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A romantic thriller laced with humour

ETERNAL TRIANGLE: The hero, the heroine and the villain

Ajay (Kannada)

Director: Ramesh Mehar

Cast: Puneet Rajkumar, Prakash Raj, Naser, Srinath, Doddanna, Anuradha Mehta, and Sumithra

Ajay, the Kannada avatar of Telugu super hit Okkadu and its Tamil remake Gilli, commands the rapt attention of the audience, while demanding them to blindly accept what it presents.

Director Ramesh Mehar, hitherto unknown to Kannada film buffs, literally transplants the violent Telugu script on the Kannada screen, expecting that Kannada audience would compromise with their sense of reasoning in appreciating the film.

Ajay comes to the Kannada audience three years after the Telugu and Tamil audience watched films directed by Gunashekhar and Dharani. The fast-paced film banks heavily on thriller elements and succeeds in balancing it with subdued romance, wit and humour. The bizarre story revolves around three characters in the true fashion of the eternal triangle theory — the hero, the heroine and the villain.

Ajay (Puneet Rajkumar), a kabadi player, comes to Hubli. He accidentally comes across the savage-like Veerabhadra (Prakash Raj) who illtreats Padma (Anuradha Mehta) in public, for she made an attempt to escape from him on the day of their betrothal. Ajay comes to her rescue, risking his life and succeeds in fighting all odds single-handledly. On the histrionic front, it is Prakash Raj as forlorn lover Veerabhadra who steals the show. His style of delivering the dialogues in comic as well as violent situations wins the applause of even the hero's hardcore fans.

Puneet's imposing appearance, agile movements, acrobatic skills and subdued acting help in maintaining the seriousness of the film.

Anuradha Mehta is appealing in the movie.

K.N. VENKATASUBBA RAO

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