Thananam Thananam Kannada Movie
"Tananam Tananam" was the most hyped film before its release for many reasons. The fact that it was also premiered in the 37th International film festival at Panaji on the same day of its theatrical release added some expectations among the audience. And Kavitha Lankesh had done some good work in all her previous films. The music was a hit album. The story was based on a short story written by Tamil writer Kalki. All these positive elements about the film notwithstanding, the film is a let down to the surprise of film buffs.
Except for some good musical score and good quality lyrics by K. Kalyan and background Veena score by famous Veena exponent Dr. L.Subramaniam, the film falls on all accounts.
The promised fire work and competitive spirit of two leading actresses Rakshitha and Ramya is not seen in the film which is slow in narrative.
The story has a love element set in the background of professional theatre. Neither the story has some fresh elements or the sequences in the film look to be different. It is like an Old bottle containing some old wine. Within some half an hour of the screening of the film you would realize something has gone wrong in this film. And the feeling continues thereafter till the last climax sequence.
There is no strength in even one sequence in the second half, though actress Ramya has tried to emote better in a few sequences with Shaam. But wooden faced Shaam spoils the impact of these sequences. Less said about the comedy sequences is better.
"Tananam Tananam" is the story of Shankar who is so fond of learning Veena from a traditional minded musician Shashtry who prefers Shankar to stay in his house. Shashtry's daughter Vanaja has some soft corner for Shankar, which slowly turns into love. Shankar on his part is focused on learning and does not care for Vanaja's pranks. He however falls for Bhavani, a professional stage artist whose troupe has migrated to the village for stage plays.
Bhavani is more interested in her colleagues and wants to secure the future of her forty odd workers in the theatre than to be in love with an ardent fan. She tells Shankar to forget her and marry any one who loves him. A frustrated Shankar loses his eyesight later, and the Shashtry's daughter takes over.
What happens in the climax is that a Blind Shankar ties the knot with Shashtry's daughter fully knowing that he has lost out Bhavani. It is obvious that Ramya and Rakshitha have worked hard for the film and try to give their best, but it is certainly not the best of performances from them.
Tamil actor Shaam makes a disastrous debut in the Kannada films. Veteran actors Girish Karnad and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan have not been able to make full justice to the roles only because of the faulty script.
Even technically the film is not as sound as the previous films of Kavitha, with the music being the sole exception. The "Tananam" and "Kandenaa" songs have already become top of the charts.
