Debutant Karthik Venkatesh is of course a well learned personality besides being a speedster like Javagal Srinath in his address. You have to carefully hear to his speech to understand. One such occasion came up on Monday evening at Kannada Sahitya Parishat at the audio release of ‘Darpana’ Kannada cinema.


Karthik Venkatesh a rank student in his school days and highly qualified is on unique theory of what happens when the eighty year human parts are fitted to 20 years youngster. He had seen the ‘memorizer’ in the human brain planted on another in his life. He quotes many examples in this regard that includes the animals cross breed. In his film the science poses a challenge to the God that is nature according to him. Is it not possible to win the death with such scientific method is his question. Of course he is eccentric in his thoughts. He has made a commercial action thriller that holds a mirror to the society. Audiences are not given a chance to blink their eyes.


The highpoint of this ‘Darpana’ is that director Karthik Venkatesh has worked in 17 departments of the film. he has set application to the Limca Book of records. He had shown 18 countries in the background and all of them in the six songs he has made. He has scored music for ‘Ojus’ Kannada cinema in the past. For 10 long years subject he has given a concrete shape and completed shooting with actors Aravind Rao, Yathiraj, Chytra, Rafiq and others.


A powerful actor today in Kannada cinema in character roles Aravind Rao is the one who is affected with implant of memorizer in this film. He has one shade in the first half as cop and in second half he has different role to play and that is what enthused him to accept this film.


Another talented actor of over 100 films Yethiraj is playing the role of Aravind father friend in this interestingly woven script. Sandeep Malani another creative director in Kannada cinema is in a doctor role. What should not be done he describe.


Edwar D Souza producer of this film is a doctorate holder in his profession runs an HRD service, has printing press. He has spent Rs.68 lakhs on the film.


Chytra is female lead. She is opposite to Aravind Rao brother role. Karthik Venkatesh is a very talented director and he knows what is precise on screen complimented Chytra in her address.


Sriram is anti hero in this film. He was last seen in ‘The Plan’ of Gadda Vijay direction.  Rafiq says it is a fantasy role and thoroughly enjoyed in performing. I was in to baddie all these days on silver screen. This role is something different he says.