What happens when cops and villagers are on look out for a bunch of dacoits who is believed to be living at the haunted Kallabetta Hill starts stealing things from Hanagodu? It sends the villagers into a tizzy. Will the villagers and cops nab the culprits?
The movie is set in the Hanagodu village, which is infamous for robberies. Amid all the drama, Venky (Nataraj) and Hemanth (Lodde Naga), who are at the forefront of two confronting groups from the same village, start quarreling over trivial issues. Venky falls in love with Kamli (Shwetha R Prasad), who reciprocates his love.
The movie picks up the tempo in the second half, when the villagers decide to take on dacoits in unison. They makes desperate attempts to catch the dreaded dacoits. If the villagers and cops catch dacoits or not is what forms the rest of the story.
Kalbettada Dharodekoraru, based on a novel penned by Anush A Shetty, has you hooked in the last 20 minutes. Director Deepak Madhuvanahalli should have paid more attention to the first half, which is a ta slow. Actor Nataraj, back after Rama Rama Re, shines in his role. Shwetha stands out in her performance as a village girl. Credit goes to Anoop Seelin for scoring impressive background music. Kalbettada Darodekoraru, which is quite different from usual commercial films, is worth a watch.