Kalpana Movie Review – Movie Reminds Naa Ninna Bidalaare
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oi-Prakash
By Prakash Upadhyaya
Ananth
Nag's
Naa
Ninna
Bidalaare
was
probably
the
first
Sandalwood
film,
which
had
a
lasting
impression
on
Kannadigas
in
supernatural-horror
genre.
Since
then,
many
films
have
been
made
in
this
genre
and
have
disappeared
without
any
trace
from
people's
memory.
Now,
Upendra's
Kalpana,
which
is
a
remake
of
Telugu
movie
Kanchana
(Muni
in
Tamil),
is
the
latest
film
in
this
genre.
Let
us
see
what
it
has
to
offer...
Raghava
is
an
easygoing
man
and
he
enjoys
playing
cricket
with
his
friends.
He
is
fearless
in
the
daytime
but
exactly
opposite
during
the
dark,
as
he
is
scared
of
ghosts.
His
life
will
be
running
smoothly
till
his
team
comes
to
a
new
ground
to
play
cricket
and
accidentally
gets
caught
in
a
devil's
trap.
Soon,
he
starts
a
new
liking
towards
wearing
sarees
and
bangles.
The
strange
development
worries
his
family
member
-
his
mother
(Umashri,
Shruti
(sister-in-law)
and
brother.
The
story
of
transgender
Kalpana
(Sai
Kumar)
will
be
revealed
in
the
second
half.
The
first
half
of
Kalpana
is
full
of
comedy
and
chilling
moments.
The
scenes
involving
Umashri
and
Shruti
are
entertaining
but
at
parts,
it
cross
the
limit,
as
they
appear
overacting.
In
the
second
half,
the
story
gets
engaging
with
a
flashback
of
Sai
Kumar,
making
the
movie
a
serious
affair.
The
flow
of
the
story
keeps
the
audience
to
watch
the
movie
on
the
edge
of
their
seats.
Upendra's
facial
expressions
when
the
evil
spirit
enters
his
body
and
the
clean-shaven
face
in
the
climax
remind
us
of
Anantha
Nag
in
Naa
Ninna
Bidalaare.
Audience
will
also
remember
Uppi's
role
of
Bharatanatyam
dancer
with
feminine
qualities
in
Godfather,
as
he
walks-talks
like
a
woman
in
the
later
part
of
the
movie.
However,
it
is
Sai
Kumar,
who
steals
the
show
in
the
movie.
His
dialogue
delivery
and
body
language
of
a
transgender
are
treat
to
watch.
Umashri
and
Shruti
keep
you
entertained
with
their
comic
acts.
Lakshmi
Rai
has
not
got
much
to
do.
Technically,
the
background
score
by
V
Harikrishna
is
excellent
and
two
songs
are
good.
KS
Selvaraj's
cinematography
has
to
be
praised.
Director
Rama
Narayan
succeeds
in
making
the
audience
to
sit
till
the
end.
The
drawback
of
the
movie
are:
There
are
quite
a
few
loopholes
in
the
screenplay,
which
drags
the
story
in
the
first
half,
and
the
movie
is
much
like
a
revenge
story
in
the
second
half
than
a
horror
film.