Earlier,
Leelavathi
has
produced
two
Kannada
movies
like
Kannadada
Kanda
and
Shukra.
Kannadada
Kanda
did
well
at
the
Box
Office
and
it
ran
for
100
days.
Although
Shukra
was
also
a
good
movie,
it
failed
at
the
Box
office.
Now,
Leelavathi
has
come
up
with
another
movie
called
Yaaradu
(Yaradu,
Yaaradhu),
which
features
her
son
Vinod
Raj
in
lead
role.
The
movie
Yaaradu
is
a
suspense
thriller
movie.
The
movie
has
a
fresh
story
line
with
good
narration.
Director
Shrinivas
Kaushik
has
weaved
the
movie
in
a
wonderful
way
by
using
all
possible
elements
like
sounds
of
doors
opening
and
closing,
rustling
of
dry
leaves
and
eerie
silence
to
make
it
a
creepy.
The
first
half
is
full
of
thrills
with
its
fast
paced
narration.
But
immediately
after
the
interval
the
movie
takes
serious
and
slow
pace.
The
second
half
tests
the
patience
of
the
audiences.
The
director
could
have
done
little
more
homework
to
make
the
movie
more
interesting
in
the
second
half.
Mary
(Dr
Leelavathi)
is
a
cook
at
a
guest
in
Bhimana
Kuppe,
a
tourist
spot
near
Sirsi
in
Uttara
Kannada
district.
Five
college
friends
Viji,
Ganesh,
Anand
Raj,
Satish
and
Raju
visit
the
guest
house.
But
three
of
them
disappear
before
they
leave
back.
Police
Inspector
Prathap
(Vinod
Raj)
is
assigned
to
unravel
the
mystery.
Senior
Kannada
actress
Dr
Leelavathi
has
done
a
challenging
role
at
seventy
and
she
rocks
the
audience.
As
a
police
officer,
dance
king
Vinod
Raj
has
given
a
wonder
performance,
but
it
seems
he
is
not
the
hero
of
the
movie.
He
enters
just
before
the
interval.
And
even
after
the
interval
the
movie
does
not
revolve
around
his
character.
As
Viji,
Suman
Jadugar
has
given
a
creditable
performance.
Actress
Ashwini
does
not
have
much
scope
to
prove
her
mettle.
She
appears
in
a
song
sequence
just
to
show
her
glamour.
All
other
artistes
have
also
done
justice
to
their
roles.
Director
Srinivasa
Kaushik
has
done
a
wonderful
job
in
his
debut
venture
Yaaradu.
His
dialogues
and
screenplay
are
just
superb.
Dr.
Leelavathi
and
her
son
Vinod
Raj"s
performance
is
the
Highlight
of
movie.
It
is
also
perfect
in
its
technical
aspects
like
graphics,
background
music
and
camera
work.
Anil"s
music
and
Nagesh
Acharya"s
camera
work
are
the
other
highlights
of
the
movie.
Yaaradu
comes
as
a
surprise
to
the
Kannada
audience
when
the
industry
is
suffering
from
remakes.
Everyone
should
watch
it
and
encourage
Dr.
Leelavathi
and
her
son
Vinod
Raj's
bold
attempt.
Producer:
Dr.
Leelavathi
Director:
Shrinivas
Kaushik
Cast:
Dr
Leelavathi,
Vinod
Raj,
Suman
Jadugar,
Ashwini
and
others