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Thursday, March 27, 2025
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KANNADA SHAKTHI
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: **
Malashri, known as Lady Amithabh in the Kannada film industry, is the saving
grace of "Shakti", produced by her husband and top line producer Ramu.
The film is poorly narrated and subject lacks freshness. Also, the film does not
move at a sustained pace and many sequences will remind viewers of Malashri`s
previous action movies.
The so-called punches in the dialogues have been heard many times before.
Malashri`s dubbing lacks the clarity element, though it is appreciable that the
actress has tried to dub in her own voice.
Malashri has always proved to be one up in action sequences. Though the actress
has returned to films after a long gap, she tries her best to do well in fight
sceenes and mouthing punchy dialogues.
The actress has shouldered the burden of the film to an extent, unfortunately
weak script is no help for her in any way. It seem such a talented artist, who
excelled in films like "Nanjundi Kalyana", "Muththinantha
Hendathi" and "Belli Kaalungura", has been wasted in such an
average action flick made with bad content. Loudness and too many action
sequences will certainly bore the audience.
As already stated that action and chasing sequences may attract the
front-benchers, but other than that the film has too little to excite fans.
Many elements in the film`s story reminds you of recent blockbuster "Sarathi",
but the film does not have the necessary entertainment quotient like that of the
Darshan starrer.
The plotline has too many holes; songs have been badly shot and the much
publicised Shivaraj Kumar falls flat because of lack of imagination.
In the film, Shakti works as a labour and suffers from loss of memory due to a
past incident.
A rich man, Anjanappa, engages labourer to guard his daughter who is in love
with her friend. Shakti helps Anjanappa`s daughter to elope with her boyfriend.
Anjanappa`s henchman attack Shakti who becomes unconscious after fights. She is
admitted to a hospital where a police officer identifies her as Chamundi, a
strict police officer whose heroic deeds had sent shivers down anti social
elements`s spine.
During her tenure Chamundi had fought with minister Bettadappa, who was
responsible for the death of 30 children. She is later posted to Rayadurga where
a family of mafias rule the town and use muscle power and threats to keep people
under their control.
How Shakti alias Chamundi regains consciousness and take on the villains forms
the rest of the plot.
Despite some poor dubbing work, Malashri has been able to show energy in action
sequences. Ravishankar is a very fine actor and he proved his capabilities in
films like "Kempe Gowda", but in this movie he only shouts and screams
as a result looks atrocious on screen.
Sharath Lohithashwa also shouts and Hema Choudhary gives company to these
artists by raising her voice to peak in all the sequence she features into.
Sayaji Shinde`s dubbing is irritating.
The comedy portions featuring Sayaji, Sadhu Kokila and Kurugalu Pratap are
another let down. Many other artists are wasted.
Rajesh`s camera work is much better compared to Vardhan`s music. Background
music is well executed and editor has done a neat job. An experienced director
would have been able to make "Shakti" work at least in B and C Centres.
"Shakti" has absolutely nothing to offer to movie lovers.
