Director-cum-actor
Sudeep's
much-expected
movie
Kempe
Gowda
is
really
superb
with
all
its
sound
production
values,
except
one
blunder,
which
has
been
often
committed
by
the
most
of
the
Kannada
filmmakers.
The
first
half
of
the
flick
has
been
shot
in
Rona
(North
Karnataka)
and
the
hero
Kempe
Gowda
is
born
and
brought
up
in
Rona,
but
he
speaks
Bangalore
Kannada.
Kempe
Gowda
is
a
remake
of
Surya's
Tamil
movie
Singam,
which
has
already
become
hit
in
both
and
Tamil
and
Telugu.
Sudeep's
power-packed
performance
is
the
main
attraction
of
the
film.
Arjun's
music,
Different
Danny's
fights,
Sharan
and
Bullet
Prakash's
comedy,
Krishna's
picturisation,
Arun
Sagar's
art
direction,
choreography,
beautiful
locations,
costume
and
make
up
works
are
the
other
highlights
of
the
film.
The
movie
lacks
usual
punch
dialogues
of
Sudeep.
Kempe
Gowda
is
an
action-cum-romantic
story,
which
has
all
the
masala
ingredients
like
action,
comedy,
music,
sentiment
and
others.
The
movie
is
all
about
an
honest
police
officer.
Tormented
by
a
Bangalore
don,
the
hero
challenges
to
eliminate
all
rowdy
elements
in
the
city.
The
director
has
got
good
grip
on
the
tempo,
which
keeps
hold
on
the
audience
with
its
twists
and
turns
every
now
and
then.
The
story
revolves
around
Kempe
Gowda,
an
honest
police
sub-inspector.
He
has
a
dream
of
running
a
provisional
store,
but
he
becomes
a
police
office
and
he
is
posted
as
PSI
at
his
own
town
Rona.
He
falls
in
love
with
a
girl
(Ragini
Dwivedi),
who
has
come
to
his
town
from
Bangalore
to
spend
her
holidays.
Meanwhile,
he
develops
enmity
with
a
don
called
Arumugam
(Ravi
Shankar)
of
Bangalore
in
connection
with
the
suicide
of
an
NRI.
The
don
tries
to
ill
treat
him
by
using
his
influence.
How
Kempe
Gowda
will
face
his
challenges
and
eliminate
him
will
form
the
interesting
part
of
the
film.
Kicha
Sudeep
is
the
showman
in
the
film
Kempe
Gowda.
He
has
delivered
an
excellent
performance.
Especially,
he
rocks
the
audience
with
his
energetic
action
scenes.
As
Arumugam,
Ravi
Shankar
has
given
wonderful
performance,
which
matches
the
acting
of
Sudeep.
Ragini
Dwivedi
does
not
have
much
scope,
but
she
has
tried
to
use
the
given
chance
to
show
her
talent.
Although
Sharan
and
Bullet
Prakash's
comedy
looks
artificial,
it
is
enjoyable.
Gisrish
Karnad,
Jai
Jagadish,
Tara,
Ashok,
Ashok
Kheny
and
others
have
also
done
justice
to
their
respective
roles.
Besides
Sudeep's
acting,
Arjun's
music
is
another
highlight
of
the
film.
Songs
like
'Srirama
Jairama...',
'Vayassu
Nanange
Hadinentaytu...',
Hale
Radio...'
and
'Thara
Thara...'
are
good
to
listen.
Different
Danny's
choreographed
stunts
are
also
biggest
attraction
of
the
film.
Besides
music
and
stunts,
Arun
Sagar's
art
direction,
costumes,
make
up,
choreography,
locations
and
picturisation
in
the
songs
are
really
excellent.
Overall,
Kempe
Gowda
has
sound
Technical
values.
As
it
is
said
at
the
beginning,
the
biggest
drawback
and
blunder
in
the
movie
is
the
Kannada
dialect
used
in
the
first
half
of
the
film
Kempe
Gowda.
Hardly
any
character
speaks
the
dialect
of
North
Karnataka,
which
could
have
boosted
the
comedy
element
in
the
first
half.
However,
this
does
not
stop
the
viewers
from
enjoying
the
movie.
It
has
good
entertainer
values.
Do
watch
the
film
this
weekend.
Producer:
Shankare
Gowda
Director:
Sudeep
Cast:
Sudeep,
Ragini
Dwivedi,
Gisrish
Karnad,
Jai
Jagadish,
Sharan,
Bullet
Prakash,
Tara,
Ashok,
Ashok
Kheny
and
others.
Music:
Arjun
Janya