Kode Muruga

Plot: Subramanya Prasada is an aspiring director, who cannot seem to find the break. It is at this time that he gets the opportunity to direct Kode Muruga, who comes from a rich family, but is bald and of dark complexion. Thus begins a misadventure towards making the film.

Review: This film, with this rather intriguing title Kode Muruga, deals with the aspirations, compromises and melodrama seen in the film industry. The film has a few known faces, but the leads are not. The story tries to present a funny take on the happenings and also the wrongdoings seen in the film industry. Does it manage to tickle the funny bone? Well it might not for everyone.

The story follows the life of an aspiring and ambitious filmmaker, who ends up with an uphill task of making a rather unconventional looking person his lead actor. It is out here that he begins his ambitious project, which ends up finding multiple hurdles and also some quirky solutions put forth by his lead actor and his right hand man. The making and completion of the film ends up being the story.

Kode Muruga tries to show the flipside of the film industry in a comical manner. But this is where the film ends up being a little confused. It isn't an out and out slapstick that it seems at times, nor is it a clever satirical take on the industry, which it could have been considering the scripting of certain scenes. The film ends up being a mix of the two with a little preachy monologue in the end too.

Does Kode Muruga merit your time? Well, it could if you're the sort that falls for easy and in your face humour. There's a quirky cast that manage to entertain at times. The making is shoddy at times, but can be overlooked.