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EDITOR'S PICK
Director Daththu`s `Machcha` disappoints (IANS Film
Review)
Ratings: *
"Machcha" is one more film that revolves around the underworld. The
title of the film relates to a well-qualified young man who becomes an
underworld hireling and gets involved with the cruel, illegitimate world of
gangsters.
Director Daththu, who has also written the script, has taken ideas from many
popular non-Kannada films like "Chitthiram Pesuthadi", "Thalai
Nagaram" and "Pokiri". Despite borrowing from other films,
Daththu couldn`t manage to deliver because of his own incompetence in extracting
the best out of the actors.
He has failed in the selection of lead artists as both Jeevan and Saritha Jain
are misfits for the roles. And veteran artists have not been properly used
either. Another minus point of the film is the dialogues that lack punch and
fail to make an impact.
The film fails technically too. Surprisingly music director Arjun, who had shown
some promise in recently released films like "Slum Bala" and "Patre
Loves Padma", fails to compose even one good number.
The story revolves around young Mahesh Chandra alias Machcha, who aspires to be
a police officer, but fails in his mission. A senior police officer cheats him
by swindling his money. Not only that he makes an indecent proposal for
Machcha`s sister. An infuriated Machcha walks out after beating the police
officer.
He comes to Bangalore in search of a job, but circumstances forces him to join
dreaded don J.K. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Aishwariya who wants him to
keep away from the gang. After many twists in the tale, Machcha finishes the
gangsters after him and in the process loses his mother.
Newcomer Jeevan has a good physique to excel in an action oriented role, but
surprisingly he looks too drab on screen. And his expressionless face is a big
handicap. Same can be said about the new heroine Saritha Jain. Even in the song
sequences she looks listless.
Rajan P. Dev, Sathya Prakash, Anand P. Raj and many stunt artists are too loud
and crude. Veteran artists like Ramesh Bhat and Dharma are wasted in the film.
Despite being an action oriented film, "Machcha" doesn`t boast of a
single fight sequence that could be appreciated.
"Machcha" is downright silly and ignorable.