Film: 'Male Barali Manju Irali'; Cast: Srinagar Kitty, Parvathi, Nagakiran, Jai Jagadish, Mukyamanthri Chandru, Hemachowdhary, Sharan, Sadhu Kokila and others; Director: Vijayalakshmi Singh; Producer: Jai Jagadish and Vijayalakshmi Singh; Dialogues: B.A. Madhu; Camera; Ajayan Vincent; Music Director: Mano Murthy; Ratings: ***

Director Vijayalakshmi Singh's 'Male Barali Manju Irali' is a feel good love story, which is told in a classic style. Singh has returned to basics to make the film that has a neat narration and top class performances. It is also technically sound.

The film doesn't have too much space for special effects, graphics and glitzy visuals. It's a simple story, but makes an impact. This is Singh's second directorial venture and she shows her class by making a stylish film that will appeal to young audiences and women too.

The director has presented the main protagonist Sneha well in both style and substance. She represents today's much awakened modern woman who is confident, mature, transparent and doesn't hesitate in speaking her mind. Other characters look like prototypes, but Singh has taken care to make the proceedings as natural as possible.

Despite having a simple love triangle, 'Male Barali Manju Irali' will strike the chord with the viewers as it has high degree of emotional intensity, not seen in the Kannada films recently.

That is precisely because of charged performances by leading artists Parvathy, Kitty and Jai Jagadish. And Singh gets ample support from top class technicians that include cameraman Ajay Vincent, dialogue writer B.