Meera Madhava Raghava Kannada Movie

Aug 1, 2007 By R.G. Vijayasarathy

This is TV serial director T.N. Seetharam's second film. Top Kannada heroine Ramya plays a troubled housewife and Tilak is cast as a toughie who used to stalk her before marriage. The film tells an unusual tale.

All this, however, doesn't make it a memorable viewing experience.

Seetharam has created a niche for himself, as a small screen director and his first film "Mathadaana", based on S.L. Byrappa's novel, won an award. But "Meera Madhava Raaghava" belies the expectations raised by his body of work.

The film has nothing extraordinary to offer to viewers. Many important sequences of the film are shot amateurishly. And the songs are a sore feature.

This is a surprise considering the proven competence of the director, that too when he had the assistance of cinematographer H.M. Ramachandra and music director Hamsalekha.

The story is about Meera who hails from a traditional family. The local goon Raghava stalks her. He even proposes to her and later speaks to her parents. Meera rejects him and marries Madhava, a college lecturer in Mysore.

After a series of incidents, Meera is forced to take a million-rupee loan from Raghava to help her husband who wants to appear in the Civil Services Examination. Raghava obtains a forged document from Meera in exchange for the loan. He plans to use it in future to blackmail her.

The loan helps Madhava. He clears the exam and becomes a deputy commissioner of the district. Trouble brews when in his official capacity he seeks to cut Raghava to size. The events then lead to a gripping climax.

Tilak, in Raghava's role, gives us the performance of his career. Ramya does a good job as usual. Diganth as Madhava has a strictly limited scope for showcasing his talent.

With a powerful story and an amazing performance by Tilak, the director must take the blame for the film's poor appeal.