Movie Review: Jigar (Kannada) - Packed with action and romance

Suri Kunder makes his debut as an independent director in Sandalwood with this movie. Though Jigar is his maiden movie, he has handled the megaphone with aplomb. He has ensured many action scenes in the movie to justify the title of the movie. He has tried to convey a message to the society that criminals are not born but made. The movie also showcases how parents suffer when their children are killed by rowdies.

The movie begins with Jeeva (Praveen Tej), a loan recovery agent, struggling to recover EMIs and seize vehicles from loan defaulters in Bengaluru. Circumstances compel Jeeva to leave for his home town. At this juncture, the director narrates how Jeeva used to lead life at his village, but was compelled to leave for Bengaluru to work as a loan recovery agent.
Jeeva happens to see Raksha (Vijayashree Kalburgi), a college student. Smitten by her beauty, he falls in love with her. However, Raksha’s parents do not like her to marry Jeeva. They arrange her marriage with another person. What happens to Jeeva and Raksha is what Jigar is all about.


As far as the performance of the actors is concerned, Praveen Tej, who has acted in a few Kannada movies, has tried his best. He is very good in action and romance scenes but not up to the mark in emotional scenes. Vijayashree Kalburgi is impressive. Veteran actress Vinaya Prasad, as a concerned mother, provides good support. Raja Balwadi as Bhandari and Yash Shetty as Malpe Munna are convincing as villains.

The drawback of the movie is the number of action scenes that hampers the narrative and tests audiences’ patience.

All in all, it is worth a watch for a story set in Coastal Karnataka backdrop.