Kavaludaari

This film's trailer and songs had set great expectations from the director Hemanth Rao especially after his exceptional directorial debut "Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu" back in 2016. However the expectations don't seem to have lived up to that extent in this movie. The story begins when Shyam (Rishi of Operation Alamelamma fame), a traffic policeman who is bored of his work and wants to move to the crime branch, gets fascinated when the skeletal remains of a family related to an old murder case are found at a metro construction site. He secretly follows up the case and begins his hunt for the murderer and the links related to it. This leads him to retired police inspector Mutthanna (Anant Nag) who was originally in-charge of the case and who now lives a life of solitude, drinking all day long. Once Shyam gains Mutthanna's trust, they both team up and continue the hunt. There are many other characters who appear in between and the movie throws up some intriguing twists and turns. The pace of the movie is slow right from the beginning until the end and the film gets gripping only in the last 30 minutes. Also the length of the movie must have been shorter. Except for these two things, the film has its own bewildering & intriguing moments and is otherwise a good watch and won't disappoint you. The acting is also realistic with the star cast having performed brilliantly especially Rishi, Anant Nag and Achyuth Kumar who are the standout performers. Paired with this is the excellent cinematography by Advaitha Gurumurthy and some mind boggling mysterious music (mainly the song Nigooda) by Charan Raj. Overall you can watch this movie if you have the patience to sit through a slow paced thriller or if you are a psychological crime thriller movie enthusiast.

A fantastic thriller... Cop story... Investigation

Kavaludari - Hemanth from "Godibanna Sadharna Mykattu" fame has come with his new movie. Incidentally it is a PRK productions debut movie. Trailor was promising. So expectations were high. A traffic inspector (Rishi) trying to get into crime branch. But not getting the right opportunity. While digging for metro work three skeletons were found. This was under Rishi traffic controlling area and decides to trace the criminal out of self interest. He meets a small newspaper owner Achyuth, who is also in search of story. This leads Rishi to 1977 emergency era case file. He wants to meet investigation officer of the case (Ananthanag) who has few clues but case closed unresolved. How did Rishi found Anananthnag, did he help him on case? What was Achyuth intreset in this case? If you need answer for all these question visit your nearest cinema's.

Hemanth has narrated tale in interesting and unique way. Each frame appears as if its happening in front of you. Ofcourse its bit slow in second half but keeps you engaged with twists. The case file reading episode is Awesome. This has been ably supported by cinematographer AdvaithGurumurthy. He has played with light and dark beautifully. It will be a benchmark on cinematography. Charan Raj background score keeps the mood of the movie. Ashwini-Puneeth Rajkumar should be appreciated for producing this project. Good beginning for PRK production. Achyuth has done fabulous job. Ananthanag is brilliant and superb. But Man of the Movie goes to Rishi. He has taken big stride from "Operation Alumelamma" and done fantabulous job. Siddharth Madhyamik in retro look done good job. Sampath as mylore Srinivas done well. Roshani has less job to do. Sumana Ranganath fires up screen with short span of presence.

Its not a commercial entertainer. Artistic crime, suspense and thriller movie. Definitely a new age movie. There is a subtle messages. Watchout for Fly in 2 scenes. Hemanth story telling is enough to watch this movie. But icing on cake is brilliant and apt acting by all actors. For Ananthanag and Achyuth fans treat to watch. Must watch in theatre. 4/5 #kavaludari

Great movie!! The plot, the screenplay, the performances, direction all are top notch! The protagonist doesn't give all the desired expressions but the story more than makes up for it. A letdown is the antagonist who looks more of a caricature than a scheming goon!! But the movie keeps you engaged till the last frame! Worth a watch definitely!!

The performances of all the actors were mind boggling. The story, at the beginning puts you at the edge of your seat and as time goes on, it becomes boring. They definitely could have reduced the lag, which was sort of unwanted. The climax was brilliant, but at by that time, people would lose their patience and not follow it properly. Therefore, I'm going to give a 7 star.