Buddivanta

Upendra’s new mass masala entertainer directed by Ramnath is the remake of K Balachandar’s Tamil flick Naan Avanillai.

The anti hero in the Tamil version is a heroic personality here and the story is reworked to suit the taste of Upendra fans. The highlights of the film are the picturisation of songs and the punch dialogues of the hero.

Upendra in at least seven get ups with five heroines has done a splendid job and he is supported well by producers Mohan and SV Rajendra Singh Babu because the lavishness heightens the quality of the film.

Very good tunes from Vijay Anthony and spectacular cinematography make this film worth watching.

He is Panchamrutha (Upendra) settled down in Dakshin Kannada who is wanted in four cheating cases by the police. He is produced after a long struggle and the public prosecutor with police proof argues in the court hall.

The judge permits Panchamrutha on his request to argue his case and thus the case history of Panchamrutha opens. For the four women in the witness box he proves that he is not the one they are talking about.

Panchamrutha is set free when there is no adequate proof in the argument when he is said as Ashok Mittal, Rajaneesh, Shyamprasad and Samara Simha Reddy.

The judge daughter Pooja is also duped in the name of Zakir Hussain. The police produce the brother of Panchamrutha in the court hall and he cleverly proves that he does not know him.

Why Panchamrutha has done like this has a sordid tale in his own family when his sister in law commit suicide. Hurt severely with such development Panchamrutha takes the drastic step of teaching women who are greedy.

In the climax we find that Panchamrutha has taught lessons to the four girls he romanced and danced is done with prior permission from their respective spouses. In the eyes of audience Panchamrutha is the real intelligent.

The dialogue oriented film is fit for Upendra immaculately. Sagging image of Upendra has shot up from this film. He looks handsome in seven get ups and the clever subject has given him a new lease of life. This is exactly what his fans were looking for after ‘Raktha Kanneeru’.

The bubbly and ravishing Suman Ranganath, Nathanya, Vrinda, Saloni and Pooja Gandhi the glam girls have a song each and steal the show with their body language and chemistry with Upendra. Veteran Lakshmi as judge and Sridhar coming back to Kannada are precise for the roles.

Four songs – Chitranna Chitrannna….Nee Nanage beku…remix of Kannada old hit Ravi Vermana…. Rarara Raja…is well sung and Vijay Anthony strikes from his first Kannada film. All these songs have already become super hits.

R.Giri cinematography gives the perfect view with splendid colors and lavishness used for the film.

Verdict: Above Average