A mushy love story with a formulaic tragic end doesn’t always imply success. Instead, to make an entertaining film from an conventional motif, a director has to be equipped with an astute screenplay and sharp editing.
Debutant director Shanshankraj, an assistant to Crazy Star Ravichandran, tells a campus love story with Yuga Yugagale Saagali.
Shashi (Yashas) and Swati (Meghna Ghosh) are a couple. Initially, both being the darlings of their families, get their consent for marriage. Thanks to family rivalry, both want to call it quits.
The director falters in the beginning to establish the characters, and the loosely-drafted script hinders the pace of the movie.
Dialogue-heavy scenes and frequent spells of deja vu make it soporific. Except for two songs, Hamsalekha’s music also fails.
Debutant actors Yashas and Meghna Ghosh have done their best. Their acting skills need a little honing though.
Rangayana Raghu makes his presence in the first half, but disappears later, to the disappointment of the audience. Ultimately, it is Sharat Lohitashya and Ananth Nag who save the movie.