<p align="justify">Naa Pantaa Kano <br />Kannada (U/A)**<br />Cast: Anoop Revanna, Ritiksha, Ravi Kale, Kari Subbu, Vishwa, Syed Irfan<br />Director: S Narayan<br /><br />Sandalwood frowns upon remakes, but the directors don’t seem to mind. Starved of indigenous ideas and plots, filmmakers are drawn towards readily available successful films from neighbouring industries. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />So this week, you have director S Narayan bringing to Kannada screens the action-surcharged small budget Tamil thriller Rajathandiram as Naa Pantaa Kano. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />With a ready template, Narayan has his job easy and he faithfully replicates the Tamil flick. It focusses on three small-time, footloose crooks who hatch a plot to loot a jewellery showroom in the city. The trio, led by Arjun, plans the heist to help Arjun’s lover out of a financial crisis, and also to help themselves settle in life. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />However, the meticulously planned raid goes awry as another gang too has its eye on the goldmine. Left with no option, the trio joins forces with their rivals. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />Despite his impressive portfolio, Narayan fails to live up to expectations. Anoop Revanna tries to match up to his tailored role. Newcomer Ritiksha is just a pretty face, while the others are amateurish. The music score, by Narayan himself, has nothing new to offer. <br /><br /></p>
<p align="justify">Naa Pantaa Kano <br />Kannada (U/A)**<br />Cast: Anoop Revanna, Ritiksha, Ravi Kale, Kari Subbu, Vishwa, Syed Irfan<br />Director: S Narayan<br /><br />Sandalwood frowns upon remakes, but the directors don’t seem to mind. Starved of indigenous ideas and plots, filmmakers are drawn towards readily available successful films from neighbouring industries. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />So this week, you have director S Narayan bringing to Kannada screens the action-surcharged small budget Tamil thriller Rajathandiram as Naa Pantaa Kano. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />With a ready template, Narayan has his job easy and he faithfully replicates the Tamil flick. It focusses on three small-time, footloose crooks who hatch a plot to loot a jewellery showroom in the city. The trio, led by Arjun, plans the heist to help Arjun’s lover out of a financial crisis, and also to help themselves settle in life. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />However, the meticulously planned raid goes awry as another gang too has its eye on the goldmine. Left with no option, the trio joins forces with their rivals. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />Despite his impressive portfolio, Narayan fails to live up to expectations. Anoop Revanna tries to match up to his tailored role. Newcomer Ritiksha is just a pretty face, while the others are amateurish. The music score, by Narayan himself, has nothing new to offer. <br /><br /></p>
