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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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KANNADA RAME GOWDA VS. KRISHNA REDDY
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: **
The story of "Rame Gowda Vs. Krishna Reddy" is
credited to the producer of the film, while the director takes the credit for
the screenplay. But a few minutes into the film, and you will realise that it is
inspired by Dibakar Bannerjee`s Hindi film "Khosla Ke Ghosla" - but
with cleverly embedded elements that are relevant and peculiar to the real
estate dealings in Karnataka. The film, made on a shoe-string budget, has poor
production vales.
The film was initially publicised as "Gowda Vs. Reddy", but the name
was later changed. Though "Gowda Vs. Reddy" sounds like a political
saga but it has no reference to the rivalry between former prime minister H.D.
Deve Gowda and Karnataka Tourism Minister Janardhana Reddy.
Director T.N. Nagesh has succeeded in portraying the sufferings and anxiety of a
middle-class family victimised by a greedy land-grabber. But he somewhere loses
the grip in the second half. Another weak area of the film is its cast. While
Rangayana Raghu overacts, Shashi Kumar lacks the intensity the role requires.
The music is at best average.
Subbanna is a retired employee whose daughter Roopa wants to go abroad for
higher studies. He wants to sell his site acquired through his life savings to
arrange funds for his daughter`s education. But Subbanna and his family is
shocked to learn that a land shark named Krishna Reddy has already usurped the
property. Subbanna`s efforts to get the land back fails on all counts as he
finds all the agencies are hand in glove with the land sharks.
The twist comes when Rame Gowda, a smart advocate and one-time partner of Reddy,
joins Subbanna`s crusade. As expected, Subbanna retrieves his lost amount while
a battered Reddy faces bitter medicine.
Anant Nag delivers a decent performance in the role of Subbanna. Rangayana Raghu
overacts, but still provides some comic relief. Roopashri and Roopesh definitely
need to sharpen their acting skills. The camera work is just above average.
