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Diggajaru - Good Family Entertainer


Producer : Dheera Rockline Venkatesh
Direction : D.Rajendra Babu
Music & Lyrics: Hamsalekha
Cast : Vishnuvardhan (double role) Ambarish –MP, Sanghavi, Thara, Umasri, Mansoor Ali Khan, Lakshmi, Gurudutt, Sunder Raj, Tennis Krishna, & Others

Story:

Here is a good movie that restores your faith in Sandalwood.It is a right selection of subject for the audience of Karnataka. Though its a remake of Tamil film Natpukkaga, its very well made.
The story is about two friends. One of them is the head of the village(wodeyar - Ambrish) and the other is a servant(Muthaiah - Vishnuvardhan) in his house. Both live together as brothers inspite of the bridge between their statuses. To save his Wodeyar's prestige, Mutha takes the blame for a murder committed during the wodeyar's sister wedding and is behind the bars for 15 years. He also takes an oath from his Wodeyar that he wont disclose the truth to anyone. This brings a rift between the family of wodeyar and his sister (Thara) with Mansur Ali Khan. Mutha leaves his son Chikkaiah (Vishnuvardhan again) to look after the wodeyar and his family.

The Wodeyar's daughter (Sanghavi)returns from abroad. She vows to take revenge on Muthaiah thinking that he was the main reason for the rift in her family. She fools Chikaiah as to believe that she is in love with him. One day she creates such a awkward scene that Chikaiah is asked to leave the house. As time passes, Muthaiah returns from prison. On the other hand all arrangements are made for the marriage of the Wodeyar's daughter with his sister's brother in law(Gurudutt). What forms the climax is how Mutha and Chikaiah stop the marriage. The truth hidden for 15 yrs as to why Mutha went to prison is also disclosed.

Performances:

As Muthaiah, Vishnuvardhan has turned in one of the finest performances of his career. He pulls off the most ludicrous situations with credibility and style. Again the younger Vishnuvardhan as son of Muthaiah deserves an extra round of applause. Not to say that the others are overshadowed by his presence, Rebel Star Ambrish's acting is full of fire and energy. Thara in a brief role looks good. Comedy by Tennis Krishna is bearable. Good supporting roles by Sanghvi and Lakshmi. Director D.Rajendra Babu has done a commendable job. Costume selection for Vishnuvardhan by his daughter Keerthi is worth mentioning.

Drawbacks:

Music score by Hamsalekha is mediocre except for two hummable tunes that lives in the memory of the audience even after leaving the theatres.

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