Director Jayaraj has tried to connect with younger viewers many times in the last few years with disastrous results.
The veteran film maker has another go at it in Camel Safari, set in Rajasthan, with a bunch of fresh youngsters.
The director has said this is an unconventional love story since it is the girl who woos the guy. It is set against the backdrop of the famous Pushkar camel fair. Both elements should have made the film interesting.
Instead, the cinematography and performances are lacklustre, the story dull and even the charm of the beautiful setting cannot lift the film.
JK (DJ Shekhar), a part-time disc jockey narrates the story of his gang who are studying for their MBA in Mangalore. All five are from different regions and of different faiths. The friends are a problem for the college, especially the principal Fr. Mathew (Tini Tom).
They ask for permission to visit Rajasthan to attend the wedding of the sister of one of them, and the principal agrees on the condition that they take this tour as a “project”.
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