Lava Kusha Kannada Movie
Two big stars, a top producer who has never faced failure in his professional life, an array of well known technicians and a big hype over its release. What would you expect from such a film. Well, Lava Kusha had all these things, but the film is a big let down for fans and even for people from trade who expected a lot from this combination.
Lava Kusha was touted to be a full-blooded entertainer with the presence of two big stars as the main attraction. And the fans expected that the chemistry of the two leading friends who are closer to each other in real life would work strongly in the film. But rather than achieving the objective of being a well made entertainer the film falls flat in every respect. The main negative factor of the film is the weak script and an utterly disappointing work from director Sai Prakash. How such a silly story looked impressive to an established producer like Prabhakar and the two stars of the film may well is a surprising factor. And not even one element of the film carries an iota of freshness. The film is full of formulaic proceedings with the age-old narrative methods in full fray.
Sai Prakash looks unequal to the task of making a big film with two top stars. Mohan's story looks totally unconvincing and illogical and the casting of many actors is faulty. With all these negative factors how can you expect the film to appeal the hugely expectant fans that wanted to see their favorite stars in a strong film? .
The story of the film revolves around two thick friends Cheeni and Chakri who are prepared to do anything to strengthen their bond. Cheeni works as a henchman for a rich man Vishakanta, but Chakri is a small time thief. Chakri's reputation is spoiled by Vishakanta's daughter Sowmya who implicates him in a theft case. Then Chakri wants to settle score on Sowmya without knowing that his thick friend Cheeni is in love with her. This brings a rift between the friends and then starts a series of misunderstandings. The villain group headed by Vishakanta wants to exploit the misunderstanding between friends.
In the climax it is revealed that the friends are actually brothers who are separated in their childhood. Both Shivaraj Kumar and Upendra have tried to please their fans, but they are handicapped in their efforts by a weak script and shabby direction. An award-winning actor like Shaji Shinde is made to look like a joker in the film, as his casting is unconvincing. And his dubbing work is irritating. Nothing can be told positively about the other performances.
Guru Kiran's background score tries to bring in a semblance of order for the film, but only partially. Haatappa Haatu rendered by Puneet Raj Kumar will be a popular song, but it is shot bad. Giri's camera work is O.K. Lava Kusha ends up a disappointing fare and the only redeeming factor for the film is the presence of two big stars who have tried to give their best to resurrect a weak project.
Rating: Two stars.
