Payana "Wasted Effort" - movie review
18th Oct 2008 - 11:30pm

Title – PAYANA
Banner – Smitha Enterprises
Producer – C Venkatesh Dodmane
Director – Kiran Govi
Music – V Harikrishna
Cinematography – Gnanamurthy
Cast – Ravishanker, Ramanitho Chaudhary, Sharat Babu, Chitra Shenoy, Rangayana Raghu, Bullet Prakash, Mandya Ramesh and others.

The disadvantage of this film is its length. It needs further half an hour chop. Ravishanker and Kiran Govi actor and director respectively from the small screen have done a neat job. It is far away from vulgarity, double meaning and senseless action scenes. It is the journey of emotions. Whether the cab driver the protagonist would get the stinking rich heroine? This is all about 'Payana'.

You would get a travelogue experience from Payana – Badami, Pattadkal, Aihole, Gaganachukki Bara Chukki, Talkad, Himad Gopalaswamy Hill, Bylakoppa, New Zealand you have not visited so far you would get to see it in Payana.

Cab driver Ravi picks foreign returned Ramanitho and takes her around various places. He falls in love with her but he has no guts to express his love for her. The intimacy that develops between the two makes them like each other. Meanwhile Ravi's mother who is sick needs his attention and his absence is what creates confusion and wrong conceptions in the mind of many. Finally it is as expected.

Ravishanker does well in his debut. He is bit rugged for the role that needs the tenderness in the face. Ramanitho Chaudhary is Chanda Ka Tukda, Vinayaprakash is excellent. Girish Karnad does not evoke any response for his role. So is Mandya Ramesh, Rangayana Raghu and Bullet Prakash. Editing of the film is good.

Modadha Olage Hanigala Balaga kathu ninthidhe bhoomige Baralu….manasa Gange Manasa Gange, Gupchup Gupchup songs are very melodious. Gnayamurthy cinematography is adequate.

Happy journey if you are going for this 'Payana'.