<p>Melody<br />Kannada (U) Cast: Rajesh Krishnan, Karthika Menon, <br />Ramakrishna, Mandya Ramesh, Chethan <br />Gandharva, Akshatha Maarla <br />Director: Nanjunda Krishna<br /><br /></p>.<p>Melody is meaningful, but not as mellifluous as one would wish it to be. However, Nanjunda Krishna ensures that the message is driven home despite the cliched climax. <br /><br />Melody’s modern-day romance blossoms over mobile phones, Facebook posts and SMSes. Also, it’s not your regular romance. <br /><br />Nanjunda Krishna doesn’t treat his heroines as pretty props. He gives them their due and provides a feminine perspective to the love story. He sees to it that even as the audiences enjoy the comic strain, the larger motive — the message that girls cannot be taken for granted — is not lost. <br /><br />Through tongue-tied software engineer CEO Kiran — piquantly caught between expressing his love for Anushka and a career — the director does his job with aplomb. That he takes the proverbial path to drive home his point is its only fault. <br /><br />Melody works wonderfully despite its pitfalls. Yes, as its tagline says, just love maadi, for it is as much a treat to youth as it is to the entire family. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Melody<br />Kannada (U) Cast: Rajesh Krishnan, Karthika Menon, <br />Ramakrishna, Mandya Ramesh, Chethan <br />Gandharva, Akshatha Maarla <br />Director: Nanjunda Krishna<br /><br /></p>.<p>Melody is meaningful, but not as mellifluous as one would wish it to be. However, Nanjunda Krishna ensures that the message is driven home despite the cliched climax. <br /><br />Melody’s modern-day romance blossoms over mobile phones, Facebook posts and SMSes. Also, it’s not your regular romance. <br /><br />Nanjunda Krishna doesn’t treat his heroines as pretty props. He gives them their due and provides a feminine perspective to the love story. He sees to it that even as the audiences enjoy the comic strain, the larger motive — the message that girls cannot be taken for granted — is not lost. <br /><br />Through tongue-tied software engineer CEO Kiran — piquantly caught between expressing his love for Anushka and a career — the director does his job with aplomb. That he takes the proverbial path to drive home his point is its only fault. <br /><br />Melody works wonderfully despite its pitfalls. Yes, as its tagline says, just love maadi, for it is as much a treat to youth as it is to the entire family. <br /><br /></p>
