Rating:
4.0/5
Star
Cast:
Shraddha
Srinath,
Roger
Narayan,
Dilip
Raj,
Radhika
Narayan,
Skanda
Director:
Pawan
Kumar
Director
Pawan
Kumar
is
back
again
with
U-Turn.
While
Lucia
surprised
us
with
a
distinctive
plot,
let
us
see
what
this
movie
has
to
offer.
The
movie
stars
Shraddha
Srinath,
Dilip
Raj,
Roger
Narayan,
Radhika
Chethan
and
Skanda
Ashok.
Synopsis
The
first
half
hour
of
U-turn
is
so
engaging
that
you
grip
the
arm-rest
hoping
nothing
untoward
should
happen
to
this
rather
simple,
urban
middle-class
girl
who
thinks
&
speaks
like
you
already
have
known
her,
very
unlike
a
filmi
heroine.
And
soon
she
seamlessly
becomes
the
hero
of
the
film,
as
the
events
around
her
begin
to
unravel.
Honestly,
when
you
walk
in
to
watch
a
Kannada
film,
you
know
what
to
expect.
But
Pawan
stuns
you
with
something
that's
totally
unexpected
and
remarkable.
You
have
it
all
in
one
fulfilling
package.
A
nail-biting
thriller
with
a
subtle-simple
love
story,
moments
where
you
recede
into
the
sofa
because
you
might
guess
the
victim
or
the
offender
&
then
you
move
to
the
edge,
with
a
pressing
urge
to
know
what
will
happen
next,
overpowering
you.
A
Manoj
Night
Shyamalan
kind
of
experience
that
lets
you
have
the
thrill
of
suspending
your
disbelief
coupled
with
moments
of
illumination
when
you
refuse
to
suspend
&
even
convince
yourself
that
you
can't
get
led
on
to
believing
the
silly
supernatural,
ghost..
But
then,
you
do
want
the
girl
&
the
boy
to
be
alright
too...right
till
the
end!
Performances
Dilip
Raj
as
the
reporter
delivers,
while
Shraddha
Srinath
makes
an
impressive
debut.
Roger
Narayan's
performance
as
a
police
officer
is
also
worth
mentioning.
Technicalities
The
music,
set-design
and
photography
underscore
Pawan's
brilliance
as
a
writer
&
director.
Even
a
passing
thought
like
perhaps
it
could
be
shorter
or
as
the
picky
inside
of
you
screams...Oh
wait
wait,
is
some
logic
missing
there?
Or
that
actor
inside
you
saying,
some
of
the
male
actors
could
have
been
better?
Pawan
slams
you
with
worst
Indian
urban
cultural
reality
of
traffic
rule-breaking!
The
multiple
layered
message
bearing
narrative
compels
you
into
an
introspection
of
how
many
such
traffic
crimes,
you
would
have
committed
or
abetted.
Overview
If
Pawan
Kumar
arrived
with
Lucia,
he
has
travelled
a
meteoric
cinematic
distance
with
U-turn.
The
movie
is
a
must
watch!