<p>An upright young man taking to crime and avenging all his wrongs has been a favourite story for film makers. And Hare Rama Hare Krishna almost falls into this category.<br /><br />There’s nothing much to the film except Achyut Kumar. As broker ‘Pylwaan’ Prakash, Kumar makes the role his own with appropriate mannerisms, none out of place. <br /><br />But credit to the director for squeezing the zing out of an already done-to-death story. His dialogues just tumble out of the actors, the actors themselves seem to be in zombie-land and narration is given a wide berth. Watching Srimurali’s weak impersation of Don Shivanna is painful. The former appears to be suffering inside, all the time. <br /><br />Pooja Gandhi’s role cannot be called a lead even if she is paired opposite Srimurali. Wonder why she didn’t dub? Both PKH Das and Ilaiyaraja ‘amaze’ the audience with erratic and poorly selected angles and a rehash of mid-90s music. <br /><br />The first half of the film is an example of how a film can wreck a producer’s expectations and dreams. <br /><br />But the second half, trudging on expected track kicks up a frantic pace. But that is until the audience realises that it has been had. A smart move from the director, but in a lost cause.</p>
<p>An upright young man taking to crime and avenging all his wrongs has been a favourite story for film makers. And Hare Rama Hare Krishna almost falls into this category.<br /><br />There’s nothing much to the film except Achyut Kumar. As broker ‘Pylwaan’ Prakash, Kumar makes the role his own with appropriate mannerisms, none out of place. <br /><br />But credit to the director for squeezing the zing out of an already done-to-death story. His dialogues just tumble out of the actors, the actors themselves seem to be in zombie-land and narration is given a wide berth. Watching Srimurali’s weak impersation of Don Shivanna is painful. The former appears to be suffering inside, all the time. <br /><br />Pooja Gandhi’s role cannot be called a lead even if she is paired opposite Srimurali. Wonder why she didn’t dub? Both PKH Das and Ilaiyaraja ‘amaze’ the audience with erratic and poorly selected angles and a rehash of mid-90s music. <br /><br />The first half of the film is an example of how a film can wreck a producer’s expectations and dreams. <br /><br />But the second half, trudging on expected track kicks up a frantic pace. But that is until the audience realises that it has been had. A smart move from the director, but in a lost cause.</p>
