Kalidaasa Kannada Meshtru

Kannada medium government schools find little favour and support among the general populace, which is a premise Kalidaasa Kannada Meshtru builds on. In the process, it adds the fascination for convent education and international schools, to weave a story that is both pertinent and poignant and makes one question the existing education system and ideals.

The film has its intent in place and does have a fair share of comedy and drama that ensure the audience is entertained. But where the film falls short is in the excessive melodrama in parts of the second half. One wishes this could have been toned down to ensure that the uneasy questions that the makers wanted to address hit home harder.

The film has its fair share of entertainment, especially with a breezy first half that reminds fans and viewers of the vintage Jaggesh of the 90s and early 2000s. His comedy timing is immaculate. Complimenting him is Meghana Gaonkar, who plays the English-obsessed juxtaposition to this Kannada-loving meshtru. And the big ensemble cast of children deliver what's expected out of them earnestly.

For most parents, school admission, marks, studies and comparison with their peer's kids is a part and parcel of life. Kalidaasa Kannada Meshtru, after Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaradogu Koduge: Ramanna Rai, raises questions about the right to equal education. Will these questions play the right catalyst in parents' minds? Now, that is something to be seen.