"Neer Dose" Kannada film review - Overdose of double entendre; glad they didn't call this dum biryani!
I started my day with a fulfilling visit to Vidyarthi Bhavan, which is a place not to be missed (for it's Masala Dosa), if you are a foodie and are in Bengaluru.
Thought would call it a day with more dose in the evening, this time in movie form. So, I settled in to "have some" Neer Dose at Savitha talkies in Malleswaram.
Glad they didn't call this Dum Biryani. Reason: While this dose may have it's fair share of chutney and sagoo there is no good story, punch or "dum".
Jaggesh Kumar, a hearse driver, and Dattanna, a retired First Division Assistant, meet under natural circumstances on the passing away of Datta's elder sister, his only companion. The film embarks upon the comical journey of the two bachelors.
Human relationships are depicted philosophically. While one may understand that the director Vijaya Prasad is trying to present his views on life and human relationships, without being biased, he may have succeeded better had he not gotten preachy and repetitive with certain scenes.
Jaggesh and Dattatreya (in his l100th film) are noteworthy and sincere in their acts. The biggest plus of the film is their friendship and I thoroughly enjoyed the first 25 minutes.
Haripriya has done a very good job and looks like this one would give her more than a few brownie points, thus pushing her career forward.
Suman Ranganathan is amazingly fit and beautiful and looks a good two decades younger than her actual age of 42. Phew!
Thought would call it a day with more dose in the evening, this time in movie form. So, I settled in to "have some" Neer Dose at Savitha talkies in Malleswaram.
Glad they didn't call this Dum Biryani. Reason: While this dose may have it's fair share of chutney and sagoo there is no good story, punch or "dum".
Jaggesh Kumar, a hearse driver, and Dattanna, a retired First Division Assistant, meet under natural circumstances on the passing away of Datta's elder sister, his only companion. The film embarks upon the comical journey of the two bachelors.
Human relationships are depicted philosophically. While one may understand that the director Vijaya Prasad is trying to present his views on life and human relationships, without being biased, he may have succeeded better had he not gotten preachy and repetitive with certain scenes.
Jaggesh and Dattatreya (in his l100th film) are noteworthy and sincere in their acts. The biggest plus of the film is their friendship and I thoroughly enjoyed the first 25 minutes.
Haripriya has done a very good job and looks like this one would give her more than a few brownie points, thus pushing her career forward.
Suman Ranganathan is amazingly fit and beautiful and looks a good two decades younger than her actual age of 42. Phew!
It can get confusing in the middle where you may start wondering what the director is actually trying to convey. While one can sense that this is a philosophical movie where he is trying to present his perspectives about life, it is led down by the lack of a good story. And it is filled with sexual innuendo, as one could see in the preview prior to the release of the film. Almost all the songs are unwanted - Anoop Seelin's music is forgettable.
At one point, I thought it was good that Ramya walked out of this one, as this is rather pointless, albeit different from the regular dishing out of the average Kannada movie.
The performances are very good. So is the camera work.
There are way too many one-liners, but they get wasted without a good script.
If would be nice to watch Jaggesh act in a movie with a good story, and not just watch him mouth double-meaning dialogues in every scene.
My verdict: 2.5 out of 5.
At one point, I thought it was good that Ramya walked out of this one, as this is rather pointless, albeit different from the regular dishing out of the average Kannada movie.
The performances are very good. So is the camera work.
There are way too many one-liners, but they get wasted without a good script.
If would be nice to watch Jaggesh act in a movie with a good story, and not just watch him mouth double-meaning dialogues in every scene.
My verdict: 2.5 out of 5.
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