Magic Ajji

Magic Ajji is a 2005 Kannada horror film directed by Dinesh Baboo. It was the second digital film to be made in Kannada, the first being Baboo's 2004 Kanakambari. Magic Ajji stars Khushboo as 'Ajji', grandmother and ghost, Master Tejas (Thejas Kesari) as grandson Arjun and Sudharani as Arjun's mother in lead. Other characters include the versatile stalwarts Ramesh Bhatt, Mandya Ramesh, Chi. Gurudatt, Chitra Shenoy, Shivaram, Abhijeet and Pruthviraj. Ganesh of 'Golden Star' fame is also seen here with a cameo.

Magic Ajji deals with a royal family under Ajii (grandmother) played by Khushboo. One of the sons in the family marries a woman belonging to a lower caste (Sudharani), and is disowned by the family. After his premature death, the other family members keep the wife and the son Arjun (Master Tejas) away from the palace.

Ajji dies on the night of her 100th birthday. She then comes back in the form of a friendly ghost to help Arjun and his mother claim their right in the palace. What follows later is quite entertaining to people of all ages, kids in particular. A special mention has to be made about the special effects involved in the entire movie. One complete song in which Ajji takes all her grandchildren on a tour to heaven involves, quite a lot of special effects and the efforts have certainly not gone in vain.

A lot of positives coming out of the movie. This might inspire many more high-definition movie productions. Master Tejas is certainly one to watch out for in the near future. All in all, an entertaining movie nevertheless. But the performance at the box-office might have been a little better to the liking of the producers.

See also

• Cinema of Karnataka