One of the highlights of actor Tanush Shivanna’s career, “Mr. Natwarlal,” boasts a captivating second half, with a family sentiment and a love angle in the first half. The film, titled “Con King,” keeps the audience on the edge of their seats in the last 20 minutes as the situations compel. Director Lava, with a background in law, has done justice in providing a captivating thriller.
The first redeeming feature of this film is actor-cum-producer Tanush Shivanna. He appears in eight getups and showcases his brilliant talent. Inspired by a book on “Natwarlal,” ordinary Ranga studies the book and effectively implements his skills to put down the detractors. In his revenge, he leaves no clues to his series of murders.
Firstly, it is the family tussle that makes Ranga (Tanush Shivanna) and his mother bogged down in shame. Ranga controls the shame to some extent on the insistence of his mother, but his patience crosses limits. As his close family members throw tantrums at Ranga, the clever style he adopts makes it intriguing.
The technology that Ranga and his friend Pappayi (Nagabhushan) make use of leaves the police department clueless. To bring the culprits to book, the strict police officer Rajesh Nataranga traces Pappayi. As a last resort, the police apply the Narco analysis test (brain mapping) on Pappayi, which gives proximity to the protagonist Ranga. What happens next in the last twenty minutes of the film, you have to watch it on the screens.
As mentioned earlier, this is the best of Tanush Shivanna. He has worked hard throughout the film. The variety of get-ups is interesting to watch. There are also some hard-hitting dialogues for Tanush Shivanna. Sonal Monteiro looks sweet, and in one song, she shines with Thanush Shivanna.
Rajesh Nataraga as a cop is absorbing, and he looks so natural on screen. Bala Rajawadi, Padma Vasanthi, Harini Srikanth, Yash Shetty, Cockroach Sudhi, and Vijay Chendur give good support in the character roles.
William David’s (of Rangi Taranga and Vikrant Rona) cinematography captures the good moments and stunning occasions of the film with ease. There are two songs sung by Vijay Prakash – “Onthara Onthara” and “Sai Vignesh” – which are melodious. Dharma Vish as the music composer has lent a strong background score for the film.
This is a must-watch for all thrill-loving audiences.
