O Kannadiga, Jogi is here!

The weekend saw me watching the much awaited blockbuster Kannada movie 'Jogi'. Having bought tickets in 'black' paying more than double, my friend & I got conned into sitting in the opposite ends of Navarang theatre!! We got the numbering all mixed up & had to face goonda like audience staring at us to get up! Made me wonder if Jogi was being shown on the screen or in the seats!

The movie is very fast paced - reminds me of the time I spent glued to the seat while reading 'Da Vinci Code'. There's a nice peppering of catchy, foot tapping numbers all through the movie. Yana does her bit, getting drenched for no reason other than satisfying appetites! The heroine looks dull - wonder why we need to import scrawny pale faced women from other states, when such buxom Kannada speaking ones exist if you look hard enough in Karnataka ;-). Shivarajkumar has given a stellar, powerful performance in the movie. Almost makes you think he's better suited to be a jogi type figure in real life than a reel life guy! The tear jerker scenes are necessary - adds some moisture to the atmosphere & some salt to the cheeks!!! The portrayal through the movie is authentic - it's the parts of life I've completely missed out on & glad I did!

O kannadiga...or anybody who knows words like yeno, maga, hogo, baaro, sketch, finish - go see this today. This reaffirms my faith that Sandalwood (that's what the Kannada film industry is supposed to be called, as goes Bollywood, Mollywood....) will survive - Veerappan or no Veerappan :-)).

'A' watched the movie - as he's done before... watching movies that seem interesting. I watch 'A' as he goes through life, focusing on the sensory inputs of people, places, happenings...like a lens that focuses the Sun rays!