Title – Vaamana, Producer – Chetan Gowda, Co-Producer – Smt Roopa Chetan, Direction – Shanker Raman S, Music – Ajanish Lokanath, Cinematography – Mahen Simha, Cast – Dhanveerrah, Reeshma Nanaiah, Sampath Raj, Aditya Menon, Achyuth Kumar, Tara, Avinash, Petrol Prasanna, Cockroach Sudhi, Bhushan, Shivaraj KR Pete and others.
This Vaamana is meaningful and justifying! One of the three Kannada releases this week, Vaamana—with a popular name from one of the Sri Vishnu Avatars (5th Avatara of Lord Vishnu)—is tucked with brilliant action and sentiment feast for the masses. The epic Vaamana restored power to Indra from Bali, while this Vaamana restores peace and tranquility to the police department, besides doing justice to the wild shock received by his mother.
Director Shanker Raman S has given a stunning second half and some catchy dialogues to win the hearts of the masses. The first half, he should have worked harder to make it more engaging. Producer Chetan Gowda has picked a stunning subject for his production and provided good production values for an action feast film.
Vishwa to his mother and Guna (Dhanveerraah) to everyone is a one-man army. The law-abiding police department also keeps quiet about his merciless killings. That is because the police are not able to counter the misdeeds of Papanna and Karam Lal (played by Sampath Raj and Aditya Menon).
Why is Guna on a war front? The narration to this is given by his mother, who had faced ordeals when her husband betrayed her. Guna, working for one gang that also indulged in the anti-social activities of Karam Lal, takes revenge on the opponent gang. It is a two-in-one task for Guna. Vaamana often becomes Raavana!
The flashback narration given in the last 30 minutes of the film by Tara as the mother is the most stunning part of the film. It is the betrayal by her husband Papanna that eventually leads to various complications. With drug peddlers engaging in nefarious activities, Papanna is put down by Guna. That is not the end of the 133-minute Vaamana. The Karam Lal tale opens up, and the ruckus is manifold.
Finally, Guna does what the police department hesitated to do. In a way, it is also the oath his mother has taken in her life—to evaporate the deadly criminals. Guna and Nandi’s love track and also the college portion add flavor to this mass entertainer Vaamana.
Dhanveerrah excels in the action portions, and he reminds one of Challenging Star Darshan in quite a few places. He has some lovely lines that earn him whistles. He remains in one shade throughout the film Vaamana.
Thara Anuradha has delivered a stunning performance as the rebel mother. How she builds up her only proud son to contribute to the good of society is admirable. In the song Kanda Kanasa Suduva…, Thara has shown high skills.
While two senior actors of Kannada cinema, Avinash and Achyuth Kumar, have nothing much to do, the artists from adjacent states—Sampath Raj and Aditya Menon—shine well. The mileage for Seerunde Ramesh, Petrol Prasanna, and Cockroach Sudhi holds attention.
Ajaneesh Lokanath’s three songs are terrific, and the background score is also effective. The songs Muddu Rakshasi…, Ili Sanje Kadala Theera Jothe Jadugaara…, and the mother song Kanda Kanasa Suduva… are brilliant compositions.
The cinematography of the highly qualified Mahen Simha further enhances the mass entertainer quality of the film. The dialogues are well written, the action portions are deadly, and the editing should have been faster in the first part of the film.
A good feast for action lovers—and mother sentiment is an additional bonus.
