Drona

Drona, as the title suggests, is about an idealistic teacher. The film does have some interesting messages that are being conveyed, but the route taken is a bit too preachy at times. Although the makers haven't openly spoken about it much, a look at the story credits get you to notice that the film is a remake of the Samuthirakani-starrer, Saattai.

The filmmakers have stayed true to the original, of course, adding some little spins to the story that are tailored to the starry image that Shivarajkumar has. While the crux of the story is about trying to showcase problems in the system of functioning in government schools, the film in totality is a proper commercial flick with loads of action, emotions and machismo.

For Shivarajkumar, this is a role written for him. He gets to do the starry bits, but there are also emotional undertones too that work for his audience. Rangayana Raghu gets to play a comical villain that he excels in. The set of youngsters, as the student lot, leave an impression too.

Drona is commercial fare that is laced with some messages. This one is a treat especially for Shivarajkumar fans as he gets to stand taller than the rest in the film.