<i>Mungaru Male</i> - A gem among the rocks
Reviews
oi-Staff
By Super
By:
Subhash
Subramanya
Wednesday,
March
14,
2007
Mungaru
Male
has
overtaken
most
of
the
Kannada
movies
to
become
the
leading
Kannada
film
in
the
recent
past
and
is
on
its
way
to
becoming
the
biggest
audio
hit
in
recent
times.
Can
a
good
film
be
made
with
only
some
high
technical
values?
This
question
comes
to
the
mind
whenever
we
see
some
films
made
with
lot
of
grandeur
and
glitz
but
falling
short
of
expectations
because
of
weak
presentation.
Every
one
in
the
film
industry
agrees
that
the
script
is
by
far
the
most
important
part
of
a
film
and
it
is
the
foundation
on
which
the
entire
strength
of
the
product
is
built.
But
we
see
many
young
directors
fall
prey
to
technical
values
and
think
that
well
captured
sequences
and
finely
tuned
choreographic
numbers
are
the
only
essential
ingredients
of
a
film.
The
film
under
review,
Mungaru
Male
(The
monsoon
rain)
raises
the
same
questions.
A
city
bred
youth
Preetham
is
so
fascinated
by
a
girl
whom
he
sees
that
he
unknowingly
falls
into
a
manhole.
She
helps
him
come
out
by
pulling
his
hand.In
the
process,
her
fiancÉes
watch
falls
down
into
Preetham's
hands,
which
he
takes
a
gift.
To
his
surprise,
he
sees
the
same
girl
in
distant
Kodagu
where
he
has
accompanied
his
mother
for
a
marriage.
He
realizes
that
he
has
come
to
attend
the
marriage
of
the
same
girl
whom
he
is
so
fond
of.
While
he
is
on
his
way
back
to
city,
Nandini
calls
him
and
challenges
his
love
and
provokes
him
to
accept
the
challenge
to
try
snatching
her
if
he
can.
On
the
way
back
to
her
home
he
finds
a
soft
heartened
silent
friend
Devdas
(a
rabbit)
who
listens
to
all
his
words/emotions
unconditionally.
He
ends
up
at
her
home,helping
her
family
with
the
marriage
preparations
which
is
just
after
5
days
away.
Preetham
makes
those
five
days
the
most
unforgettable
and
impressive
for
Nandu
and
her
family,
and
gets
his
image
firmly
etched
in
her
mind.
Amidst
the
breathtaking
beauty
of
the
Jog
Falls
during
the
rainy
season
which
has
been
captured
beautifully
in
the
movie,
Nadu
deeply
falls
in
love
with
him.
Meanwhile
Nandu's
mom
observes
her
daughter
talking
to
a
guy
over
phone
she
wants
to
elope
with
,
leaving
that
arranged
marriage.
She
comes
to
Preethu
whom
she
thinks
is
the
best
friend
of
Nandu
and
pressurizes
him
to
detect
the
guy
whom
she
loves.
Even
though
Preetham
admits
that
he
is
the
guy
who
loves
Nandu,
her
mom
doesn't
take
it
seriously
and
walks
away,
leaving
the
hero
in
an
emotional
knot.The
gullible
hero
ends
up
into
another
knot
when
the
ex-army
service
man
Mr.
Subbaya
(Nandu's
father)
gives
him
the
responsibility
of
his
daughter's
marriage
and
asks
Preethu
to
promise
that
he
will
make
sure
her
marriage
only
happens
with
Army
man
Gautham
who
has
saved
Mr.
Subbaya's
life
in
a
war.
After
talking
to
his
mom
about
his
love,
Preetham
decides
to
go
away
and
from
her
life.
He
starts
behaving
to
her
in
a
manner
as
if
he
played
with
her
life
and
makes
her
get
annoyed
with
him.
He
finds
Gautham
in
a
difficult
situation
and
fights
for
him
and
makes
him
reach
Nandu's
home
on
time.
He
then
turns
back.
Preethum
wants
to
be
with
Devdas,
so
it
is
next
to
him
inside
the
car
when
he
turns
back.
He
again
starts
discussing
with
Devdas
about
his
love
but
finds
that
Devdas
has
breathed
its
last
breath.
He
just
upholds
the
message
that
love
is
a
charming
magic
but
sacrificing
for
the
sake
of
love
is
more
adorable.
The
film
rocks
because
of
many
good
shots
taken
in
the
rainy
season
in
the
Karnataka's
visually
stunning
Malnad
area.
This
is
one
of
the
few
Kannada
movies
to
have
run
houseful
for
the
matinee
show
on
a
working
day
at
PVR
Cinemas,
Bangalore.
Music:
NRI
composer
Mano
Murthy
has
created
magical
music
for
the
film
which
has
become
the
toast
for
youngsters.
Photography
:
Krishna.
The
fantastic
photography
which
makes
the
audience
of
Kannada
supporters/admirers/devotees
to
come
back
for
many
more
shows...!!!
Director:
Yogaraj
Bhat.
Along
with
his
direction
has
also
given
refreshing
dialogues.
Producer:
E.Krishnappa.
Hero:
Ganesh
(Comedy
time)
Heroine:
Sanjana
Gandhi
Other
roles
were
played
by:
Anant
Nag,
Padmaja
Rao,
Sudha
Belawadi.