The 14 years old Tamil film `Varavu Ettana...' has not been made with necessary changes to suit the present generation by director V Sekhar known for middle class films. The first need for the film was cutting short of narration. Today's audiences are brilliant. They can understand what is told in one sentence of that is narrated in a long sequence by this director. V Sekhar makes it routine with the problems is another drawback of the film. Many of the Kannada films with similar storyline have already come and gone in the 90's. A director not having control over the language is yet another flaw seen from this film. The dialogues portions of G Ramachandran who plays the politician is so irritating and the sound in the film especially Sadhu Kokila and Ambika Soni portion tests the patience. Even the title `Hendthira Darbar' is also misleading. There is more noise from the male counterparts in this film.
Nothing new in the story, nothing new in the narration pattern and absolutely nothing to learn from this film. Yet `Hendthira Darbar' is tolerable because of Ramesh Aravind and Rangayana Raghu.
Shivaramu (Ramesh) a honest government servant in the slum clearance board against corruption is blacklisted because he has taken a loan from his office peon who in turn had taken Rs.40000 bribe. What is taken as loan is tagged as bribe to Shivaramu. He is suspended and his poverty line increases. He runs from pillar to post for a job but finally land in the company of an MLA (played by producer G Ramachandran). Shivaramu catches up with affluence in his company and his middle class status also increases to top class life. He has everything in life but not aware that he is in the bad company of a politician. Shivaramu looking after the liquor business of his boss MLA had to indulge in a friction in a bar that kicks up a big controversy. Shivaramu's house is attacked as he is permitting for the second sale liquor factory and in frustration he yells at his wife Radha. Radha consumes poison and avoids her children consuming at the last minute.
Radha recover from suicide bid and Shivaramu comes back to his original status in life that gives him mental satisfaction.
Ramesh Aravind is accurate for this role and the required sweetness, harshness and romantic moods he has delivered it well. Meena in her comeback film after marriage has nothing much to prove her mettle. Rangayana Raghu performance occupies a great degree after interval. Sadhu Kokila has to stop shouting. Ambika Soni the newcomer is tolerable.
No memorable song in this film. Raju Mahendran cinematography is average.
Verdict 5/10
