Writer-director Preetham Gubbi seems to have learnt a lesson from his directorial debut “Haage Summane” as his second venture “Maleyali Jotheyali” turns out to be a pleasant film.

Chan chanare is embarassingly pedestrian – haven’t we heard these tunes already in the 90s more than adequately? Swalpa soundu too is in similar territory, barring the spunk in the arrangements that Raja smartly conjures up.

The beauty of “Yaaradhu” is that you go to see it with least expectations, but come back with lot of satisfaction. The film is certainly a surprise packet for the Kannada film audience.

After doing family-oriented dramas for the past five years, Vishnuvardhan has taken a U-turn by doing this entertaining film “Bellary Naga”.