Not many Kannada films have been made with strong focus on the hugely popular game of Cricket. Though films like Navathaare and Sixer had the story revolved around the hero who is a Cricketer, the focus was more on emotions.
Darshan starrer Arjun produced by Jayanna films and directed by Sahuraj Shinde is a hundred percent entertainer with a big quota of enjoyable songs and fights. A little bit of sentiment in the end of the film makes the film more
Taj Mahal is certainly an outstanding film from a debutant director Chandru. The way Chandru has handled this sensitive and challenging subject gives you an impression that he has already worked in many top class films.
Zindagi produced by A. T. Lokesh is a totally different type of film in the Kannada film industry. Lokesh who had made Duniya as a co-producer has ventured on his own in this film which has no typical commercial elements, but still engages the audience with a seat edge narration.
Kamannana Makkalu is a remake of the 2005 Malayalam mass entertainer Thommanum Makkalum with Mammootty in the lead role, which was already remade in Tamil as Majaa with Vikram, Asin, Pasupathi, Vadivel, Manivannan, Vijayakumar, Muthukalai, Murali, Ilavarasu and Abu Salim in the lead roles.
Actor Shivadhwaj who has turned director for the first time in Basava Reddy's first production venture Neene Neene handles a sensitive subject with a great ease.
Director Srinivasa Prasad deserves a huge round of applause for selecting Prachanda Ravana (a play written 50 years ago by Kanagal Prabakara Shastri) as his debut movie.