly fits into the role of Param and carries it well with a lot of
dignity. Among the female lead, it is Aindrita who walks away with the cake, but
debutant Deepa doesn`t disappoint either. She has emoted well through her eyes
and expressions. Anant Nag too has excelled in father`s role.
Coming to the flip side, the first half-an-hour of the film is really dragging,
but picks up later. Then again it drags for sometime in the second half. But
thanks to the gripping climax, everything is forgotten in the last half-an-hour.
There are glimpses of Manoj Night Shyamalan`s "Sixth Sense" in the
sequences leading to the climax.
Watch "Paramathma" for its classic style of narration and good
packaging.