JOIN USVaastu Prakaara
Kannada (U)
Director: Yograj Bhat
Cast: Rakshith Shetty, Ananth Nag, Jaggesh, Sudha Belawadi, Aishani Shetty, Sudharani, Parul Yadav
Vaastu Prakaara disappoints despite all the hype. With Yograj Bhat (of Mungaaru Male fame) back after a break, one had looked forward to an encore. He belies our hopes.
Bhat seeks to drive home the message that people should not fall prey to charlatans or blind beliefs. But by the time Bhat does that, audiences have lost their interest in his narrative, which suffers from a sloppy screenplay.
Actually, Bhat could have done wonders with the sensitive subject. Seems he had other ideas, being a producer and wanting to achieve breakeven in his investment than provide an engaging drama. Other than offering a touristy sojourn of Switzerland, captured vividly by Santosh Rai Pathaje, the film is dreary.
Still if Vaastu Prakaara is watchable, it is because of the versatile Ananth Nag who shows his class. Complementing him is Aishani Shetty who plays the cupid-struck daughter. Rakshith Shetty’s image makeover as the righteous, floundering beau bombs.
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