Title – DEE, Producer – VDK Cinemas, Direction – Vinay Vasudev, Cinematography – Allen, Music – Steven Satish, Cast – Vinay Vasudev, Disha Ramesh, Bala Rajwadi, Harini Srikanth, Nagendra Urs, Dollar Sharan, Suresh Babu and others.
A Research and Development wing for the Kannada film industry is very essential to save the grace of new investors.
To keep up a good pace with elements for the first half of the film, the R and D is most essential. Almost all the newcomers are suffering in constructing a delectable first half, while they give all the ‘paisa vasool’ elements in the second half with care and caution.
In the new team film ‘Dee’ of Vinay Vasudev, there is hard work, good performance, good selection of artists, wonderful deep forest locations, fine cinematography and two tolerable tunes. Yet, this film suffers with a weak first half.
When one carefully looks at the dialogue of the female protagonist Divya (Disha Ramesh), it even gives a clue to the climax of the film!
Yet, the hard work and sincerity should be appreciated, and this film ‘Dee’ has a second half with a load of happenings, and that too in four directions.
After a huge fall from a hilltop, Deepak and Divya are separated. In come the forest guards; there are a few forest fugitives, parents of the protagonist, and the deep forest inmates – all make a frantic search for Deepak and Divya. This portion makes it interesting, and how the lovely pair Deepak and Divya are found is the climax of the film that you have to watch on the screen.
As Deepak, the director, hero, and producer of the film, Vinay Vasudev struggled hard, and in the action portions, he steals the show. The spread hair and disturbed look, especially in the second half, is passable.
Disha Ramesh as Divya is another hope from this film. A stage actress and daughter of well-known actor and theater personality Mandya Ramesh, she has acted beautifully. She is short in height, which is the only debacle.
Harini Srikanth and Bala Rajwadi, as very touching parents, emote very well. Nagendra Urs as Range Forest Officer Karthik has given a fine performance, and his dialogue delivery obviously reminds one of his stalwart father Sundar Krishna Urs.
The two songs and background score are tolerable. The graphic representation of the elephant, bear, and snake looks so bleak. The director, even without visuals, could have managed with animal sounds.
The first half deserves trimming, and the second half is the main saving grace of this film ‘Dee’.
