Film: Munjaane (Kannada)
Director: S Narayan
Cast: Ganesh, Manjari Padnis, Malavika Avinash, S Narayan, Rajendra Karanth, Lakshmi Devi
Rating: *1/2
Munjaane is the third film for Golden Star Ganesh under filmmaker Kalasamrat S Narayan’s direction. Narayan’s films are known for crisp screenplays and precise dialogues; in this one however, he has included a few double entendres.
Ganesh does his best to retain his usual lover boy image in the film — in fact, his acting deserves appreciation after the interval and so does debutante actor Manjari. On the other hand, Malavika Avinash, who provides good support, looks way younger than Ganesh and doesn’t quite look his ‘mother’ in the film. Rajendra Karanth, as the hapless postmaster, and Lakshmi Devi, as an overenthusiastic grandmother, too have done commendable jobs.
Munjaane is about Pavithra (Manjari Padnis), who has the habit of writing on whatever she can lay her hands on. One such day, she is spotted scribbling on the rear of a bus by Manumurthy alias Manu (Ganesh), the pampered son of a builder. Impressed by what she’s written, he also starts writing on the same spot. Both of them fall in love without seeing each other.
Circumstances compel them to marry but they decide to live separately. Will they join hands to lead a happy married life? See it on the silver screen.
The film is not so bad if you can sit through the first half, which tends to get a bit dragging at parts.
