‘Ee Sanje’ best avoided (Kannada movie review, Rating: *)

Film: “Ee Sanje”; Cast: Arya, Sanjjana, Rangayana Raghu, Kishor, Sathyajith and others; Director: Sree; Producer: Balaji Singh; Music: Jai Shivu; Camera: Shankar; Rating: *

The first thing that comes to your mind as you come out of the theatre after watching the sleep-inducing “Ee Sanje” is why did the director have a title like that?

There is no connection between the title and the film. Much of the sequences lack connectivity and continuity and director Sree has made a mess of the whole film which tests your patience all the time.

The film is a drag after the first ten minutes and conclusively establishes that whatever spark that Sree showed in his first film “Orata I Love You” was just a flash in the pan. The audience apathy for the film is clearly visible as many viewers walk out half way through the film.

The movie starts with a sequence shot in dark lights showing a minister’s assassination in a temple. The police decide to depute an officer to investigate the case.

Then suddenly you have the hero appearing on the scene and going to Madikeri. From this point, you see the film’s narration falling apart and clearly the director seems to have completely lost his control over the proceedings thereafter. He has utterly failed to get some decent performances from his lead actors, the lip synch is horrible, placement of songs and sequences are unimaginative and so on.

You can add lots more to the list of negative factors which really put the viewers to sleep. It’s surprising to see that a veteran like M.S. Ramesh has written such uninspiring dialogues. Director Sree has not done his homework properly. Looks like he does not depend on facts about terrorists or their actions.

Arya goes to Madikeri where he meets Anu, a social activist working for an ashram looking after orphaned children and engaged in treating patients from neighbouring villages. Arya tries to woo Anu who is very serious in her work. Finally, Anu falls for Arya and calls him for a meeting. But there, she arrests Arya for the murder of the minister in Bangalore.

Anu is in fact an assistant commissioner of police who has come to Madikeri to investigate the minister’s murder. A shocked Arya is then tortured by the police who also dig into his background. Arya reveals to Anu that he had been cheated by the minister who was also responsible for his mother’s death, but he did not kill him.

This is the second outing for Arya who is a close relative of actor Sudeep. Looks like he has been a huge fan of his elder relative as he has just copied much of the latter’s expression and body language.

Sanjjana is a misfit for the role as evident from her very first sequence and the director’s attempts to give a different image to this bewitching actress has totally failed. Rangayana Raghu, who had delivered very strong performances in two recent films, is clearly handicapped by a poor script.

Except for the camera work and two melodious song compositions by music director Jai Shivu, the film does not inspire in any aspect. Songs are stylishly picturised, but this has almost become a common feature in films these days.

Avoid this boring film.