Watched MAADESHA at UMA 1PM show today.. We reached the theatre at 12.50PM thinking that we might have to buy the tickets in black.. But, to our surprise balcony tickets were available and we got 3 seats from the last row.. Even second class tickets were easily avialable and before the movie started, it was 70% filled.. This was a dissapointment for me personally as I would have loved to pay in black and watch this movie for all the hype it had gathered over the past 2-3 months..
Coming to the movie, thought it's been technically well done with some fine performances from the lead artists, it offers nothing new on the content.. It's the same old mundane rowdyism stuff that we have watched in 100s of movies earlier.. It comes nowhere near masterpieces like OM & JOGI..
The saving grace of the movie is it's pacy narration.. Though the first half is a bit dragging and dull except for that exhilerating petrol bunk fight.. But, it's the second half of the movie with the introduction of Ravi KaaLe picks up dramatically and moves on towards an interesting climax..
On the acting front, Shivraj as MAADESHA is as usual at his best.. He simply sleepwalks thorugh this role.. Ravi kaaLe as DCP and Muni as Shivraj's ally are top notch.. But, it's RAVI BELAGERE as a comedian villain who steals the show.. In the second half, he gives a new lease of life into the movie with his unusual dialogue delivery, hystrionics and mannerisms.. Audience were in splits for most part of second half due to Ravi BeLagere's dialogues.. The pick of the lot is the scene wherein he meets DCP Ashok Kumar..
As far as dialogues were punchy throughout the movie.. Some samples are
'elle iru hEge iru maadeshan boundary inda doora iru'
'ee khaakhi haakkondorella nan kaNNge heNadaga gaadi OdsOr thara kaaNsthaare.. ivnobne gands thara kandiddu'
'nam thaayi mEl obba kaNNa haakiddakke, idee nanjan goode nanjaaithu.. innu nan thaayi kaNNeer haako thara aadre, ee bangalore e bendu hOgatthe..'
Coming back to the film again.. Somehow it looked as though the film lacked the required effectivness (punch) right from the beginning scene.. Mother-son sentiment scenes were not engaging.. Heroine and the love episodes were completely unnecessary and so are the songs.. 2-3 songs could have been simply cut ..
The part of the movie after MAADESHA comes back after 14 years jail imprisonment back to his mother and the reason that he gives to move to Bangalore are not convincing.. Even the reason given by Madesha to give himself a shot at the DON's post is also not convincing and lacks substance.. The part of the movie after the bunk fight episode until Madesha gets elevated to the DON post is disjointed with no connectivity.. The song 'Yaao kattiddu yaaro', which tries to show step by step growth of Madesha as an Underworld Don of Bangalore comes minutes within the Munjaane Maanjaagu song in the first half and film fails to pick up the tempo here and also leads to some confusion.. Censor cuts might have affected here somewhat ..
Both in OM and JOGI, the songs were the major highlights and were apt to the situation or in fact carried the theme or a part of the story along with them.. But, in Madesha all the songs are a misfit.. 'Lahari mOha Lahari' and 'Munjaane Manjaagu' have been shot at some sizzling locations abroad..
Despite all these drawbacks there are many aspects in the movie which might appeal to the mass audience..
1. Some amazing action sequences
2. Shivrajkumar's acting
3. Surprise package Ravi BeLagere's rib tickling acting
4. Seetharam's terrific camera work
5. Richness in the movie
6. Mass punchy dialogues..
Over all the movie is good if you are an action movie lover.. I had liked Sudeeps' gooli and liked this one too.. I don't know what Ravi Srivathsa was trying to convey with this movie.. It's high time he comes out of his obsession with Underworld subjects.. He has to come out with something fresh like Mungaaru maLe, Duniya, Moggina Manasu etc., .. He has immense potential to deliver something really innovative and path breaking.. The only thing he needs to do is to concentrate on some saner subjects..
Coming to the movie, thought it's been technically well done with some fine performances from the lead artists, it offers nothing new on the content.. It's the same old mundane rowdyism stuff that we have watched in 100s of movies earlier.. It comes nowhere near masterpieces like OM & JOGI..
The saving grace of the movie is it's pacy narration.. Though the first half is a bit dragging and dull except for that exhilerating petrol bunk fight.. But, it's the second half of the movie with the introduction of Ravi KaaLe picks up dramatically and moves on towards an interesting climax..
On the acting front, Shivraj as MAADESHA is as usual at his best.. He simply sleepwalks thorugh this role.. Ravi kaaLe as DCP and Muni as Shivraj's ally are top notch.. But, it's RAVI BELAGERE as a comedian villain who steals the show.. In the second half, he gives a new lease of life into the movie with his unusual dialogue delivery, hystrionics and mannerisms.. Audience were in splits for most part of second half due to Ravi BeLagere's dialogues.. The pick of the lot is the scene wherein he meets DCP Ashok Kumar..
As far as dialogues were punchy throughout the movie.. Some samples are
'elle iru hEge iru maadeshan boundary inda doora iru'
'ee khaakhi haakkondorella nan kaNNge heNadaga gaadi OdsOr thara kaaNsthaare.. ivnobne gands thara kandiddu'
'nam thaayi mEl obba kaNNa haakiddakke, idee nanjan goode nanjaaithu.. innu nan thaayi kaNNeer haako thara aadre, ee bangalore e bendu hOgatthe..'
Coming back to the film again.. Somehow it looked as though the film lacked the required effectivness (punch) right from the beginning scene.. Mother-son sentiment scenes were not engaging.. Heroine and the love episodes were completely unnecessary and so are the songs.. 2-3 songs could have been simply cut ..
The part of the movie after MAADESHA comes back after 14 years jail imprisonment back to his mother and the reason that he gives to move to Bangalore are not convincing.. Even the reason given by Madesha to give himself a shot at the DON's post is also not convincing and lacks substance.. The part of the movie after the bunk fight episode until Madesha gets elevated to the DON post is disjointed with no connectivity.. The song 'Yaao kattiddu yaaro', which tries to show step by step growth of Madesha as an Underworld Don of Bangalore comes minutes within the Munjaane Maanjaagu song in the first half and film fails to pick up the tempo here and also leads to some confusion.. Censor cuts might have affected here somewhat ..
Both in OM and JOGI, the songs were the major highlights and were apt to the situation or in fact carried the theme or a part of the story along with them.. But, in Madesha all the songs are a misfit.. 'Lahari mOha Lahari' and 'Munjaane Manjaagu' have been shot at some sizzling locations abroad..
Despite all these drawbacks there are many aspects in the movie which might appeal to the mass audience..
1. Some amazing action sequences
2. Shivrajkumar's acting
3. Surprise package Ravi BeLagere's rib tickling acting
4. Seetharam's terrific camera work
5. Richness in the movie
6. Mass punchy dialogues..
Over all the movie is good if you are an action movie lover.. I had liked Sudeeps' gooli and liked this one too.. I don't know what Ravi Srivathsa was trying to convey with this movie.. It's high time he comes out of his obsession with Underworld subjects.. He has to come out with something fresh like Mungaaru maLe, Duniya, Moggina Manasu etc., .. He has immense potential to deliver something really innovative and path breaking.. The only thing he needs to do is to concentrate on some saner subjects..
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