December 09, 2022 – CHENAI
Rishika Sharma has written and directed the film Vijayanand produced by Dr. Anand Sankeshwar on behalf of VRL Film Productions. The film has been made as a pan-Indian film with a huge budget and has been released in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi languages.
Kannada Movie Vijayanand is a biopic on reputed Kannada businessman Vijay Sankeshwar. The film starts with the initial days of Vijay( Nihal Rajput) who work round the clock and develops his father’s printing press. At one point in time, Vijay who is not satisfied with the family business decides to kick-start a Vijayanand own ideas lorry transport business. What kind of hurdles will Vijay undergo in the expansion of the transportation business? Later, how will he emerge as one of the leading entrepreneurs by using his skills.
Nihal Rajput’s makeover as Vijayanand is good. He literally lived in the given lead role and is impresses with his acting. Nihal pulled off given India’s biggest logistics company VRL PVT Ltd owner role with his screen presence in a few key portions in the second half. Senior actor Anant Nag perfectly fitted in the father role and his screen presence is an advantage for the film. Prakash Belawadi is fine in his role as a Newspaper head. Actor Ravichandran is decent in his limited screen time.
The setup created for the movie is good and the art department should be appreciated for it. Production design work is fine as the earlier days are recreated nicely. The work done to showcase the olden days is visible on the screen.Gopi Sundar’s music works in parts. While his songs fail to register, the background score elevates a couple of crucial scenes in the second half.
The photography work by Keerthan Poojary is good as he tried to capture the vintage texture in the film nicely. Hemanth Kumar D’s editing work is a big letdown as close to fifteen minutes of the film can be easily trimmed to keep the duration within limits.
The Tamil dubbing work is done on a proper note and the artists who have lent their voices to all characters in the film should be appreciated.
Rishika Sharma directs Vijayanand. The director tried to present the life story of Vijay Sankeshwar in a decent manner but she would have worked more on executing the film in an even more gripping way.
TECHNICIANS:-
Music Composer: Gopi Sundar C, Cinematography: Keerthan Pujari, Editor: Hemant Kumar T, Songs-Vijay Prakash, Keertina Vaidyanathan, Fights- Ravi Verma, Choreography-Imran Sardariya, Makeup-Prakash Kokak, Costumes-Rishika Sharma, (PRO) People Contact : Yuvraj