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Thursday, October 10, 2024
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KANNADA JANOO
EDITOR'S PICK
`Janoo` - weak, but worth one time watch (IANS Movie Review)
Rating: **1/2
Janoo, directed by Preetham Gubbi of Maleyali Jotheyali
and Johnny Mera Naam fame, was supposed to be an action entertainer.
The presence of two young, talented artists had added expectations from the
film, as did its song picturisations, which gave a boost in the hype around the
film.
Gubbi seems to have missed the track in his fourth directorial venture, which
has ended as a mixed fare.
Despite pleasant cinematographic work by S. Krishna and good picturisations of
songs composed by Hari Krishna, the film fails in its overall technical strength
mainly because of the weak script by Gubbi.
While some situations look entertaining because of good dialogues and lavish
designing, the overall impact falls short due to lack of credible story content.
The film`s young pair looks fresh but there are lot of unnecessary sequences,
which end up dragging its narration. A little bit of editing could have set
right the irritants of the slow pace of the film.
The comedy in the film lacks the super fun qualities of Gubbi`s previous film
Johny Mera Naam.
The story goes like this - Rukmini belongs to a rich family belonging to north
Karnataka. Without informing her family members, she travels to Mysore to see
Dasara festivities, but the festival is over by the time she reaches. There she
meets Siddharth, a hotel owner. Rukmini eats food items worth Rs.800, but
refuses to pay.
She says Siddharth has to take her home as the money she has brought has been
swallowed. Siddharth takes her on his motorcycle to her native place. During the
journey, they encounter several problems, and end up falling for each other. But
Rukmini is engaged to a relative by her father, a gold-hearted man who can turn
ruthless if the reputation of the family is at stake.
Siddharth feels shy of marrying Rukmini, and comes out of this dilemma when he
comes to know Rukmini`s feelings towards him. Finally, all ends well.
Does the story sound like Hindi hit Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge?
Yes, you may be right as Gubbi has always been inspired by Hindi films, and he
takes a leaf out of the Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer this time.
Actor Yash rocks in the fights, while Deepa Sannidhi looks vibrant in songs and
some funny sequences. Yash is also good and his chemistry with Deepa and
Rangayana Raghu make an impact. Deepa`s styling and glamour quotient add some
appeal to the film and she shows some improvement in her performance levels.
Rangayana is quite experienced to handle such sequences. Shobaraj is quite
impressive in the role of a father. Sadhu Kokila is passable.
S. Krishna has handled his work quite efficiently. Hari Krishna`s background
music is more impressive than his composition work.
There are many weak points in Janoo. Still it is good for a one time
watch.
