Hoori

Thieves are always Robinhoods

A thief-by-cirumstance, Krishna (Vinod Prabhakar) dreams of saving his village from the clutches of Sahukar Siddappa ( Doddanna). He ‘encounters’ the rich man’s daughter Rukmini (Gauri Munjal), also a childhood playmate, and falls in love. But Siddappa has other plans for this thorn-in-the path...

Hori (horribly misspelt, with an eye on numerology) disappoints on many counts. Long in the making, the film mixes Raviteja starrer Dongodu with Annavru’s classic Sampattige Saval.
But the result robs the viewers of any interest as the screenplay huffs and puffs towards a predictable climax. The director promised a perfect ‘break’ for Vinod, his guru Tiger Prabhakar’s son; the reference to the late actor gets lost in the loud background score and Doddanna’s ravings. The script called for some restrained performance which comes only from the hero who fails to project a ‘tough’ image, and Ramanitu, in a blink-n-miss role. A more than usually plump Gauri shows some spirit, but only just. Ramnarayan’s dialogues and a couple of songs are easy on the ears, complementing M R Seenu’s camerawork. But Lakshman Reddy’s hurried editing (which was perhaps necessary) leaves a sour taste. This Hori cannot be harnessed anywhere.