Law has absolutely nothing working in its favour, and that’s putting it mildly. The scenes between Mukhyamantri Chandru as the judge and his wife, who calls him on his phone while he’s in court listening to the arguments in the gang rape case, just doesn’t sit right.Īlso read: Shilpa Shetty says she ‘flew private’ to bring daughter Samisha home: ‘At 45, to have a newborn, takes guts’ It’s as though the makers show least involvement in treating the case of a rape survivor with any sensitivity, and think it’s alright to lighten the mood with some bad jokes. The film tries to needlessly include comedy in the courtroom scenes for the sake of entertainment, thereby only making a mockery of the film’s core theme which is about a rape survivor. The film talks about crimes like rape but rarely do you feel anything for the victims including Nandini, thanks to the distracting treatment. The courtroom scenes hardly evoke any sense of seriousness. As a legal drama, the film is a joke, and even otherwise, it hardly makes any impact and takes the audiences for granted. Except for Ragini’s character, there isn’t a single other character in the film worth raving about. Even though you want to laud the character’s intent to boldly fight for justice, the film’s poor writing lets down the whole purpose. She goes on to argue her own case but sadly her character is so poorly written that you can never take her seriously. The film follows the story of Ragini Prajwal as Nandini, a law graduate who files a police complaint of gang rape against three well-connected men. Unfortunately, you can’t say the same about Law, which is a gloriously bad legal drama and makes a mockery of the genre. While Ponmagal Vandhal wasn’t a great film, it didn’t disappoint completely either. If it was Jyotika in Ponmagal Vandhal, it’s debutante Ragini Prajwal in Law. In both these films, the lead protagonist is a rape survivor and is arguing her own case in court. Raghu Samarth’s Law, which happens to be the first mainstream Kannada release to head the OTT way, has so much in common with another recent direct-to-OTT release, Ponmagal Vandhal. Cast: Ragini Prajwal, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Achyuth Kumar, Sudha Rani and Avinash