Thimma Kannada Movie
'Thimma' has a caption 'Neen Thilkondhaagalvo Thamma' which roughly translated in English would mean that Thimma is not a person who matches your perception about him. Because this Thimma is different. For people who had seen 'Mental Manja' directed by Sai Sagar, which had Arjun as the hero, the dish delivered in 'Thimma' is quite different. If you feel that 'Thimma' is one more action film based on the underworld elements, you may well go wrong. Because it is an extremely violent love story narrated quite differently. The word 'Extremely violent' has to be underlined here because looking at the number of action sequences in the second half, you would not be able to describe the film in any other way.
Sai Sagar's first film 'Mental Manja' and 'Thimma' has one thing in common. The disillusionment of love will lead the hero to a mentally retarded status, which makes him to take to violence. But in 'Thimma' it is more specific. Thimma is in an illusionary world thinking that his childhood girl friend is still surviving and she is in the form of a doll with him. Her tragic death in the first few minutes of the film has shaken him so much that he loses his mental balance. Then he comes across a girl whom he feels is his childhood friend Kanaka. He follows her and torments her. Meanwhile, there is big police team hunting for him because he has murdered the village priest in a violent mood. Finally, Thimma ends his life in the same spot that he had lost his childhood girl friend and also realizes that the girl he was following is not the original Kanaka.
Sai Sagar has been able to hold the audience interest through out the film, except in few portions of the second half where the violence of the hero goes into the extremes. The first half of the film is fairly good and the first twenty minutes of the film is well narrated. The police investigation part also is well narrated. But the director falters in the second half where the hero indulges in mayhem, bloodshed and what not. Too much of violence in the second half mars the quality of the film. But the climax sequence saves the film from going into the gutters. The ten minutes of the climax is really a seat edge suspense filled narration and you would end up really feeling sorry for Thimma who realizes his mistake and ends his life without taking any support.
The film has some good technical back up with Ramesh Babu scoring points in his photography department. Venkat Narayan's music has two hummable songs in 'Uyyaale, Uyyaale' and 'Anjanappan Hrudayadhaage'. His background music is also good. Different Danny's fights are violent.
'Thimma' is an okay film, but for the violent fights in the second half. It could have been a good quality film; if at all the director had focused more on the innocence of Thimma and his true love to Kanaka.
