Movie: Mr Garagasa
Starring: Ananthnag, Komal
Music :Manikanth Kadri
Lyrics: Raghu Urdigar
Director: Dinesh Babu
Producer: SV Srnivaslu
Release: 2008

Mr. Garagasa -Review

This film was made after the director found that he had excess dates of actor Anant Nag after completing the film Ganesha with him. In 12 days flat, Dinesh Baboo shot Mr. Garagasa. No surprise then that the film is not an original. The director has claimed that he was inspired by the French film Dinner Game, which was remade in Hindi as Bheja Fry. Dinesh has, however, changed the professions of the charactors. So we have Parthasarthy(Anant Nag), a film producer, who is stuck at home with dim-wit(Komal as Muniya) who wants to become a film story writer.

Parthasarthy happens to hurt him back one day and finds himself in the company of Muniya, who with his unassuming ways manages to annoy Parthasarthy and create havoc in his life within a few hours. In the end, however, his innocence wins over everyone and he unites the producer's estranged wife and daughter.

The film, except for a few scenes, take place inside a house. Th eonly way to keep the momentum of the humour in the situation was with good dialogues. The wit and humour are too subtle and seldom evoke laughter. The film turns duller and duller with each successive scene. It is not a laugh riot as promised and can be easily missed.

In one particular scene Anant's character castigates another for copying scenes from English, Hindi and other films. In the credits, Dinesh is credited for the film's story. That is the ultimate joke of Mr. Garagasa.