It’s clear from Kaatera, Darshan’s second movie with Tharun Kishore Sudhir, that the actor enjoys collaborating with the director. Darshan’s performance in Tharun’s films evokes the sensation of a smooth, speed-filled highway ride without any obstacles in the way. Additionally, Kaatera offers you more reasons to savor the high of commercial cinema than their first joint venture, Roberrt.
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The narrative takes place during a period when farmers were mistreated by feudal landlords. Under Chief Minister Devaraj Urs’s direction, the government’s land reforms act provides a glimmer of hope for the downtrodden people, but the avaricious Zamindars have other ideas. Darshan’s character Kaatera, a blacksmith who is brave and truthful, makes the decision to oppose caste prejudice and protect his community from the cruel landlords.
Kaatera (Kannada)
Director: Tharun Kishore Sudhir
Cast: Darshan, Aradhana Ram, Shruthi, Jagapathi Babu, Avinash, Kumar Govind
Duration: 183 minutes
Theme: Set in the 1970s, the film reveals the story of farmers confronting challenges that intricately shape the course of their lives, and how a courageous blacksmith stands against the oppressors to seek justice.
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Kaatera has enough strong writing moments to qualify as a passable social drama. Tharun skillfully balances a healthy dose of “masala” entertainment with the plot’s weighty issues. He makes use of the Baasha-template, just as in Roberrt. He presents the hero as a kind and modest man. We are aware that beneath that façade there is a fighter who, when the need arises, can break free from his meek behavior.