<div>Chakravyuha<br />Kannada (U/A)<br />Cast: Puneeth Rajkumar, Rachita Ram, Arun Vijay,<br />Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Bhavya, Sitara<br />Director: M Saravanan<br /><br />Salute Saravanan! He brings certain panache and flamboyance to Kannada cinema. Though a remake of his own 2013 Tamil film Ivan Veramathiri, Kannada audiences, specially the fans of Power Star, would not mind it. <br /><br />Their screen icon gives them full paisa vasool playing a masked crusader with machismo, single-handedly taking on corrupt law minister Sadashivaiah and his equally demonic brother Onkar. <br /><br />Saravanan infuses style and chutzpah to the entire narrative of Chakravyuha, making it an explosive watch. He chisels each of his key players with finesse — be it Puneeth Rajkumar as the conscientious citizen roused into action role as Lohit, or Arun Vijay as the despicable villain, or the doe-eyed Rachita Ram as the besotted Anjali. It’s such a pleasure to watch her essaying the role with naivety and naturalness. Even Rangayana Raghu as police officer and Sadhu Kokila as Puneeth’s sidekick are a soothing sight, far removed from their over-the-top avatars in Kannada films. <br /><br />Another plus of Chakravyuha is its highly pleasing score by S Thama. The only sore point is the highly stylised vendetta violence and action sequences. <br /> <br /></div>
<div>Chakravyuha<br />Kannada (U/A)<br />Cast: Puneeth Rajkumar, Rachita Ram, Arun Vijay,<br />Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Bhavya, Sitara<br />Director: M Saravanan<br /><br />Salute Saravanan! He brings certain panache and flamboyance to Kannada cinema. Though a remake of his own 2013 Tamil film Ivan Veramathiri, Kannada audiences, specially the fans of Power Star, would not mind it. <br /><br />Their screen icon gives them full paisa vasool playing a masked crusader with machismo, single-handedly taking on corrupt law minister Sadashivaiah and his equally demonic brother Onkar. <br /><br />Saravanan infuses style and chutzpah to the entire narrative of Chakravyuha, making it an explosive watch. He chisels each of his key players with finesse — be it Puneeth Rajkumar as the conscientious citizen roused into action role as Lohit, or Arun Vijay as the despicable villain, or the doe-eyed Rachita Ram as the besotted Anjali. It’s such a pleasure to watch her essaying the role with naivety and naturalness. Even Rangayana Raghu as police officer and Sadhu Kokila as Puneeth’s sidekick are a soothing sight, far removed from their over-the-top avatars in Kannada films. <br /><br />Another plus of Chakravyuha is its highly pleasing score by S Thama. The only sore point is the highly stylised vendetta violence and action sequences. <br /> <br /></div>
