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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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KANNADA GOKULA KRISHNA
EDITOR'S PICK
Insipid
story makes `Gokula Krishna` a dull watch
Rating: * 1/2
The story of "Gokula Krishna" lacks freshness and novelty. The story
of a young guy who does not believe in marriage has been told umpteen times on
the big screen! So also the concept of a guy being loyal to a girl.
The film`s director Jayakannan has just followed some formulaic elements like
fights, action and sentiment and used them here and there. The end result is
that "Gokula Krishna" does neither have the trappings of a typical
commercial cinema nor does it fall into the category of family-oriented films.
The film is a mix of what was seen in movies like "Naanu Nanna Hendthiru`
and "Krishna Leele". What makes it a tedious watch is the
unnecessarily use of comedy and action sequences.
Elements like bonding between parents and child, importance of trust in any
relationship could have been used to strengthen the quality of the film, but
Jayakannan seems to have failed to take advantage of these good elements in the
script.
In the film Gokul returns from abroad to join his parents, but is indifferent to
his parents and prefers spending time with his friends.
Gokul`s worried father sends him to a friend in Hyderabad. There he comes across
a simple girl who has her own views on love, life and other things.
Though Gokul is not much impressed with the girl, later he realises that she is
a perfect match.
How he impresses the girl forms the rest of the story.
Prajwal is good in action and song sequences, but in emotional sequences he
needs to learn a little more.
Surprisingly Ananya, who proved her exceptional talent in Tamil film "Engeyum
Eppothum", fails to impress here. Jayakannan should be blamed for not
exploiting her talents.
Veterans Jai Jagadish, Bhavya, Srinath and Doddanna fill in their roles
perfectly.
Comedy sequences featuring Sadhu Kokila and Kuri Pratap are not well crafted and
don`t gel with the film.
Music director S.A. Rajkumar has just rehashed his own popular tunes and the
song shot at Taj Mahal is slightly better in visuals.
The film needed some sharp cuts.
Overall, "Gokula Krishna" is average fare.
