Kannada Movie Review-Gopilola : Tale of natural farming not told well

Director R Ravindra has selected a good script that highlights the importance of natural farming, the ill-effects of chemical fertilisers and the problems of farmers in rural areas. The director has included all facets such as love, emotions and action in the script to entertain the audiences. The movie gives the audience a chance to see veteran actors such as S Narayan, Padma Vasanthi, Dingri Nagaraj and Rekha Das in action on the silver screen.

The film is about Dharme Gowda (S Narayan), a farmer who adapts natural farming and wants others to follow him to avoid use of chemical fertilisers that are harmful to humans and soil. His son, Gopi (Manjunath Arasu), who wants to lead life happily in the company of women, and he are not able to see eye to eye. Gopi falls in love with Leela (Nimisha K Chandra).

Leela insists Gopi marry her but he doesn’t want to. Meanwhile, a promoter of chemical fertilisers engages goons to teach a lesson to Dharme Gowda. What happens to Leela and Gopi is what Gopilola is all about.

The director may have tried, but the lead pair needs some more training to hone their acting skills. They are good at mouthing dialogues but fail miserably in romantic scenes. They look stoic in scenes where they are required to run around trees and express emotions. Veteran director-cum-actor S Narayan has failed to impress. He is always seen yelling at someone with not much thought to acting.

The action scene where he fights off goons is far from convincing. The romantic scene with Rekha Das and Dingri Nagaraj is not up to the mark and ends up looking odd.

It is not clear why the director took Telugu actor Saptagiri on board. It is a pity to see veteran director Joe Simon in such a trivial role as an assistant to Saptagiri. Kempegowda Mandya has nothing to do in this movie except appearing and disappearing from the screen.

If natural farming is your interest area, you can catch this film.