<p><strong>Film: <em>Body God</em></strong></p>.<p><strong>Cast: Guruprasad, Manoj, Deepika Aradhya, Padmaja Rao, Prabhu Srinivas</strong></p>.<p><strong>Director: Prabhu Srinivas</strong></p>.<p><strong>Rating: 3.5</strong></p>.<p><br />Filmmaker Prabhu Srinivas who drew attention with his <em>Ganapa</em> (2015) and <em>Kariya 2 </em>(2017) is now back with <em>Body God. </em>The flick faced hurdles due to Covid-19 pandemic before hitting the screen. Trailer of the movie had aroused some curiosity.</p>.<p>The idea conceived by the filmmaker to construct the plot for the flick in itself is unique as far as Sandalwood is concerned.</p>.<p>Srinivas' boldness to lay emphasis on content, casting lesser known artistes than to create a plot for artistes, which has been the case with many filmmakers in Sandalwood, is worth mentioning.</p>.<p>He treats an ordinary story in an extraordinary narrative style which makes the flick an engaging outing.</p>.<p>This dark comedy drives home a point: A person can have some worth even after death.</p>.<p>The movie keeps entertaining right from the first scene till its climax. Till the climax the plot never becomes predictable,l thanks to the filmmaker's attention for every minute detail.</p>.<p>Unexpected problems in any middle class family, helplessness of an unemployed youth, touts taking job aspirants for a ride and crises of those borrowing money on interest have all been portrayed convincingly. This of course helps the audience relate themselves to the narrative.</p>.<p>The movie narrates the story of a middle class meritorious, but unemployed young man facing a deep financial crisis. He is forced to repay loans with interest after a tout promises him a job in Dubai and takes him for a ride. His girlfriend, a nurse, helps him in getting a job of taking care of a person suffering from paralysis in the absence of his family members.</p>.<p>The rest of the story is about the familial bond, unexpected challenges he faces after the patient dies and how his innocence turns the tide in his favour.</p>.<p>The director has mixed action, suspense, thriller and humour proportionately. Flashback techniques used to narrate the plot keep the pace equally balanced.</p>.<p>An action sequence evokes laughter, but a chain snatcher getting caught by a corpse defies logic. Background music by Karan B Krupa elevates the mood. Two lyrics draw attention.</p>.<p>Each of the characters have been properly developed. Guruprasad and Manoj take the entire burden on their shoulders and deliver excellent performance. Deepika Aradhya as a Malayali girl is pleasing and so is her Kannada accent.</p>.<p>The flick lacks cinematic experience and resembles an extended teleserial at times, but punching dialogues, turns and twists immediately compensate.</p>.<p>Efforts to keep the narrative crisp and tight need appreciation as the flick concludes in just two hours.</p>.<p>The flick surely lightens up the mood and is worth the price of a ticket.<br /> </p>
<p><strong>Film: <em>Body God</em></strong></p>.<p><strong>Cast: Guruprasad, Manoj, Deepika Aradhya, Padmaja Rao, Prabhu Srinivas</strong></p>.<p><strong>Director: Prabhu Srinivas</strong></p>.<p><strong>Rating: 3.5</strong></p>.<p><br />Filmmaker Prabhu Srinivas who drew attention with his <em>Ganapa</em> (2015) and <em>Kariya 2 </em>(2017) is now back with <em>Body God. </em>The flick faced hurdles due to Covid-19 pandemic before hitting the screen. Trailer of the movie had aroused some curiosity.</p>.<p>The idea conceived by the filmmaker to construct the plot for the flick in itself is unique as far as Sandalwood is concerned.</p>.<p>Srinivas' boldness to lay emphasis on content, casting lesser known artistes than to create a plot for artistes, which has been the case with many filmmakers in Sandalwood, is worth mentioning.</p>.<p>He treats an ordinary story in an extraordinary narrative style which makes the flick an engaging outing.</p>.<p>This dark comedy drives home a point: A person can have some worth even after death.</p>.<p>The movie keeps entertaining right from the first scene till its climax. Till the climax the plot never becomes predictable,l thanks to the filmmaker's attention for every minute detail.</p>.<p>Unexpected problems in any middle class family, helplessness of an unemployed youth, touts taking job aspirants for a ride and crises of those borrowing money on interest have all been portrayed convincingly. This of course helps the audience relate themselves to the narrative.</p>.<p>The movie narrates the story of a middle class meritorious, but unemployed young man facing a deep financial crisis. He is forced to repay loans with interest after a tout promises him a job in Dubai and takes him for a ride. His girlfriend, a nurse, helps him in getting a job of taking care of a person suffering from paralysis in the absence of his family members.</p>.<p>The rest of the story is about the familial bond, unexpected challenges he faces after the patient dies and how his innocence turns the tide in his favour.</p>.<p>The director has mixed action, suspense, thriller and humour proportionately. Flashback techniques used to narrate the plot keep the pace equally balanced.</p>.<p>An action sequence evokes laughter, but a chain snatcher getting caught by a corpse defies logic. Background music by Karan B Krupa elevates the mood. Two lyrics draw attention.</p>.<p>Each of the characters have been properly developed. Guruprasad and Manoj take the entire burden on their shoulders and deliver excellent performance. Deepika Aradhya as a Malayali girl is pleasing and so is her Kannada accent.</p>.<p>The flick lacks cinematic experience and resembles an extended teleserial at times, but punching dialogues, turns and twists immediately compensate.</p>.<p>Efforts to keep the narrative crisp and tight need appreciation as the flick concludes in just two hours.</p>.<p>The flick surely lightens up the mood and is worth the price of a ticket.<br /> </p>
