Kariya - film of Dharshan having real life rowdies

You must have heard about Jairaj, Kotval, Kitti, Koli Payaz etc who were ruling the underworld in Karnataka. Imagine seeing such rowdies on the screen… Kariya produced by Anekal Balaraj is such an attempt, directed by Prem. Filming underworld stories is not a new concept in the industry. But having real life rowdies as part of the film is something risky and more than that, making them act is a big task. Prem's debut direction Kariya has around 22 rowdies from all over the places - Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya etc. Many incidents that happened around us in the past - Shivajinagar murder, Srirampuram case, K.R. Market murder etc were breath-taking incidents. You would be chilled to see them on screen once again… That does not mean that the whole film is about blood full of screen. You can even see blooming love of teens amongst the sparks of thalwar.

Kariya (Darshan), a young gangster is a nightmare for many area rowdies. He attracts Maya (Abhi) who is an educated girl belongs to a rich family. Though she falls in love with Kariya, she expects him to acclaim it as per her friend's suggestion. She waits for the utter moment to hear that magical word 'I Love You' from him. But he is unable to express his love towards her until the end; which ends up in tragedy.

There are some catchy dialogs and comedy to make you laugh if you are freezed looking at the blood pool. 'Criminals are not born but made' is one part of the film while the society won't let a criminal lead a normal life is another message of the film. Having real-life rowdies was the key selling point of the film. If you watch closely, you can see repels of Om and Ram Gopal Varma's Satya here. Though Darshan tried his best, is not a right fit for such roles. Gurukiran plays safe by giving what producer and director are happy with. Abhi

One can make out the influence of Hindi film songs. Films like this, which does not have any story line, makes an impact by its cinematography. Shot mainly in rain in dark creates appropriate mood for the situation. Credit goes to M.R. Seenu. Great job by Prem by making those rowdies act and pulling out the corruption in our society! Apart from that, debutante Abhi reminds her mother Anuradha and attracts attention in dance. B. Jayashridevi has a very small role but touches the heart. Watch the film if you want to look into the life of rowdies.

Direction & Story: Prem
Producer: Anekal Balaraj
Music: Guru Kiran
Cast: Darshan Toogudeep, Abhi, 23 real rowdies from Karnataka etc

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