Nanna Olavina Banna
This flick created a lot of buzz during its filming. The title is the opening line of a very popular track from the mega hit Bandhana film featuring Vishnuvardhana and Suhasini.
Nanna Olvina Banna is directed by Bhushan who has been designing Upendra’s posters and publicity stills. The young director had claimed that it would be a completely “colorful film”. Unfortunately, the movie is colorless and dull with a story that goes nowhere.
The story is about a village boy who dreams of colours all the time. He movies to a city in search of livelihood and joins an arts school. He meets several promising stars at the school. He also happens to bump into the female lead in the school. The female lead, at times, behaves like a split personality reminding the Nagavalli character from Aapta Mitra. She is also responsible for the hero’s swinging fortunes. Eventually, he reaches the point from where he started.
Bhushan Geechi a.k.a Nagabhushan, whose sensational line drawings and unique sketches for superstar Upendra's debut film A, was a main factor for the film's success, is now himself wielding the megaphone for Nanna Olavina Banna after having designed for nearly 70 Kannada films in eight years.
Somasekhar, the hero, is an art student and heroine Shanthala is his muse. Artist Hadapa's son Umesh, famous line drawing exponent B.K.S. Verma, principal of Ken
To teach lesson for hot headed nature of Saka it is Shekar who accepts all her assignments works day and night. But this is mistaken by Saka and she feels her ground is unstable. She hatches a plot to destabilize the ground of Shekar. Innocent Shekar is now put in a fix. He goes back to his village on his mother’s death. It is once again Kala who surface at the right time to provide solace to Shekar. Now Shekar learning the injustice done to his innocence takes on all the business of Saka. Fit of anger to kill Shekar the disturbed Saka dies of burns.
A wrong debut for real art student Somashekar. He has not learnt the nuance of acting is what makes difficult to sit through. Ashwini screams a lot than acting. Shanthala in her debut is OK.
There are two lovely songs from music director V Manohar. Garam Garam Bengaluru Bendha Kaluru….and beautifully shot Gunguru Languru Gungurala Male…..are best among all. The cinematography of Nagesh Acharya is adequate.
Worth missing!
