Laughing Buddha

It starts with life of a constable who enjoys simple things in life, cherishes food and keeps everyone around him happy.

Turn of events puts focus on his lack of fitness. When we think that the movie is about how he gets into good shape physically, there is a twist to the story and slowly the suspense element builds up. It ends with fitting climax.

Technically movie is good. Director has kept the screenplay simple, trying to mix up comedy with suspense.

Acting wise, everyone has given their best.

Diganth has an important role and he just lives in it. He deserves much more in our industry.

Pramod Shetty also given his best.

Nice movie, with unnecessary violence. Better than super hyped movie.

All the characters were good!!

Nice msg, neatly made!! Decent movie after all the crappy violence.

Ppl with sense of humor will enjoy!!

No vulgar comedy.

After s long time a family watchable movie has been made.

No anti social element has been glorified.

A very true msg to everyone in the society on health and obesity.

Diganths character was fabulous.

Climax was truly unexpected.

Everyone has done justice to their character.

Many of the super hyped movies failed to give a message like this.

It highlights the difficulties and drawbacks of police department has been touched upon well.

One time watch must !!

Heartfelt comedy with a simple yet creative story plot, wholesome script, wholesome screen play, wholesome acting, wholesome entertainment. Laughter throughout the movie. Creativity at its peak. Highlights the making of the film through pure talent, skill, and creativity, without relying on advanced technology or sophisticated graphics.

Screen play runs in two layers back to back comedy scenes on the run and curiosity building detective story in the background to get a conclusion on a high note with a theme that is most relevant for today. Always been an observant of the topic of overweight policemen, amazingly come out as a light hearted comedy movie with Pramod Shetty in the lead. Kudos to Actor Digant for his amazing performance as well.

A must watch kannada movie of current days. Congratulations to the whole team.

This film is a refreshing addition to Kannada cinema, proving that even low-budget movies can have a strong impact-something often seen in Malayalam films. The narration is well-executed, keeping the audience engaged for the most part. While a few scenes might feel slightly distracting, the story quickly regains its grip, pulling the viewer back into its world.

The performances are commendable, and the technical aspects, including cinematography and background score, are well-crafted. However, the film stumbles in its climax. While some might find it convincing, I personally felt it was a letdown. I expected a more fitting resolution, but the final moments felt both illogical and impractical.

With a tighter screenplay and a more satisfying conclusion, this film could have garnered even greater appreciation and reach. Despite its flaws, it's still a decent watch and a commendable effort in Kannada cinema.

Police constable Govardhan has an happy life, both personal and professional. He is kind hearted and it shows in his work as well. After a get together event arranged at their police station, Govardhan's life falls apart when a strict senior officer visits their station and berates Govardhan for being overweight. Humiliated, Govardhan tries to reduce his weight through various means before settling with Naturopathy. In the meantime, local minister approaches the police for losing 50lacs to a fraud and wants it to be handled unofficially. When the suspect gets hurt on his head causing retrograde amnesia, his superior calls Govardhan back to help him out of this mess. How does Govardhan protect suspect and also solve the case, forms rest of the story.

It's a novel script driven by the kind hearted Govardhan's character. It does start off on a decent note, introducing all the main characters and establishing Govardhan's character primarily. All the fun is lighthearted till the senior officer humiliating Govardhan. Post this, the obvious humor set up where Govardhan tries hard to lose his weight follows. Once the plot involving the injured suspect in the minister's case gets going, the film loses it's team. The case in itself isn't that intriguing and the way it gets solved was all too convenient. The film dragged on post interval due to this and only a couple of comedy scenes did work solely due to Pramod's comic timing.