Cast & Crew:
Banner: Pyramid Saimira LimitedÂ
Cast: Shruthi, Vijay, Smitha, Enagi Nataraj, Rangayana Raghu, Hanumakka, Master Rakesh, Arundhathi, Siddaraj KalyankarÂ
Direction: Kavitha LankeshÂ
Music: Issac
Movie Review
Avva comes as a breath of fresh air, in terms of its story content, narration and even authentic characterization. It also presents the rural milieu in a most realistic fashion, with all its crudeness, cruelty, humanity, exploitation and social discrimination.
Kavitha Lankesh has really bounced back through the film which is based on the novel written by her father Late Prof. Lankesh. Lankesh is certainly one of the best writers in Kannada literature and this novel that was written some time in the late seventies, was much appreciated for the deep insights it offered into rural life and the authentic portrayal of its characters. Obviously Kavitha who got into film direction with the film Deveeri based on her father’s short story thought of again going back to her father’s rich literary contribution to stage a comeback. Her previous film ‘Kalki’ based on a story written by the Tamil writer Kalki was a big flop.
Avva revolves around Aane Baddi Rangavaa, a fiercely independent widow who is highly protective towards Savanthri. Savanthri has already become an object of titillation for the rural folk, but she is in deep love with Byaadara Manja who belongs to a lower caste. And there are other characters like Michine Baramanna, a highly jealous trouble shooter and a teen aged boy Kariya who observes all the things that happen around him with curiosity, anguish and disgust. There is also Sanneeraiah who is a typical character that could easily be seen in every village.
While P.Lankesh chose to narrate the story through the eyes of Kariya the boy, Kavitha has taken liberties to go ahead with a straight forward narration of the story. Though she is loyal to the main plot of the novel, Kavitha has also shown some discretion and independence. Perhaps this may not go well with the people who have much liked the novel and instead may appeal to the audience who see the film without having read the novel.
The dialogues of the film written by Chandregowda are first rate, and some of the dialogues have been taken straight off the novel. The dialogues may seem a bit crude, but Kavitha has retained them because of her passion for a realistic presentation. And the folk oriented songs composed by music director Issac also bring in some relief. Award winning cameraman Madhu Ambat has captured the rural beauty at its best.
Kavitha has taken courage not to include any superficial thrills or even a fight sequence, even with action hero Vijay in the leading role. There are many abusive dialogues which have been retained in the film, and a few bold kissing sequences which made the Censors hand over an A certificate to the film. But Kavitha has placed confidence on the strength of her script and has decided to go ahead with all these sequences, without much worrying about the A certificate tag.
Shruthi comes out with a stunning performance in the role of Aane Baddi Rangavva. For a popular hero like Vijay the film offers a character of substance; something that he had been denied so far. He does not get much screen prominance like in other films, but still comes out good with a fabulous performance. New comer Smitha is a revelation and is certain to go places.
Rangayana Raghu, Arundhathi Jathkar and Enagi Nataraj have delivered superb performances as well.
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