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Saturday, April 27, 2024
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KANNADA JANANI
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating:*
"Janani" has a powerful star cast, strong technical crew and is
produced by the well-known Chandulal Jain. But any hopes of "Janani",
which has been directed by Chandulal`s son C. Raj Kumar, being a neat commercial
film will be dashed within a few minutes of watching it.
The shooting of "Janani" finished seven years ago but the film is
releasing only now. And it is a big let-down even if judged in comparison with
films made during the 1990s. The film`s storyline and script are so bad that it
would not have been accepted by audiences any time.
Despite hailing from a film family and having experience as a co-producer for
several films, debutant director Raj Kumar shows his incompetence while writing
a script and narrating it on screen.
The only saving grace in the film is that experienced artistes like Jayasudha,
Kushboo and Prakash Raj bring some life into the movie whenever they appear on
screen.
The film is an age-old story, which has been further damaged by lacklustre
narration.
The audiences are sure to feel restless after watching this film, which has an
overdose of so-called sentimental and action sequences.
Raj Kumar`s choice of Shiva (Kushboo`s younger brother) turns out to be a wrong
one. Shiva is neither expressive not does he show any energy required for doing
an angry young man`s role.
The film`s heroine Vibha is much better and glamorous as well. But she is
clearly handicapped by a weak script that does not provide her much opportunity
to act.
The story revolves around the protagonist`s mother, who is facing a jail term
for allegedly killing her husband. Her son dislikes her until the truth is
revealed and he son finds that his mother is indeed innocent.
The son sets on a journey to finish off the villains responsible for this
tragedy and wins the battle. In the process he also falls in love.
The film`s hero should have taken a crash course in acting before facing the
camera. Except for three veteran artists, the others just their face and vanish
thereafter. C. Raj Kumar`s musical work is also disappointing.
"Janani" is a forgettable film not even worth a one-time watch. A real
tragedy because it has some very good names associated with it.
