Drama

My review: Drama

Maverick writer-director of Kannada film industry Yograj Bhatt's latest release "Drama" is a romantic-comedy which looses the plot after a promising start. Unlike his previous flicks this movie has a solid story but the screenplay goes haywire.

Movie seem to be shot in a hurry and edited in a jiffy for many scenes end abruptly and some others spring on from nowhere. Final product ends up like a collection of gags and comedy one-liners with few sentimental scenes which border on melodrama thrown in between. Easily "Drama" would end up as the least aesthetic of Yograj's movies so far. What happened to the subtlety of emotions and screenplay that he is a master of.

Other two aspects which are USPs of a Yograj movie, enchanting & stunning visuals and awesome music, both are missing in "Drama". Krishna who was the man behind those stunning visuals in "Mungaru Mazhe" disappoints big time this time. Technically the movie is tacky. And it is a routine musical score from V.Harikrishna. Except "Drama hitavachana" all other songs are not that impressive.

Yash has done a fine job as the protagonist, fun loving irresponsible guy who goes to college with intention of pursuing a girl who happens to meet him on her way to college! A hackneyed characterization. Satish Neenasam carries the movie on his shoulders with his brilliant comical one-liners which keeps the audience in splits. He acquaints himself well in the emotional scenes also. Radhika Pandit is good as ever as the haughty Nandhini with whom the protagonist is romantically involved. Her poor make-up sense continues. Sampath Raj is wasted in a cliched role while Sindhu Lokanath has nothing much to do. Ambarish appears in a bizarre cameo.

Unimaginative & logicless sequences, tiring screenplay, bad editing and poor technical values sums up Yogaraj Bhat's "Drama."

Bottomline: Amateur drama.

2.5/5