Boring Nenapu...

By B Jayakishore

Let's take a little break from serious issues and discuss a funny film seriously! Yesterday I watched a Kannada movie Savi Savi Nenanapu...directed by Santhosh Rai Pathaje.

Well, film has got a great plot. But the way the script has been developed and the way the director had executed the film was very bad. I think this could have been a very good film if it contained some liveliness in it. I see this is the only reason, for a film Savi Savi Nenapu will be a great disaster as it fails at all levels despite having very good technical support from well known technicians like editor Suresh Urs, cinematographer K.S.Chandrashekar/Guruprashanth Rai.

Director Santhosh Rai Pathaje seems to have influenced by some of the English classic movies. Literally he tried to depict the story on the lines of these classics. But fails miserably in his attempt as most of the actors including Prem were 'Just Delivered' their dialogues without any smell of acting in it. Also Pathaje fails to extract the performances from most of the cast. However, Avinash and Tejaswini are impressive.

Well, film has a simple story woven around love and heart transplantation, but rather unconvincing in many aspects. Of course you can not expect scientific explanations or at least plausible narration from sandalwood movies! Prem, a doctor fails to keep his wife Preethi happy; due to his busy schedules of profession. But still Preethi is very cooperative and caring. Meanwhile Preethi dies in a car accident.

During the course of time Prem comes to know that Preethi's heart has been transplanted in Pallavi. Incidentally, Pallavi's husband Raj is a look alike of Prem! Some cinematic incidents make Prem to think that Raj is ill treating Pallavi. But story has a different angle to it. Under guilty conscious for not given attention to his wife Preethi when she was alive, Prem decides to pretend to be Raj when he goes to England on work, just to keep Pallavi happy as she has Preethi's 'Heart' in her!

Now, when Pallavi sees 'Raj'(Prem), once again she falls ill due to anxiety and is hospitalized. What happen next are remains to be seen on screen!

Technically, Savi Savi Nenapu is on par with any Bollywood film. The cinematography, Location, Editing and music are really impressive. Song Savi-savi-nenapu is a very melodious composition. Also the title music.

It seems that Santhosh Rai wanted to make this film in a different way. But he couldn't. Moreover, pace of the film doesn't suits the commercial format. But you can not figure out this film as a classic or serious as it is not convincing at some points. Simply, it lacks depth in treatment of subject. Director could have treated the characters with more lively sequences and of course with extracting natural performances!

I always wonder why our film makers are run behind subjects like heart transplantation; Uterus transplantation etc if they can't portray the story woven around such issues scientifically or convincingly. Frankly, high dose of melodrama and dull narration has completely ruined a beautiful film. I think that's why "Mungaru Male", without any such complications and with its natural treatment has made a mark in Sandalwood history.