‘Shiva 143’ Kannada movie review: Dheeren Ramkumar’s love vs. lust drama falls flat

Indian cinema has stepped out of its consolation zone, however on the subject of the launch of star youngsters, actors don’t need to take dangers with their offspring’s profession and like secure and confirmed storylines; on this case, a remake.

That is how we meet Dheeren Ramkumar, the newest scion from Dr. Rajkumar’s household who makes his debut with  Shiva 143, directed by Anil Kumar. This romantic action-thriller is an official remake of the 2018 Telugu blockbuster  RX 100, which had Kartikeya Gummakonda within the lead position.

Had the director taken sufficient care in scripting the movie with some wise narration, he may have saved Shiva 143 from changing into an indignant younger man’s generic love story. Remaking successful movie is certainly a troublesome job, however just a little little bit of onerous work, understanding the core content material, and drawing a transparent line between love and lust may have made this flick watchable.

Set in a small village of Karnataka, the story revolves round lifetime of Shiva (Dheeren) a country, fierce and indignant younger man, who loses his dad and mom in an accident and is introduced up by the village chief. Being unstable and unstable is his pure character.

Anil Kumar opts for a flashback approach to current the softer facet to Shiva’s story, who falls for Madhu (Manvita Kamath), a city-bred lady and  daughter of the rich politician (Panchayat member) and village head Avinash. Whereas Madhu is extra interested in the toned physique of Shiva and takes benefit of him, the younger man sees a divine love in Madhu (like a routine hero, he will get her identify tattooed on his chest). Will their romance finish in a happily-ever-after?

This easy, easy story may have been communicated in a crisp and quick method, regardless of the necessity to mission Dheeren as a macho character. Anil Kumar ought to have understood that, as an alternative of deliberately making the plot advanced by infusing pointless violent sequences to confuse the viewers.

The makers earlier deliberate to title the movie  Daari Tappida Maga, as a tribute to Dr Rajkumar’s 1975 traditional blockbuster. Nevertheless, they lastly determined in opposition to it after stiff opposition from each part of the society. In all probability a very good determination!

Dheeren Ramkumar makes each potential try to current Shiva’s inconsistent character as tolerable and interesting, however he has to study quite a bit about appearing, particularly in scenes pertaining to intense feelings. Solely preventing and motion expertise won’t assist his trigger. For Manvitha (of Kendasampige and Tagaru fame), Madhu’s position is a stroll within the park, and she or he handles the advanced character with ease. Actors corresponding to Avinash and Charanraj as traditional match their invoice, however the director fully fails in making the most effective use of Chikkanna’s character. Additionally, casting Sadhu Kokila simply to supply a comedy contact has no that means in any respect!

To summarise, Shiva 143 has loads of glamorous scenes, tears, and plenty of blood and violence, however the essence of the movie is misplaced someplace within the enthusiasm of makers to please disillusioned lovers of the present era, who blame girls for all their issues with love.

Shiva 143 is at the moment working in theatres