Hebbuli Cut

While the film makes interesting observations, it fails to build a compelling narrative.

That bit apart, Hebbuli Cut was a largely entertaining film, with Mounesh Nataranga, as Vinay, doing most of the heavy-lifting. The supporting cast, including Mahantesh, Mahadev Hadapad, Ananya MK, Uma YG, Punith Shetty and Vinay are perfectly cast. Hebbuli Cut movie verdict: An engaging and entertaining take on a social injustice with barely any melodrama makes Hebbuli Cut a good watch. That there’s no clear resolution in the end may frustrate those looking for a solid payoff, but that doesn’t seem to be the filmmaker’s intention. It’s up to the viewing audience to interpret the right and wrong of the events that unfold, provided that the populace that this is intended for watches it.

At the same time, the film would have benefitted further by infusing some inventiveness into the writing. While the breezy screenplay holds our attention till the very end, it occasionally has a stop-start rhythm that leaves certain key arcs in the story (Vinya’s growth into self-reliance, for instance) slightly underdeveloped. Barring these missteps, Hebbuli Cut has lots to offer in terms of perspective as it bats defiantly for the underdog, and still manages to be thoroughly entertaining. It’s also a showcase of the Kannada Film Industry’s rich pool of talent that is unafraid of representing the world it emerges from, in all its innocence and injustice.