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Thursday, October 10, 2024
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KANNADA HULI
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: **1/2
"Huli" is an another trademark of Om Prakash Rao`s
films made in his signature style. It has the right mix of commercial elements
with space for many sequences lifted from non-Kannada films. Thigh thumping
heroic dialogues are sure to draw whistles from the front benchers.
But don`t go by the logic.
Can you imagine an ACP fighting with a minister in the police station and even
beating him to pulp? The same ACP propping up a school teacher to stand for a
by-election to fight against the minister`s wicked brother and even allowing the
new political entrant to win the elections. Well, this can happen only in Rao`s
films. If you are a logically inclined person, then this film is certainly not
for you.
"Huli" is an addition to Rao`s list of masala films. He has made
several films with police officers as protagonists, featuring top actors like
Darshan, Sudeep, Devaraj and even Malashr. In all these films, the police
officer has a larger than life image and clearly is the master of all, sharing
his concerns with what is happening around. But the narration of all these films
were stereotyped and it remained the same.
"Huli" is much like his previous films like "Ayya", "Hubballi"
and "Kiran Bedi", which used the same type of commercial elements that
were somehow lapped up by the audience to some extent. The only difference in
Huli is that he has picked up Kishore to don the police uniform while performing
like other artistes who have worked in Rao`s films. Kishore has already
established his credentials as a character actor in Kannada and Tamil films and
has even won a state award for the Best supporting actor`s role.
Despite the illogical script, the film does not have a dull moment. Rao has
presented his hero nicely with well-composed shots. The dialogues have punch and
the fights choreography by Palani Raj is outstanding.
Chandrappa Huligeppa is a strict and a dynamic ACP who is prepared to take on
any powerful political and criminal nexus. He is posted to Mysore where he has
to take on corrupt minister Jayaraj whose brothers are creating havoc in the
city. Chandrappa arrests Jayaraj`s henchman and controls all his illegal
activities. This brings him in direct confrontation with the minister and his
rowdy brothers.
Chandrappa`s heroism inspires television reporter Preethi who falls for him.
With her help, the dynamic police officer exposes the minister`s shady
activities through a video. This enrages the minister whose henchman even kills
Chandrappa`s mother. But the court does not implicate the minister with the
video evidence. Several people in the city gather courage and storm the court to
give evidence against the minister.
Kishore shines in his new role as a lead actor and has enjoyed his character.
Jennifer shows lot of glamour quotient in the film. Shobharaj makes a very good
impact in the villain`s role in his style and mannerisms. Veteran artists like
Sreenivasa Murthy, Sumithra, Avinash and others in the film have also done well.
Background music by Abhiman Roy stands out though the song composition is not at
par with his work in other films. Camera work by Manohar is appreciable.
If you would like to hear some roaring dialogues, then you may like "Huli"
despite many repetitive things.
