Directed by: Vinod Anantoju
Starring: Anand Deverakonda, Varsha Bollamna
Streaming on Amazon Prime.
My initial impression of the film was not so good, mainly because of the presence of Anand Deverakonda - it's probably the voice resemblance with Vijay Deverakonda and his acting too felt all over the place initially. Even the editing felt like it was self aware of this, they weren't cutting much to Anand - there were either wide shots or suggestions of Anand's. But as the film progressed, things fell into place and he felt better. I've no idea why this happened to me, but this is my experience with the film.
The filmmaking is top notch, especially the cinematography - the camera movements always compliment the emotions of the scene, and they also use B-rolls to convey emotions - especially in the scene where a man jumps in the river, the following shots are of monsoons - and the sad music juxtaposed with those shots, it worked so well. The scenes in real locations were very well shot, I've no clue how they pulled them off.
Usually when it's budding actors, we tend to appreciate them playing underdogs - this entire film being set in the middle class world, everyone plays underdogs here. This film does a great job of creating a world, and making a film about the entire world and not just about the protagonist - this also helps in covering the weaknesses of the actor. I fell in love with the world. Issues like people forgoing debts, the world of marriage alliances and the problems people face when starting a business - all were portrayed so well.
The tonality suddenly shifts in the last half an hour, and it became a hyperlink narrative suddenly - I enjoyed that entire episode, but it was a slight jerk in the tonality. Till then, it was a breezy slice-of-life film and with that episode - it was high on drama. This film is an example of how we can make films about an entire world (here, the middle class world of Guntur) instead of just focusing on the protagonists.
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