After long time there is a Kannada film that is not woven around either rowdyism no romance. Dinkar, in his second film has brought together seven of former screen villains including his brother Dharsan. The film is first Kannada remake of Quentin Tarantino's reservoir dogs that has been already remade thrice in Hindi. Seven men and two woman from various background team up to steal the centerpiece of Mysore Dasara; the golden howdah (ambari). As with the reservoir dogs, the film is more about what happens between the nine protagonists after the heist is committed.
The first half of the film is all about how the nine managed to steal the golden howdah weighing about 750kgs, from the Mysore palace for an antique collector. This part is also the most loose with Dinkar failing to create suspense or high tension. It is only in the second half that the film manages to hold one's attention. Here again, Sourav's character as the inspector turns out to be damp squib. One can only imagine what a kishore or Prakash Rai in this role would have contributed to the film. But some excellent stunt sequence by Ravivarma and camera work by Krishna Kumar make up for many of the other inadequacies.
A few inconsistencies have to be ignored, if you want to enjoy the film. Not all the seven sons are actors, and it shows. In spite of these, Navagratha is watchable just for how it breaks the monotony in Kannada films of late.
The film is also a tribute to the fathers with all seven being given screen names inspired by their father's famous characters.
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