Sakkare, a light romantic comedy is a change of pace for director Abhay Simha. The director's third outing is a sugar-coated moral tale harping on the oldest of lessons that love conquers all.
Vinay (Ganesh) is a cheerful personality and is often nicknamed Vinni, Winner and Baazigar. The moody Neha (Deepa Sannidhi), a polar opposite to Vinay, always feels like a fish out of water in everything life offers her.
It stems from the two broken relationships she has been through. Neha visits her sister Sneha (Anu Prabhakar) in Madikeri. Sneha is in love with her boss. Enter Vinay, who is in the neighbourhood.
What initially starts off as a brief acquaintance, later develops into a charming friendship. Neha opens up about her failures with love to Vinay who in turn reveals that he is aware of her relationships because he was always around, but it was she who failed to notice him.
To impress Neha, Vinay brings together two people; an unmarried retired army man (Ananth Nag) and Vinay Prasad, a single middle-aged woman. A joy of companionship between the two warms Neha. Is Vinay making an effort to bring Neha out of depression or is he in love with her makes for this love tale with a twist in the end.
Ganesh seems to be caught in the web of formulaic scripts that directors offer him. His films are more or less becoming logical extensions of his first film Mungaru Male.
Rain, waterfalls, greenery, a house with a tiled roof, the motifs keep repeating. To add to it are the same old loved up expressions and mushy dialogues.
Ganesh, no doubt, gives the film his sweetest, most touching and most genuinely likeable performance. Always keeping himself away from masala flicks, Ganesh usually picks films that he likes. He is perfectly matched by Deepa Sannidhi, a forgotten actor after Paramathma, who never gave a bad performance.
The director's leans heavily on the appeal of the two leads who are virtually in every shot.
The two begin to talk and little else happens in the next two long hours.
Sakkare feels fresh because of the original script and the neat narration via flashbacks. V Harikrishna might win the hearts of many youngsters with his romantic music. However, Shashidhar Adapa's cinematography isn't very innovative.
Verdict: This film is for young hearts who are finding it difficult to express their love.
Film: Sakkare
Cast: Ganesh, Deepa Sannidhi
Director: Abhay Simha