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Sloppy science and crippled imagination
A scene from Pathi, Patni, Avalu.
Pathi, Patni, Avalu (Kannada)
PATHI, PATNI, Avalu is like a mega 100-episode soap opera, the ones that you get to watch on Udaya TV, unfolding on the big screen all at once. It's a competition in "Pathivrathya" as the women cast, dressed in spaghetti tops and stretch jeans, try to edge out each other in proving their unflinching devotion to the hero.
The movie is also a crude mix of sloppy science and crippled imagination. And just when you think the movie will end, there is a new twist in the story that extends your stay in the almost-empty cinema hall by a few more minutes.
Freedom is a far-fetched dream with Pathi, Patni, Avalu testing your endurance.
The hero, Adarsh, puts even an assembled computer to shame. He loses his right leg and hand in an accident in a motor rally in which his brother dies.
But Dr. Mouli (played by C.R. Simha), who takes organ transplantation a wee bit too far, severs the dead brother's limbs and fixes them to Adarsh with the ease of a child playing mix and match with two detachable dolls.
Adarsh's wife, Madhu, and his widowed sister-in-law, Raksha, fall out as Madhu suspects that Adarsh is having an affair with Raksha.
One night when things go out of hand and tensions mount, Adarsh leaves the house in a fit of rage and meets with another accident.
Time for Dr. Mouli to reappear, and this time, he transplants Adarsh's damaged heart and eyes. The flip side is not always seamy and the accident reconciles Madhu and Raksha.
No, the movie doesn't end here. It gets more spicy with the entry of Neelima, whose dead husband's eyes and heart have been implanted in Adarsh. She is the "Avalu," and to know what follows, watch the movie or easier still, speak to a Udaya TV serial buff. Vijay Gujjar and N. Shivakumar almost single-handedly ruin the movie as they have not only directed the movie but also written the story and the screenplay. Ramesh Bhat is wasted, and almost all actors fail to deliver.
By Santhosh C.
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