Director P.H. Vishwanath comes out with another winner in
'Arunodaya; a please all film which has all the ingredients required to make a competent
and good film, and which at the same time retains some class. The director had his stamp
in his earlier films like ' Panchamaveda' , ' Srigandha' and ' Aragini' has disappointed
many Kannada film goers with his hackneyed and purposeless direction in films like
'Rangoli' and 'Andaman' . But it appears that one failure is enough to correct the
mistakes of a very good craftsman and learner. Vishwanath just proves this in recently
released 'Arunodaya'.
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The first half of 'Arunodaya' virtually
looks like a picnic trip. It is Vijayalakshmi who comes out with a brilliant performance
in these sequences, even to the extent of over powering Ramesh.. Sharan also comes out
with a good performance. In the second half, Vishwanath goes to his familiar mould making
way for some sentimental sequences. Some sequences may appear to be unnecessary, but
Vishwanath pumps in a lot of tempo in these sequences. But, the climax sequence looks
jarring and illogical. Ramesh comes out with a good performance and Shilpa usually is top
class. But as has been said already, it is Vijayalakshmi who steals the show. It is like
Sourav Ganguly getting the man of the match award despite Rahul Dravid playing equally
well. Humsalekha has scored some very good tunes. The title song is very good . Krishna
Kumar's photography is as usual the highlight of the film..(Krishna Kumar was the
photographer for this year's mega hit film (Upendra). B.A. Madhu has written dialogues
that matches the story narration. Arunodaya is a perfect viewing for Kannada film goers
this year end.
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