Director
Mahesh
entered
the
Kannada
film
industry
through
the
movie
Mussanje
Maathu,
featuring
Sudeep
and
Ramya
in
lead.
His
debut
venture
was
successful
at
the
Box
Office.
Now
Mahesh
has
teamed
up
with
Ravichandran"s
brother
Balaji
for
the
movie
Iniya,
which
is
nothing
but
old
wine
in
a
new
bottle.
The
promising
director
seems
to
have
failed
in
handling
the
script.
Movie
Iniya
is
a
family-oriented
sentimental
love
story.
The
highlights
of
the
movie
are
Balaji's
wonderful
performance,
Sundaranath
Suvarna"s
camera
work,
V
shridhar"s
music,
Ravi
Varma"s
stunts
and
Mahesh"s
punch
dialogues.
Despite
having
all
these
aspects
the
movie
fails
to
create
interest
among
the
audience
just
because
of
weak
script.
Although
the
director
has
tried
to
fill
in
all
the
commercial
elements
like
comedy,
sentimental
and
fight
sequences
in
the
movie,
the
weak
script
has
been
unconvincing
on
screen.
He
has
failed
to
exhibit
his
sentimental
angle
onscreen.
Even
mother's
sentiment
falls
flat
because
of
many
unrelated
sequences.
The
film
is
totally
anti-feminist.
The
male
chauvinistic
angle
is
given
a
platform
through
this
film.
There
are
lot
of
punch
dialogues,
which
question
the
integrity
and
commitment
of
a
woman
towards
love.
The
movie
starts
with
the
flash
back
story.
Balu
(Balaji)
belongs
to
a
big
joint
family
headed
by
a
patriarch.
He
falls
in
love
with
his
cousin"s
friend
Janaki
(Pooja
Gandhi).
During
a
picnic,
he
saves
her
from
rowdies,
but
he
is
sent
to
jail
for
a
year
for
beating
the
rowdy
badly.
While
he
is
in
the
prison,
his
mother
is
thrown
out
of
the
house
and
his
lover
Janaki
is
married
to
another
person.
What
happens
next
will
form
the
climax
part
of
the
movie.
Earlier,
in
movies
like
Eeshwar
and
Rajkumari,
Balaji
was
criticized
for
his
weak
performance.
But
he
has
definitely
improved
his
acting
in
the
movie
Iniya.
He
seems
to
have
taken
whole
responsibility
of
the
movie
on
his
shoulder.
He
shines
in
action
as
well
as
climax
sequences.
However,
the
film
Iniya
is
handicapped
by
a
faulty
characterization.
Mungaru
Male
fame
actress
Pooja
Gandhi
fails
to
impress
the
audiences
due
to
her
weak
characterization.
Even
talented
actors
like
Sanketh
Kashi,
Urvashi
and
Jai
Jagadish
have
been
wasted
in
the
film
due
to
their
weak
characterization.
Even
Mussanje
Maathu
fame
Shridhar"s
music
has
failed
to
create
interest
among
the
audiences.
The
theme
music
of
Bollywood
movie
Fashion
and
two
other
songs
like
'Yaarannu',
'Muddaada
Ee
Naguvige'
are
good
to
listen.
Sundaranatha
Suvarna's
cinematography
is
another
highlight
of
the
movie.
In
a
nut
shell,
the
movie
Iniya
is
a
show
of
actor
Balaji.
If
you
are
a
fan
of
him,
then
don"t
miss
the
movie.
Producer:
Shailendra
Babu
Director:
Mahesh
Cast:
Balaji,
Pooja
Gandhi,
Urvashi,
Lokhanath,
Sanketh
Kashi,
Jai
Jagadish
and
others