Duration – 148 minutes, Category – Thriller, Rating – 3.5/5

Title – Gara, Producer – 25 Frames, Direction – KR Muralikrishna, Cinematography – HC Venu, Music – Sagar Gururaj, Cast – Rehaman Haasan, Avanthika, Pradeep Aryan, Johny Lever, Sadhu Kokila, Aditya Aryan, Prashath Siddi, Ramesh Bhat, Ramakrishna, Padmaja Rao, Roopa Devi, Manadip Rai, MS Umesh, Tabala Naani, Mimicry Dayanand, Srikanth Heblikar, Rohit, Suchitra, Sunethra and others.

The brilliance of director KR Muralikrishna is showcased in this film ‘Gara’. A stalwart lawyer by profession KR Muralikrishna has clubbed too many plots and sub plots in this thriller with lot of hard work and sincere approach.

The long stay of director KR Muralikrishna is seen for his interest and narration technique that is almost double the film of one Sunil Kumar Desai film. In fact director Muralikrishna could arrange for a contest among the audience to explain total number of twists tucked in the film.

Gara has very good support from artists and technicians in the 158 minutes narration. In life you have to lose to gain. The dais played in our destiny is the ones that shows route for life.

We have strong and well build Nishanth who is also known as Gangaswamy. He is working for Digital Gowda the crook who usurps all the properties in his game of dais. The dais (Gara) is put by this Nishanth. The Jugari Brothers the international fame also become paupers with the game of Digital Gowda and Gangaswamy.

One day for Nishanth this game of dais becomes every costly in life as his fiancé Akasmika also called as Tunga (Avanthika) stop for such wrong practice. The stage is set for Nishanth to keep away from Digital Gowda. Nishanth fails to put right numbers from the dais. He is forced to leave Akasmika and come with a few lakhs overnight in the game he has lost.

No one in the town ready to support Nishanth because they know he is a big cheat in putting numbers. Nishanth is about to end his life on a pitch dark. He is saved by Bhagiratha (Pradeep Aryna).

The films take different turn now because the marriage for Akasmika is set with Bhagiratha. Akasmika as promised to Nishanth to see him after she enters her house faces the biggest nasty development of her life. She is tied Mangalasutra by Bhagiratha.

It is a shock for Nishanth with this development. Akasmika run away from the house on first night of her marriage with Bhagiratha. It is now a difficult task for Nishanth to safeguard Akasmika from Bhagiratha.

You have half a dozen twists at this moment on silver screen at the reach of this level in the film. It is better you watch this tough work of director.

At one point of time the head of audience will be rolling like ‘Garane Gara Garane….Yet the contents are well packed.

Rahaman Haasan has done an excellent performance. He has three shades in his debut as hero. Pradeep Aryan looks interesting and his dialogue delivery is problem. Avanthikas has given her best. Aditya Aryan as Digital Gowda deserved to be better. The Lever and Sadhu combination is not that interesting.

A huge list of supporting artists - Prashath Siddi, Ramesh Bhat, Ramakrishna, Padmaja Rao, Roopa Devi, Manadip Rai, MS Umesh, Tabala Naani, Mimicry Dayanand, Srikanth Heblikar, Rohit, Suchitra, Sunethra have given their best in short roles.

The cinematography of HC Venu is excellent. Every frame of the film is like ‘Mysuru Pak’. The music of Sagar Gururaj is also well above average. The song sung by Manjula Gururaj, a duet and title track is interesting.

The film needed some scissors of this 158 minutes duration. Yet the effort is great.