23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Maatonda Heluve Movie Review: A patchwork of love, dreams, and destiny
Maatonda Heluve opens not with a scene, but with a song, the spirited rhythm of "Geeya Geeya" instantly drops us into the heart of Uttara Karnataka. It's lively, local, and textured — a land of dialects, dusty roads, and open skies. At its centre is Mayur (Mayur Kadi), an engineering graduate-turned-radio jockey, who speaks not just into the mic, but into the soul of his region.
Cast: Mayur Kadi, Apoorva Aradhya, Girish Shivanna, and PD Sathish
Director: Mayur Kadi
The film doesn't rush. It walks. Like the slow, winding streets of Dharwad, the story unfolds at its own pace. Mayur's journey is quiet but clear — he begins as someone chasing a job, not a dream. But deep inside, he's always wanted to speak, to tell stories, to make people feel something through words. The radio gives him that chance. His dialect isn't polished — it's rooted. His stories are full of warmth, especially the 'patch-up' tales of love and heartbreak that echo real small-town romances.