After
rendering
two
films
which
were
not
hits,
Thimmarayi
and
Badri,
director
Raghuvardhan
brings
Gunavantha.
The
movie
is
weak
in
several
major
aspects
-
narration,
cinematography,
editing
and
direction.
Director
Raghuvardhan
needs
to
learn
that
a
good
story
entices
moviegoers,
not
just
a
good
star
cast.
Prem
and
Rekha
share
screen
space
for
the
first
time
as
college
mates,
Guna
and
Uma.
Guna
and
Uma
are
good
friends
at
college,
always
moving
together.
As
they
get
closer
to
each
other,
they
fall
in
love
and
decide
to
get
married.
Everything
is
happy
going,
until
they
happen
to
see
Babu,
brother
of
gangster
Keshave
Reddy,
being
murdered
by
the
cops.
Guna
is
mistakenly
identified
as
the
culprit
behind
Babu's
murder,
so
Keshav
Reddy
wants
to
kill
him
at
any
cost.
Things
get
worse
when
another
big
thug,
Gold
Reddy
(Rangayana
Raghu),
demands
that
Guna
vacate
the
land
where
Guna
is
building
an
orphanage
and
kills
Guna's
mother,
Padma
(Chithra
Shenoy).
Surrounded
by
so
many
troubles,
Guna
decides
to
keep
away
from
Uma.
Even
Uma's
father
(Avinash)
asks
his
daughter
to
forget
about
Guna.
Will
Guna
survive
at
the
hands
of
two
big
underworld
dons
and
unite
with
his
lover,
Uma?
Prem
does
his
best
to
deliver
a
great
performance,
but
the
role
does
not
suit
him.
Avinash
does
not
get
much
scope.
Rangayana
Raghu
does
a
good
job
as
a
villain.
Rekha's
performance
is
bland.
Music
by
Hamsalekha
is
OK.
Gunavantha
may
only
see
moderate
success.