Rama Shama Bhama
a comedy entertainer marks the re-entry of Kamal Hassan into Kannada
Cinema after a gap of nearly two decades. In the film Kamalji plays
a simple-minded gynecologist who gets his friend Ramesh Arvind in
and out of deep trouble.
Kamalji plays
Shama while Ramesh is Rama. Contrary to their names Shama is a devoted
husband while Rama is a flirt. The story is about a happily married
man Rama (Ramesh Arvind) meeting a beautiful girl Priya (Daisy Boppanna)
and carrying on an affair with her lying to her about his marital
status. Rama's wife Bhama (Oorvashi) is unaware of the romantic
escapades of her husband. Hiding from Bhama's eyes the philanderer
husband takes Priya to Goa on a secret pleasure trip. Enter his
old friend Sham Sajjan (Kamalji) in the flight. The pleasure trip
turns into a torture with the intruding friend, his illiterate wife
Shanti (Shruthi) and their brat son. Back to Bangalore Rama manages
quite well to keep his wife and mistress unknown to each other,
enjoying the best of both worlds. The "hit and miss" kind
of episodes and the "great escapes" follow. But one day,
the cat is out of the bag and the wife comes to know the escapades
of her husband. All hell breaks loose. The hurt wife takes Shama's
help to get her husband back playing all kinds of tricks. Hilarious
episodes of sweet torture to the lovebirds make the husband realize
the true value of matrimony and come back home.
The entire film
is a laugh a minute kind of entertainer.
Kamalji's rendering
of dialog in North Karnataka (Hubli) accent heightens the comedy
proceedings.
Being the debut
directorial venture of Ramesh Arvind, and with a great star like
Kamal Hassan, "Rama Shama Bhama" is one of the most eagerly
awaited films of the year in Karnataka.
