Movie:Godfather Movie
Rating:3.75/5
Cast – Upendra (triple role), Soundarya, Catherine, Shwetha, Ramesh Bhat, Sudha Belawadi, Kuri Pratap, Siddaraj Kalyankar
Music – AR Rahman
Producer – K Manju
Direction and Cinematography – S Sriram
Story
This is a remake of 2006 ‘Varalaaru’ Tamil film in which Ajith played
triple role. Upendra has repeated it in Kannada version coming in 2012
July end.It is father’s admiration to son on the one side and son’s
sympathy to the mother. All the four characters are connected in which
three are Upendra and one is Catherine.‘God Father’ has no connection to
Hollywood cinema. In this Shiva is the ‘God Father’. He gives utmost
needs for his son.
He is on a wheel chair. He is a top man in the city. The hiccup is to
his son Vijay (Upendra) from Ajay (Upendra). One is growing with father
a ‘God Father’ and the other one is growing with ‘Mad Mother’. For the
situation of his mother Ajay wants to take revenge on his father. So he
troubles Vijay in his marriage.When the situation goes to the extent of
killing ‘God Father’ that is ‘Shiva’ he gets up from the wheel chair to
open his third eye.
This Shiva flash back is the biggest draw of the film. One of the
rarest characters Shiva behaves like a female character. He is an
excellent dancer. In the village he is considered as impotent and
eunuch. Sujatha looking the dance video of Shiva agrees for marriage and
shecomes straight to the marriage hall. The height of insult that Shiva
faces makes him gutsy. He rapes Sujatha in her room. The result is the
birth of twins – Vijay and Ajay.In the climax Ajay is sick and he wants
to kill his father Shiva and he barges to the marriage where he is
revealed the truth. ‘God Father’ is gunned down at this place.
Analysis:
A tough film to make has come out superbly from debutant S Sriram. He
is too good in his cinematography. There are minor corrections he
should have made at some places.For Upendra playing triple role and each
one is filled with fire is a treat for his fans. The ‘Real Star’ he is
called is proved in this film.
Director Sriram has brought down the original film by half an hour
but still this looks lengthy. The surprise he reveals for the new
audiences (who have not seen Varalaaru Tamil) this is an engaging film.
The film opens with softness around, it boils up at the interval and it
continues the heat and curiosity in the minds of audience till the end.
The gunning down of ‘God Father’ happens in the marriage hall – no
one knows the reason behind. One has to imply that he is enemy of God
Father.The film ‘God Father’ giving importance to father, mother and
sons is narrated in a tricky style with confusions in the minds of the
characters.In the makeup department there is mistake on the part of
director of this film. Catherine as mother to Upendra is unacceptable.
Catherine skin structure does not change even after the son is 25 years
of age.
The actress getting good makeup was very much needed.Secondly the
creation of confusion – taking the Vijay character to psychiatrist loses
its relevance when seriously the film is looked at. At this point –
before interval it appears ‘Arakshaka’ of the recent Upendra is bouncing
back in ‘God Father’.
Performances:
The glorious part is Upendra as ‘God Father’. On a wheel chair,
dancing moments and action portion – he is excellent. It is a right
selection for Upendra – he is a growing actor, thinking actor and
absorbing actor and besides that the director in him always alert gives
the best out of him in this kind of film.
The role of ‘God Father’ – Shiva – Upendra learning Bharathanatyam
moments and changing his style completely deserves full compliments. The
other two roles of Vijay and Ajay are routine for him. In style Upendra
is scintillating.
Kannada cinema industry has got a bonus on this Varamahalakshmi Day – that is via Soundaraya Shreyasi – daughter of Dr Jayamala.
The role is short for Soundaraya but she has great screen presence.
In the naughty moments, emotional situations and dancing moments she has
given a complacent performance. She has a great future ahead. For
Catherine there is more scope and not knowing the language is a
hindrance for this good looking actress.
TECHNICALITY –
When Ustaad of film music is around there is no short fall. That is
true. AR Rahman three original tunes and two fresh ones are in top
standards.
The song Sanchari Manasu…..Alapane…..are superb. The mother song
Laali Laali Amma….the lyric of K Kalyan in this song is peerless. The
background score meeting the moods of the characters is well conceived.
Director Sriram is also cameraman Sriram. It is 75 percent of marks
for his direction while 85 percent of marks out of 100 for his
cinematography.
The editing at places falls short. The scene one on place abruptly
ends. That is not a major fault. The art direction – selection of
outdoor locations and interior designing of the house done for the film
is marvelous.
The dialogues of Upendra another winning point of this ‘God Father’.
Final Word :God Father is Great and Grand ‘God Father’ for Kannada audience!
