Movie Review Manjunatha B.A. L.L.B. Kannada 2012 Jaggesh Hit

This is the remake of Malayalam flick ‘Hallo’ of Rafi Macartin released in 2007. It was a super hit 150 days run Malayalam film on a drunkard lawyer and his life. The main focus here is Manjunatha a boozer and dozer. He is a double degree holder. He has given up taking cases after death of his life partner. Manjunatha (Jaggesh) holds his parents responsible for the death of his just married wife. He has a brother in the house who is an inspector. For this house comes Sneha (Reema Vohra) who is from a huge family that is multimillionaire.

Sneha pretends to her relatives that she is married to Manjunatha who is addicted to alcohol and lives with him. That is what disturbing for Sneha house inmates. They hatch a plot to usurp the property. In the plot Sneha is kidnapped by a person for a ransom of Rs.5 crores. The inmates of the Sneha family are behind it. Manjunatha studies the suspicious minds well. He assembles all and with two murders on his head Manjunatha unveils the wrong doer’s ulterior motive.

An actor like Jaggesh with good standing in his career should not accept this kind of role. It is not fit for him. Capturing the image of ‘Manjunatha’ earlier hit film of Jaggesh ‘Eddelu Manjunatha’ (get up Manjunatha) the film does not get up to give a convincing flick.

The first half is very boring and second half is very taxing. That is because of too many characters coming and confusing the audience.

What for Jaggesh agreed this kind of film? Throughout the film he is alcoholic. That is not a good image for him. He is good at dialogue delivery. That is also lacking. There are many silly and inconsequential scenes.

Releasing after five years of original in the development of screenplay and direction - actor turned director Mohan fails miserably. With inebriated condition of the protagonist and calling the father as ‘Loafer’ in the film – what kind of things we are telling the generation.

When Manjunatha has very scant respect for his parents why should he stay with them? This is the first question that arises. He is learned and self reliant. Holding the parents responsible for his wife death – he crosses all limits.

There is nothing absorbing from Jaggesh. In addition to it he looks very swollen. Only dialogues here and there are quite OK.

Reema Vora looks very charming in Sarees. She is taller than Jaggesh. Tabla Naani with broken leg taking on dozen villains is very silly.

Srinivasa Murthy, Girija Lokesh have given good support as parents. Spoorthi for the second time wife to Jaggesh (She was wife in Bodyguard) has given convincing performance.

Technically the film is not in high standards. Ashok V Raman camera is done hurriedly it seems. Vinay Chandra is also becoming another ‘Lifting’ specialist.

Last but not the Least – The crime of criminal lawyer in the film is addicting to alcoholism!

NOT APPEALING – Score 3/5
Cast – Jaggesh, Reema Vohra , Srinivasamurthy, Girija Lokesh, Chandrasekhar, Tabla Naani, Swasthik Shanker and others
Cinematography – Ashok V Raman
Music Director – Vinay Chandra
Producer – A Suresh
Direction – S Mohan