‘Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javabdaararu’ film assessment: A pleasant anthology on the gray areas of human behaviour

‘Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javabdaararu’.

The general public security reminder of “please handle your belongings” is usually thought-about redundant till we lose one thing worthwhile owing to our negligence. Even when we do find yourself being a sufferer of a intelligent theft, all we do is curse the criminal and transfer on. Keshav Moorthy’s Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu (which means: You’re chargeable for your belongings) delves into the psyche of those that steal

The three-film anthology begins with the story of Inaayat (Prasanna V Shetty), who stutters to promote his firm’s product however by no means misses an opportunity to flip a shoe or a slipper mendacity the wrong way up. For him, it’s virtually a sin to go away your footwear like that, due to his obsessive-compulsive dysfunction.

A meek-looking salesman from the surface, Inaayat is greater than what you see at first, because the movie slowly unravels his depraved aspect that helps him make fast bucks. His psychological situation is an underlying issue that forces Inaayat to stay to sure facets of his life, even when it includes large dangers.

The movie then shifts to the story of Rohith (Madhusudhan Govind), a kleptomaniac. We see a drastic change within the backdrop within the two tales. From the middle-class lifetime of Inayaat, who works arduous for roti, kapada, and makhaan, we witness the world of Rohith, who steals for enjoyable at the same time as he assists his father in his opulent enterprise. From cramped rooms in a small home, the main target shifts to a comfortable mansion with lavish areas.

Inayaat’s story displays each middle-class man’s struggles with monetary burdens in a giant metropolis. Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu, shot principally in actual areas, is a pointy reflection of the ever-evolving Bengaluru. 

After taking us via town’s bylanes, cinematographer Harsha Kumar Gowda reveals us the attractive and vibrant aspect of Bengaluru within the second story as Rohith and Rathna bond over ‘related pursuits‘. Essaying the younger couple within the relationship drama, Apoorva Bharadwaj and Madhusudhan Govind give up to the loopy moments of the story to strike up terrific chemistry. The sunshine-hearted tone of the film is akin to a joyous vacation.

In a method, Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu is ok proof of director Keshav Moorthy’s capability to dabble with totally different genres. The altering moods of the anthology are complimented by Prathik Sathik’s refreshing rating, reworking the intense themes into enjoyable and intriguing.

The third film is blessed with intense drama, amplified additional by the brooding presence of Dileep Raj and Shilpa Manjunath. The movie retains you guessing about its subsequent transfer. Although a tad lengthy, the director step by step attracts you into the story. The brief provides a scrumptious spin to its core theme of stealing and shedding issues. How do you take care of misplaced belief? Are all of us dangerous in somebody’s story?

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It was refreshing to see the director’s non-judgemental remedy of his flawed characters. We’ve been conditioned in Kannada cinema to see movies passing an ethical judgment. Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu is a much-needed change in that facet. Why do it’s important to make a remaining level when you may interact us from starting to finish and go away us pondering?

Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu hits the screens on January 10, 2025.