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Cast:
| Lawrence |
Kunal |
Anu
Prabhakar |
| Jennifer |
Damu |
Pyramid
Natarajan |
| Livingston |
Director:
Arputhan |
 A first half, where the scenes follow the fight-dance-song routine. The whole scenario is so irritable that you just feel like walking out. But stay put and you get a second half, where the situations are sensible, the lines meaningful and message oriented. Looks as though the director wanted a completely contrasting two halves. The hero totally irresponsible and whiling away his time in worthless pursuits, gets reformed under the influence of a girl he falls for. But then the director need not have shown the guy in such a bad light, and the situations so jarring that it becomes difficult to sit through them!
 Ashok is an irresponsible youth, even conning his father into parting with his hard-earned money so that he can enjoy with his friends. His encounters with the sober, staid Priya changes the course of his life. Under her guidance and advice, and the assurance that she would stand by him till the end, Ashok opens a fast-food eatery and soon rises to be the owner of a popular restaurant. Also lending a helping hand is Aravind, his new found friend. Ashok builds a dream house for Priya and is all excited about his impending marriage to her, when he realises that Priya and Ashok were lovers and were playing martyrs for his sake. How the matter is resolved forms the rest of the story.
 Lawrence in the first half is plainly irritating, and one thought that dancing was all that he could do. But then this dancer-choreographer-turned actor in his first lead role, proves that he can be hero material if given suitable scenes and a director who can project him well. Kunal has still a long way to go where emoting is
concerned. Livingston's cameo role gets him the laughs. Anu Prabhakar, a popular actress of Kannada films, brings out well the maturity and the sensitivity of the character, and her dilemma caught between the two men in her lives. It is debutant director Arputhan's
arrangement of scenes and his thoughtfully written lines in the second half that stand out.
Malini Mannath
published on 23rd September
2002
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