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Quick Review: Mehandi Circus

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By Rinku  Gupta A love story set around 1992 which later moves to 2010, Mehandi Circus is about a young circus artiste Mehandi ( Sweta Tripathi ) who happens to  come to the village near scenic Kodaikanal where the hero Jeeva ( Madhampetty Rangaraj ) resides. Jeeva is an ardent fan of Ilayaraja and runs a cassette shop in the village and helps lovers find their true love with apt Ilayaraja melodies. His father is a strict, casteist village bigwig.  So when Jeeva falls for Mehandi all hell breaks loose. Caste and class come in the way. Fearing trouble, her circus owner  father puts an impossible condition for Jeeva. In order to win her,  he must be able to throw knives around her, for the knife act that she participates in at the circus. Jeeva begins to train for this with the help of Jadho, Mehandi's colleague in the circus. But he is unable to pass the test. The couple decide to run away. What happens next? Do they succeed or does someone give them away? Does true love fi