<p><em>Vedha</em></p>.<p>Kannada (Theatres)</p>.<p>Director: A Harsha</p>.<p>Cast: Shivarajkumar, Ganavi Laxman, Umashri, Aditi Sagar</p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>Hat-trick her Shivarajkumar’s 125th film <em>Vedha</em> has a solid plot. Director A Harsha has chosen sexual assaults against minors, as the theme for the flick. It is a story of a girl who is a victim of gang rape. She is falsely imprisoned for a murder. She later combines with her father to take revenge against her perpetrators.</p>.<p>The revenge drama is set in the 1960s and concludes around 1985. The central characters believe that those committing sexual atrocities against women must be killed.</p>.<p>Harsha drastically fails in execution, letting a decent opportunity go out of his hands. He heavily depends on a non-linear narrative and uses too many flashbacks to make the plot convoluted. The audience will have to really struggle to make sense of the movie. Some fast-paced dialogues aren’t clear either.</p>.<p>Arjun Janya’s background score and music composition is tortuous. Janya’s work in no way complements the film’s theme. At times, his music seems inspired from <em>KGF: Chapter 2</em>. All four songs affect the pace of the narration.</p>.<p>Only the director knows why he set the film in the 1960s and named it as <em>Vedha</em>. There are no justifications for his creative decisions in the film. </p>.<p>As always, Shivarajkumar comes out with an energetic performance and single-handedly carries the film on his shoulders. Ganavi Laxman, Umashri, Shwetha Chengappa, Veena Ponappa and Aditi Sagar impress with their performances. </p>.<p>The cinematography from Swami J Gowda is a plus but shots remind us of the <em>KGF</em> franchise. </p>.<p>Shivarajkumar’s 100th film <em>Jogayya</em> fell flat after carrying massive hype. His 125th film is all set to meet a similar fate. However, the seasoned actor can’t be blamed for the director’s blunders. </p>
<p><em>Vedha</em></p>.<p>Kannada (Theatres)</p>.<p>Director: A Harsha</p>.<p>Cast: Shivarajkumar, Ganavi Laxman, Umashri, Aditi Sagar</p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>Hat-trick her Shivarajkumar’s 125th film <em>Vedha</em> has a solid plot. Director A Harsha has chosen sexual assaults against minors, as the theme for the flick. It is a story of a girl who is a victim of gang rape. She is falsely imprisoned for a murder. She later combines with her father to take revenge against her perpetrators.</p>.<p>The revenge drama is set in the 1960s and concludes around 1985. The central characters believe that those committing sexual atrocities against women must be killed.</p>.<p>Harsha drastically fails in execution, letting a decent opportunity go out of his hands. He heavily depends on a non-linear narrative and uses too many flashbacks to make the plot convoluted. The audience will have to really struggle to make sense of the movie. Some fast-paced dialogues aren’t clear either.</p>.<p>Arjun Janya’s background score and music composition is tortuous. Janya’s work in no way complements the film’s theme. At times, his music seems inspired from <em>KGF: Chapter 2</em>. All four songs affect the pace of the narration.</p>.<p>Only the director knows why he set the film in the 1960s and named it as <em>Vedha</em>. There are no justifications for his creative decisions in the film. </p>.<p>As always, Shivarajkumar comes out with an energetic performance and single-handedly carries the film on his shoulders. Ganavi Laxman, Umashri, Shwetha Chengappa, Veena Ponappa and Aditi Sagar impress with their performances. </p>.<p>The cinematography from Swami J Gowda is a plus but shots remind us of the <em>KGF</em> franchise. </p>.<p>Shivarajkumar’s 100th film <em>Jogayya</em> fell flat after carrying massive hype. His 125th film is all set to meet a similar fate. However, the seasoned actor can’t be blamed for the director’s blunders. </p>