Road King is the first Kannada film to be directed by a Hollywood filmmaker; that too via video conference (Skype calls). It is an experiment of a kind for sure.
The tale is quite simple. Arjun, played by debutant Mateen Hussain, is a bike enthusiast who falls in love with Manasa (Rukshar Dhillon) but her family turn out to be villains.
Before the romantic drama gets serious, the boy meets the girl, and late-night parties and long rides with a couple of songs to go with the mood make Road King a usual saga.
Though the tale might sound a bit cliched, Randy Kent has put in his best to keep it original through his making. Nowhere does the film feel like a melodrama filled with overacting.
Some scenes mirror the Hollywood style of making where more emphasis is given to close-up shots with limited dialogues, and more importantly, keeping it true to the subject.
As far as Rukshar is concerned, technically, this is her first film which she had signed before her debut alongside Vinay Rajkumar in Run Antony (2016).