Kaddipudi (2013)

Kaddipudi: Directed by Soori. With Shivarajkumar, Radhika Pandit, Rangayana Raghu, Anant Nag. Kaddipudi, a rowdy sheeter, yearns for a peaceful life, but politicians like Renukaji, his son Gaali and Shankarappa use him as a pawn for their selfish ends.

“This is a movie that surprised with a better than expected performances and simple dialogues that coincide closely with reality. Shivrajkumar is very mellow in this and to be honest I think he is at his best(disclaimer: I have not watched all his movies by any means). Very simple and very very clean screen play. Even Rangayana Raghu has cleaned up his overacting and his comedy is very enjoyable. There are a few un needed characters that get masked with the other best parts of the movie. Radhika looks very nice in the whole movie. Her performance has improved by leaps. The best part was the ending, very simple, elegant and real world. Music direction seemed very different, new and enjoyable. This movie did not for once made me think of quitting but kept be glued to the screen. Congratulations to the whole team.”