While the movie managed to retain the humour and keep us engaged, the show becomes increasingly boring with each episode. Most of the jokes don’t land, the caricaturish characters become offensive at times and we don’t see much of an attempt to rectify the homophobia and racism that the film, too, suffered from.
Lynching, religious intolerance, fake news, and the current atmosphere that we are living in are all touched upon, but not explored with the nuance and depth that they call for. The relationship between Nograj and his personal assistant is also, sadly, used for laughs. There are several hints to suggest Nograj might be gay and it would have been fascinating to see the character’s development in that area, but all we get are terrible jokes and facepalm moments.
Humble Politiciann Nograj had ample scope to create an intelligent satire, but sadly it restricts itself to cribbing.
The one thing that deserves credit is the decision of the makers to retain the Kannada diction…