Veera

<p>The plot revolves around Veeralakshmi aka Veera, who is taken care by her step-father Garudachar, when she faced prison term for killing a boy. Veera is assigned to track down a gangster RD. RD is involved in a fake note racket in . He has links with Karnataka Chunchanagadde, who seeks (US$120 million) for expenses. While RD plans to send the amount, he faces a tough task as he has to confront Veera. She steals diamonds from him and destroys the car, which is used by RD to transport drugs and also kills his aide Alex and brother Joe. Veera seeks vengeance on RD (whose real name is Soma) for killing her brother Manju when they were young. In the process, she also exposes the minister’s links with RD and wins applause from the . In the , Veera heads to another mission in . was announced in December 2009, with returning after a six-month hiatus, following her previous release, . It was announced that would be produced by her husband Ramu, under his banner Ramu Enterprises. Reports said filming would begin in the first week of December. However, the film went under production only in July 2012, following the signing of and to play pivotal roles. was signed to play a supporting role in the film, who returned to acting after a sabbatical. Sathyadev was cast to play one of the negative leads. Majority of the filming took place abroad in parts of such as , and . Stuntmen who had previously worked with were hired to train Malashri to perform the action sequences in the film that involved a motorboat chase and a nine-vehicle cannon blast. Parts of the film were filmed in before its completion in November 2012. It included filming for a period of 145 days including 20 days for filming the climax sequence alone. Following filming, was done at the Akash Studio and Hamsalekha Studio in Bangalore. composed the film’s background score and music for the soundtracks who also penned its lyrics. The album consists of six tracks. The film was given the “U/A” (Parental Guidance) certificate by the Regional Censor Board in early-March 2013. The film released theatrically on 29 March 2013, in over 200 prints across , the highest for a Malashri film. Upon release, it opened to mixed response from critics. G. of rated the film 3.5/5 and wrote “Armed with a good script, director Ayyappa P. Sharma has churned out a commercial movie packed with action.” He concluded writing, “Malashri has given a neat performance. Rahu Dev, Mukul Dev, Ashish Vidyarthi, CR Simha have done justice to their roles. Komal gives an excellent comic touch. Hamsalekha has contributed a couple of catchy tunes. Rajesh Kata shines with his cinematography”. Muralidhara Khajane from wrote “Veera is the story of a sister avenging the murder of her brother Manju who was killed during their childhood. The film opens with a commentary on how greedy politicians take advantage of the loopholes in democracy”. Y. Maheswara Reddy from wrote “Veera for all its hype disappoints big time. In fact, going by the number of action scenes, dialogues and the pedestrian screenplay, it would seem that director Ayyappa P. Sharma has taken the Kannada film-viewing audience for granted.” He added, “the film also lacks any semblance of romance or humour”. A critic from wrote “Composer and lyricist, Hamsalekha, seems to be undergoing an identity crisis. For director Ayyappa Sharma whose film Varadanayaka, released recently, this is another film which is actually a series of action and stunt sequences”. A critic from wrote “Veera appears to be another name in Malashree’s list that has been ticked off. Apart from splendid action and Komal’s comedy, there’s little to write home about. The actress’ fans, however, will get their ticket’s poora worth”. A Shardhaa from wrote “Veera is mildly diverting, and feels like a long trailer. Nothing to boast about Hamsalekha’s music, which doesn’t add much to the loudness and action in the movie. The Verdict: This action packed film is purely for front benchers with no exciting storyline”.</p>