At 61, Shiva Rajkumar is undoubtedly the big daddy of the Kannada film industry. The Kannada film Ghost is his first-ever attempt at the pan-India level.
First things first, Ghost heavily relies upon the charismatic image of Shiva Rajkumar without whom the cinematic experience of this one is next to nothing.
As Shiva Rajkumar recently said, he chose Ghost for its newness that breaks his onscreen monotonous avatars. It does this by turning it into a feast for his die-hard fans.
Some scenes come across as unrealistic like ordering pizza and soft drink with an entire prison, including a minister, an actor, and a former top CBI official taken as hostage.
Ghost runs on two parallel tracks — one with Shiva Rajkumar who does his every bit to keep it from derailing and another, in the form of a botched-up screenplay
At the outset, the attempt gives an impression of concentrating solely on Shiva Rajkumar while neglecting the support system, which is the rest of what remains after the star actor.
Ghost may not live up to its expectations, but is certainly not a boring film. It gives a good excuse to watch it at least once and it’s a must-watch for die-hard fans of Shiva Rajkumar.