Harish Basavarajaiah, TNN, Apr 28, 2023, 09.27 AM ISTCritic's Rating: 3.0Plot: A 41-year-old cook, Hayavadana (Jaggesh), is unable to find a bride owing to his age and profession. When he finally finds a compatible match, and gets married, it is not rosy for the newly-weds who have to battle one hurdle after the other.
Review: Hayavadana (Jaggesh), a 41-year-old virgin cook, works at his father’s (Dattanna) hotel, Raghavendra Stores. Vyjayanti (Shwetha Srivatsav), a classical singer, happens to taste the food at the hotel, and decides to hire them to cater for her wedding. But, on the wedding day, things go awry, and Hayavadana ends up marrying Vyjayanti instead. Challenging times ensue. Will they both find what they are looking for or will they part ways – this forms the crux of the story.
When it is a Jaggesh film, audience expect double-entendres, and there are plenty here. The second half dwells into serious issues like adoption and surrogacy. Fluttering back and forth, addressing a wide range of issues from politics to parenthood, leaves the audience unsettled. The humour, too, keeps swinging between funny and crude.
Jaggesh’s attempt to entertain and educate about the plight of 40-year-old virgins is credible. He is loud, funny and also scores on the emotional scenes. Shwetha, a soft-spoken woman, has an opposing personality to Hayavadana, and she has given an equally good performance. They balance each other well. The two are well-aided by powerful performers - Dattanna, Achyut Kumar, Mithra and Ravishankar Gowda, who all have memorable roles.
Director Santosh Anandram’s films are known to give out messages in the climax. Here, he picked a relevant and realistic subject, but the film ultimately ends up being a volley of innuendos, as he has only explored issues on the surface.
If ‘Jaggesh comedy’ is your go-to genre, enjoy it as a one-time watch in theatres.