The other reviews have said almost everything that needs to be said about this film. Before seeing this I'd heard comparisons to Pulp Fiction, Agneepath and half a dozen other films but in reality, those comparisons are not really necessary because Ulidavaru Kandante is clearly it's own film. Portmanteau films have been gaining ground in Indian cinema over the last few years but it's still a fairly new format in the Kannada industry. These kind of films are difficult to execute and can easily go wrong which makes this achievement all the more impressive given it's Rakshit Shetty's directorial debut. I found the first 30 minutes patchy but the film recovers quickly and dramatically improves after that. The last 45 minutes really make the film and some of the surreal visual scenes may over time become iconic in Kannada or even independent Indian cinema. Now I've seen it in the cinema, I'm looking forward to re-watching it on DVD and taking in the different vignettes all over again. I'll end by saying that Rakshit Shetty's tiger dance is hands down the coolest scene I've seen in any film from any country in the last few years.
Review of Ulidavaru Kandanthe
