Film: Veeram
Cast: Prajwal Devaraj, Rachita Ram, Shruthi, Srinagara Kitty, Achyuth Kumar, Shishya Deepak and others
Director: Khadar Kumar
Producer: K M Shashidhar
Prajwal starrer ‘Veeram’ is a film which has a coming-of-age story that combines family values with excessive violence.
The film starts off with Narasimha (Srinagara Kitty) a hot blooded youth who gets involved in underworld activities much to the dismay of his sister Saraswathi (Shruthi) who reared him. She throws him out of the house and her only chance is her bright young brother Veeru (Prajwal). But Veeru is compelled to lead a violent and dangerous life after Narasimha is murdered brutally. Is there no turning back for Veeru forms the crux of the film?
‘Veeram’ is another over-the-top mass vehicle that is packed with so many clichés. The film has nothing new to offer except for some strong sentiment sequences. The film is too lengthy with a running time of almost up to 2 hours and 40 minutes. The first 45 minutes of the film is restricted to the introduction of characters and the film gains a momentum only after that.
The constant and unnecessary reference to the late Dr Vishnuvardhan is another annoying part of ‘Veeram’. The hero is a huge fan of Vishnuvardhan in this film and even gets tattooed the late actor’s image on his right wrist. But an overdose of the fan moment irritates the audience.
Of the various actors in the film, it is Shruthi who outshines the rest. It’s been a long time since Shruthi has got an opportunity as such and the actress is at her best. Though Prajwal has done his job well, but he looks out of shape in the film. Rachita Ram is once again seen in the role of a stereotypical girlfriend who has nothing much to do. Srinagara Kitty is wasted in not such an important role. ‘Shishya’ Deepak who is seen in a negative role for the first time called ‘Jeda’ is good. Other artists including Achyuth Kumar, Mico Nagaraj, Balaraj Wadi have done their bit.
Technically, ‘Veeram’ has nothing to boast except for Anoop Seelin’s background music. The film is stretched a bit and it is not exactly the fault of the editor Ravichandran as the screenplay by director ‘Khadar’ Kumar is lengthy.
