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Cyanide Kannada film Review
Cyanide Review :
'Cyanide' - racy thriller on Gandhi
assassination
By R.G. Vijayasarathy, Indo-Asian News Service
Film: "Cyanide"; Cast: Ravi Kale, Malavika, Avinash, Rangayana
Raghu, Tara, Nasser, Ashok Rao and others; Director: A.M.R.
Ramesh; Music: Sandeep Chowta;
Producer: Muralidhar Halappa, Kenchappa Gowda
"Cyanide" is an exciting film from the first frame. Kannada
cinema, currently at the mercy of filmmakers producing remakes
only, really needed a venture like this.
Young director A.M.R. Ramesh, a product of the Chennai Film
Institute, has proved his mettle in his second film. The film,
dubbed in Tamil as well as Hindi, is bound to be
discussed for a long time.
"Cyanide" is based on the story of the police investigation and
trial of assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, said
to have came to Bangalore after accomplishing
their mission. The director has got the right script to make an
engrossing two-hour film.
Ramesh has selected the artists with
care. His trust in Ravi Kale, Avinash, Rangayana Raghu and
Malavika has paid off.
Ravi performs the role of 'One-Eyed Jack' Sivarasan perfectly
while Malavika steals the show as the fearless Shubha. Rangayana,
with his trademark spectacles, plays
convincingly the man who sheltered the militants.
Award-winning actress Tara is able to recreate the horror and
trauma of Ranganath's wife Mrudula and looks like a harried
housewife.
Other important characters like police officers Karthikeyan and
Kempaiah have been portrayed competently by veteran Nasser and
Avinash.
Ramesh has provided crisp dialogues that, together with
excellent camerawork, keep up the pace of the film.
"Cyanide" has no song but is no less entertaining for that.
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