Vedha Kannada Movie Review: Visual Feast For Shiva Rajkumar Fans

Sandalwood hattrick hero Shiva Rajkumar's 125th film, Vedha released in more than 300 theatres today. Shivanna fans flocked theatres in large numbers for the early morning shows. Huge cutouts of the century star has been erected in all the single screen theatres across Bengaluru, especially in those near the Gandhinagar area of Majestic.

Vedha is Shivanna's home production, bankrolled by his wife, Geetha. The film is helmed by Harsha. Starring Umahsree, Ghanavi Laxman, Aditi Sagar, Shweta Chenagappa, Cheluvaraju, Raghu Shivamogga, Vinay Bidappa, Kuri Pratap, Prasanna, Lasya Nagaraj, Bharat Sagar, Sanjeev, Charvi Fowda among others in the lead roles, Vedha boasts of commercial elements as well as a social message. The music has been scored by Sandalwood music sensation Arjun Janya. Swamy J Gowda is the cinematographer. The dialogues have been written by Raghu Niduvalli.

The film has raised huge expectations among the audience considering this a milestone film of Dr. Shiva Rajkumar. Even the actor himself has pinned huge hopes on this movie. In one of the interviews, Shivanna said that he is very confidence about the style of narration in Vedha. This is the third collabatoration between the actor-duo after hits like Bhajarangi, Bhajarangi 2 and Vajrakaya.

 If you want to know how the movie is, here you go...

Shiva Rajkumar's Vedha Movie Review

Even after acting in 100+ movies, Shivanna remains an evergreen hero in the Kannada Film industry. He is one actor who remains young at heart and has maintained a fit physique that even puts a few young actors to shame. 

It's been 36 years since Shiva Rajkumar entered the industry. Since then, he has always chosen unique scripts. The actor has made it a point to play all kinds of roles—hero, villain, brother etc. Now, his 125th film too is way different from what he has played so far. 

What is Vedha all about?
Vedha Plot: The movie is a revenge drama in which Shiva Rajkumar (Vedha) and his daughter Aditi Sagar (Kanaka) play central characters. The two are out to get revenge, there's a lot of action and drama which at times shakes up the audience, who will get to know the real reason behind their vengeful activities in the climax.

Performances: Shiva Rajkumar shines in the role of Vedha. He delivers a spellbinding performance as a stern person. His role has two shades. He expresses more with his eyes than his dialogues. And as expected, Shivanna is high on energy and makes the audience wonder again if this actor's age has really crossed 50. Shiva Rajkumar displays as much energy in his dance and action scenes as he did during the initial days of his career.

Aditi Sagar, who plays his daughter, complements him in terms of performance. And it's hard to believe that she has shined in her very first opportunity against a star actor like Shivanna. The actress holds a lot of promise and there is no doubt, she has a bright future in the film industry.

Ghanavi Laxman needs no introduction as we already know she's immensely talented. On the other hand, Shweta Chengappa's character holds a lot of weightage in Vedha. Senior Kannada actress Umashree adds comic relief to the scenes and keeps the audience smiling throughout her screen time. Raghu Shivamogga has bagged his career best role in Shivanna's Vedha, which he does justice to. The supporting cast too, do their bit in elevating the movie scenes.

Director Harsha has proven on more than one occasion that he has the ability to steer the ship in the right direction. He successfully manages to do so in Vedha too. However, the uniqueness of Vedha script lies in the fact that no one person is glorified. Even though the audience throng theatres to see Shivanna as the hero and the main lead, Aditi overshadows him in a powerful role. Harsha does a fine job of balancing roles by giving equal importance to bringing out the best in every actor. That's not it, Shiva Rajkumar seems to have okayed a script which is high on woman power. But he is okay and perhaps that's what sets him apart in the industry. He is a seasoned actor, but fine playing roles where the focus is not entirely on him. 

Vedha is set in the 1960s and a heart-wrenching tale which keeps the audience at the edge of their seats. I do not want to spoil the suspense. Here are the major takeaways from the Shivarajkumar movie Vedha.

Shivanna's entry will thrill the audience

The first half is pure mass and a visual treat for Shivanna fans

BGM is mind-blowing and elevations the action scenes and camera work is top class

A few scenes could have been crisper

Interval bang is stunning

The twist to the plot is impressive

Aditi Sagar shines in her role

comedy scenes, Junjappa number and action scenes are the major highlights of the movie

The narration seems to slow down in a few places

Verdict: Shiva Rajkumar's Kannada movie Vedha is a mass entertainer and a must watch for all Shivanna fans