Ambi Kannada Movie
Audithya's new film Ambi ends up as an average fare belying expectations of Kannada film fans and the film industry representatives. Audithya's last film Deadly Soma was not only a hit, but the film dramatically changed the perceptions of the film fans and people connected to the industry about the actor.The actor was seen not only as a good performer, but a star material. His next film after Deadly Soma was bound to carry lot of expectations,and director Nagendra Prasad should have realized the large responsibility placed on his shoulders not only because of Audithya's raising popularity, but also because of his own reputation as an all rounder in the industry. Prasad entered the film industry as a dialogue writer and lyrics writer but rose very fast to become a music director and later a director. Prasad's last film Nalla was a hit and the film earned some plaudits for him. The good news is that though the film is not a match for Deadly Soma,it is certainly better than Audithya's first two films.
Every director talks of film being different from the other crop of films that are released. Nagendra Prasad was no exception and the only difference in Ambi is that the lead actor wears two get ups-one of a hardcore underworld mercenary and the other as a reformed criminal. WhileDeadly Soma was the story of an innocent person turning into a dangerous don because of circumstances,it is the criminal who tries to reform himself on account of his deep love towards a television journalist. Prasad seems to have erred in many sequences and has not done his homework properly. Hardened criminals are shown surrendering in a civil court, a dangerous criminal who is wanted by three countries gets caught by the police while fighting with the hero in his own den (Are not the most dreaded terrorists get arrested in most bizarre circumstances) and a television news journalist behaves like a street rowdy with the underworld personalities. Prasad has also not taken care to maintain some continuity in narration and a few of the sequences look like unconnected and pointless exercises.
Ambi,/b>' tells the story of a underworld hireling Ambi who is working under a dreaded don Annaaji.Police are on a manhunt for Ambi but without success.A television journalist Pallavi is tracking the story of Ambi and she does not know that she is being in touch with the same person on telephone. Ambi and Pallavi fall in love without seeing each other. Once Ambi escapes from a police dragnet by keeping Pallavi as hostage and the lady is looked after very decently by the gang. Pallavi relates the whole incident to Ambi without realizing that he was the person who had kidnapped her.Finally, Ambi decides to surrender to police and even intimates Annaaji of his decision. Then starts the confrontation and finally Ambi succeeds in getting Pallavi.
Talking about the positive aspects of the film, it has to be said that Nagendra Prasad has been able to bring in some good well-intended humor in some sequences. The sequence where Ambi goes to Pallavi's house and spends some time is really humorous. But the same thing cannot be said of the action sequences and also police station sequences featuring Bullet Prakash.
Audithya had lot of sequences to prove his talents in Deadly Soma, but in Ambi he has a limited scope to perform.Still he has been able to raise some laughs in many sequences. He fights well. Maanya as usual has an active screen presence, but she should have watched some of the television journalists who have little time to concentrate then their assignments. Shobharaj is a fine actor, but he is wasted in the film. Kishor is becoming repetitive in every one of his films these days.
Krishna has shot the Shiva song very well. There are two good tunes from Nagendra Prasad whose background score is just ordinary.Ambi is an ordinary fare, and don't expect too much. You may enjoy it
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