By looking at the title ‘Vidyarthi Vidyarthiniyare,’ the obvious aspect of student pranks comes to mind. Director Arun Amuktha has delivered something very much required for the present generation of youths and elders. The film is undoubtedly lengthy—25 minutes of the first half could have been reduced, but the second half offers a few stunning elements required for a commercial format, which overcomes the protracted style of the director.
The point of bringing the youths and elders to the correct level is much needed. There is nothing bigger than realization. This is what the film aims to achieve convincingly. The director’s level of thinking is unique, and he knows how to remove the thorn and take the rose from the clumsy pot!
‘Savige Saave is not revenge, Shatrugalannu Gellabeku’ is the aspect that opens up in the second half. “Wow,” you would say for the thoughts of director Arun Amuktha. Giving a free hand to the students on campus, the director should have been careful—cigarette smoking on campus and ragging could have been avoided, and a brief narration could have been applied.
However, this is a film for the whole family, and the style and sizzling moments are required to compete in the world cinema. Producers Subramanya Kukke and Shivalinge Gowda have picked the right subject, and this style of narration, especially in the second half, has not been seen so far in Kannada cinema.
Four youths on the Variety School campus—Yash, Nivedhita, Roopa, and Dhruva— with affluent backgrounds spoil the atmosphere, and the ragging of juniors leads to the costly lapse of Sharada’s life. The influential youths come out from the clutches of going behind bars, but destiny has something else in store.
The lack of investigation by the police in the case of school topper Sharada obviously leads to complications. In comes a software developer who considers Sharada his sister. The youths face tricky situations with ‘S’ games as the software developer is very smart. The four youths slowly change their attitudes, which is a sudden shock to their respective parents.
When the software developer (played by Chandan Shetty), without a courtroom drama, takes the students and parents to task, the severe loss suffered by an auto driver in the death of his daughter Sharada is reciprocated.
Chandan Shetty is a screen stealer. He has given an admirable performance and has three shades to perform. A rap king of Karnataka, Chandan Shetty has a bright future.
The four youths, Manoj Vivan, Amar, Manasvi Manu, and Bhavana, understood their characters very well and made a fine attempt. The veterans, such as Bhavya, Suneel Puranik, and Aravind Rao, gave able support, and Prashanth Sambargi, a late entry to acting, is quite OK. Sinchana as Sharada is very fine, and Raghu Ramanakoppa as the emotional auto driver performed convincingly for the first time.
The two songs of this film, especially the emotional one, are pretty good compositions by Vijeth Krishna. The outdoor and indoor cinematography, plus the top-angle shots by cinematographer Kumar Gowda, are commendable, and the costumes for this film have been picked very well.
This is a film for the complete family.
