Title – After Operation London Café, Banner – Deepak Rane Films and Indian Film Factory, Direction – Sadagara Raghavendra, Cinematography – RD Nagarjun, Music – Pranshu Jha, Cast – Kaveesh Shetty, Megha Shetty, Shivani Surve, Virat Madake, Arjun Kapikad, B Suresh, Ashwini Chavare, Prasad Khandekar, Shalakha Pawar, Rukamani Sutar, Krishna Hebbale, Ninasam Ashwath and others.
This week’s release After Operation London Café is a sequel that hits the silver screen, and we are yet to see the first part of the film. Similar to the Kantara tactics, this film is brought before the audience.
As far as the Naxal-based subject is concerned, there are quite a few films already in Kannada, but the making of this film is outstanding compared to others. With three tracks, After Operation London Café is presented. First is the Naxal team headed by Shakthi, second is the family of village people struggling to retain the land they live on after the government’s new announcement to capture it, and the third plot involves the politicians who eagerly look to remove the hapless villagers for ulterior motives.
As we understand the mood of the film in the first half, the second half carries some emotional moments, plus a love track emerges. The love track is triangular indeed. Both Bhavya (Meghana Shetty) and Shakthi (Shivani Surve) are in love with Keshav (Kaveesh Shetty).
With such a scenario, there is hardly any place for love and family, yet director Sadagara Raghavendra allocates some heart-touching moments. The local police fail to curtail the Naxals in the remote village, and the government appoints army personnel to put an end to the Naxal activities and convince the villagers to vacate the land they are living on.
The story moves forward, giving the past of Keshava, a major in the Army known as Major Shourya. Why he jumped into Naxal activities from a highly respected position is what we have to know when the prequel is presented on the silver screen.
At the outset, any ideology the Naxals build has to face disturbance from the law of the land, and this is described in the 126-minute narration. Kaveesh Shetty, making his debut as hero, looks good and his physique is his asset. Meghana Shetty is both lively and emotional in the film. The surprise is Shivani Surve, who, as a hardcore Naxal and also a lover, has some impressive scoring moments. Devaraj Kapikad as an army officer suits the role well.
The songs’ lyrics are beautifully worded in this film. “Alankaravo Ahankaravo… Prayanavo Pranayavo…” lingers in the memory. The cinematography of this film is on top. Shooting in forest locations with dark costumes for the characters is well presented to the eyes.
The curiosity from this has built up as the prequel leads to some more elements.