Saccharine sweet and candy floss are terms usually associated with films made under the Yashraj banner. Producer S V Babu also seems to be headed the same way. His Savi Savi Nenapu treats the viewer to a rich concoction of artistic and stunning visuals, splendid vistas and starkly beautiful rocky outcrops.

Broadly speaking, Savi Savi Nenapu is the story of two couples woven around heart transplantation and its consequences. (Remember the Shankar Nag-Manjula starrer Seetharamu?) After ‘uterus’ transplantation a la Jambada Hudugi, it is now the turn of the heart. Yet another pet theme of filmmakers, these stories allow them a lot of freedom under the guise of cinematic licence. Pathaje should be credited for his single-minded devotion to the subject, though there are several goof-ups that any honest medical practitioner would easily spot.
With a fine team at his disposal, (Suresh Urs, Chandrashekhar and Guru Prashant, Jayant Kaykini, Nagatihalli Chandrashekhar, K Kalyan and Hrudaya Shiva) expectations tend to be very high. But, as is usual in haute cuisine, it is difficult to come to terms with mediocrity posing as creme de la creme stuff. 

Before the college scenes turn into caricatures of Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the director hurries off to the meat of the story and stops. Literally.

The story takes ages to kick off; deja vu sets in and remains throughout the film. But the film has its pluspoints. One, Prem has shed his image and seems to revel in new-found freedom.

The industry will do better to utilise the talent house that is Tejaswini. Though many may find her looks ‘unconventional,’ this girl has amazing screen presence and delivers without a fuss.

Only Avinash has more screen time. Pathaje fails to justify why there is no good music to play for Tejaswini who is a violinist in the film. And R P Patnaik’s music fails to evoke sweet memories, except in a couple of songs.