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Masti

2007 · 146 min

A brisk, slickly shot crime drama that balances violent rise with a tender romantic streak, asking whether love can pull a man back from the brink.

Directed by
Shivamani
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Upendra, Jennifer Kotwal, Shashikumar
Overview
A social worker turns don: plausible emotions, briskly paced narrative and slick photography. Upendra plays Sidaapaaji, or Masti, a character inspired by a real-life ’60s Bangalore mafia don. In spite of his turn towards violent crime, Masthi has a softer side, and loves a girl (Jennifer) whom he rescues from a forced marriage. Will she be able to steer him away from the world of vice?

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Directed by
Shivamani
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Upendra, Jennifer Kotwal, Shashikumar
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • love
  • redemption
  • power
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Shivamani
Written by
Shivamani
Starring
Upendra, Jennifer Kotwal, Shashikumar, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ramesh Bhat, Umashree, Ponnambalam, Kishore
Runtime
146 min
Country
India
Languages
Kannada

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