Kavaludaari
A poster from Rishi and Ananth Nag's Kavaludaari.PR Handout

Hemantha Rao, who had delivered a hit movie in the form of Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, is back with his second movie Kavaludaari. The film stars veteran actor Ananth Nag and Rishi of Operation Alamelamma fame. The interesting part of the film is it marks the debut of Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar as the producer.

The movie has Roshini Prakash playing the female lead with Achyuth Kumar, Suman Ranganathan, and a host of other artists in the supporting roles. Kavaludaari has Charan Raj's music and a few songs that include Ede Dina have stuck the chord with the listeners. The movie has Advaitha Gurumurthy's cinematography and Jagadeesh N's editing.

Story:
Rishi plays the role of a traffic cop named Shyam who gets curious about investigating a murder mystery occured decades ago. He is supported by ex-cop Muttanna (Ananth Nag). Achyuth plays the role of a journalist in the film.

The challenges on their path to solve the mystery and how they findout the person behind it under political pressure form the crux of the story.

Arun Henchinamane: #Kavaludaari is worth a watch. Top notch writing, performances and technicalities. I don't imagine anyone other than @hemanthrao11 in Kannada attempting a movie of this genre blending drama and thriller elements.
On the flip side, the film could have been more slick. The larger part of suspense was revealed much earlier in 2nd half and becomes a drama mostly towards the end. But these are all negligible when you see the overall impact it had on you.

shreyas: #Kavaludaari. An engrossing crime thriller which deserves a watch for its compelling screenplay and wonderful writing by Hemanth . Kudos to the entire team for giving the audience a worthy movie. @Rishi_vorginal nailed it as Shyam @hemanthrao11 what a writer man

Sumendra: @hemanthrao11 Kavaludaari qualifies as a Text Book for Story Telling...Going for second view to get more clarity..Gem of a Movie..

Akash R Patil: #Kavaludaari:- What a technical brilliance it was. Nicely written and excuted, @hemanthrao11 is genius in story telling.
Performances of 3 lead actors #AnanthNag, #Achuth, @Rishi_vorginal was too good.
Editing, Music were all top notch.

Rohit r: @hemanthrao11 seriously sirr whattaa movie sirrr
Sir a BGM anthu Nan thale Alle kuthbitide!!! Sir seriously hats off to u sirrr and I'm going to watch kavaludari once again!!!
Take a bow @hemanthrao11
He is given us a gem of a film!!!!!

Thippu: @hemanthrao11 classic Kannada film with Hollywood movies style of thot process, visualisation wit great human emotions put together to our sensitivity...must watch great Kannada film...#kavaludaari

Sudeesh D Shivashankar: People, You should definitely take a bow for @Rishi_vorginal performance in #Kavaludaari. Are you going to be the next Sudeep? Great work. You really made us emotional. Thanks to the man of the show @hemanthrao11 and @PuneethRajkumar for roping #Rishi as lead
Okay now, what to say for @hemanthrao11. You are awesome. You definitely made people happy who saw #kavaludaari it's more than amazing. The way you used Ananth Sir is another level. Trust me, It's an irreplaceable movie. @The_BigLittle @PuneethRajkumar

Sathya Narayana R: Fantastic First Half #Kavaludaari , @hemanthrao11 Every Scene Has Written In Detail. #AnanthNag Sir Morgan Freeman's Elder Brother In Acting.

srinidhi rao: Hope #Kavaludaari lives up to the expectation it has raised..need new ideas and concepts to be explored to take kannada films to new heights @hemanthrao11 @PuneethRajkumar

Shyam Prasad: Director @hemanthrao11 proves to be a master of the craft. The detailing is dense and purposeful. Too long for the suspense genre. The intent is clear but the impact a little dicey. #Kavaludaari detailed review follows...

Janardhan Chikkanna: #Kavaludaari is not the story of police uniforms but the skin within. A mystery thriller well written. That conversation between #Ananthnag sir and @Rishi_vorginal about kaaki is definitely heart wrenching. @hemanthrao11 loved the stylised flash back scenes and the film as well.
#Kavaludaari terrific first half! I only hope that they cut down the interval and movie starts soon

Shashiprasad S M: #Kavaludaari #interval Another #whodunit but set in the #emergency period

Diganth Samarth: #Kavaludaari 1st half : Whatt an amazing/ intriguing thriller/mystery it is turning out to be..
Truly dint expect so many thrills/chills from the movie.. Can't wait for the interval to get over..
Team this is for you..
And how good is this @Rishi_vorginal in this already.. You are a
#Kavaludaari
#Kavaludaari 1st half : Whatt an amazing/ intriguing thriller/mystery it is turning out to be..
Truly dint expect so many thrills/chills from the movie.. Can't wait for the interval to get over..
Team this is for you..

cineloka.co.in: #Kavaludaari is a Smart & Intelligent Crime Thriller by @hemanthrao11.
The Presentation is very fresh.
Dialogues are sharp.
The performances & the Technicality of the film are just superb.
If you are a Thriller Genre Fan, U Shouldn't miss this.
Rating - 4/5
#Kavaludaari Interval.
Intriguing Investigation. Superb writing by Director Hemanth.
Technically Brilliant
@Rishi_vorginal steals the show in the first half.

Director  proves to be a master of the craft. The detailing is dense and purposeful. Too long for the suspense genre. The intent is clear but the impact a little dicey.  detailed review follows...