The film Baba has no resemblance to the Tamil film with which it shares its name. But it has one similarity with its parent name i.e it has no chances of making big on the silver screen.

An SSLC failure aspires to be a rowdy and has cronies to support his aspirations. Baba (Karthik) and his friends have their ‘area’ of operation and are constantly at war with other gangs. As expected, he falls in love with Indu (Prajna) and forgoes his ‘sinful’ life to attract her.

Troubled with starting trouble (or due to directors predilection for suspense) he is unable to pour out his feeling. Determined, he ploughs on neglecting his family, but circumstances soon force him to take up a job. Will he be able to win his love or not forms the climax.

The movie fails to draw attention from the beginning. The director has over-stretched the story which has a poor screenplay. Monotonous scenes coupled with banal dialogues makes it painful to watch.

Further, some of the shooting locations and scenes gives a sense of deja vu, exposing the crew’s lack of creativity. Lengthy but mindless chasing and fighting scenes convey little, except to eulogises crime. It is also hard to digest a young boy (Baba) thrashing a dozen guys at a time. The heroine bearing some scenes hardly speaks - thanks to a role which lacks depth and is totally ‘filmy’.

Though Karthik has acted well he gives an overdose with the dialogue delivery. He has a long way to go in acting. Ditto with Prajna. Senior actors like Ramesh Bhatt and Padma Vasanti have done justice to their roles.

There are few comic scenes but fail to evoke laughter. Even the music is not that appealing. There is no excuse for watching the movie.