Written and Directed by: Rahul Sankrityan
Cinematography: Sanu Varghese John
Spoilers Ahead.
This film beautifully uses the technique of 'set up and pay off' all over the film. It's used in the writing and visually too. In writing, a lot of things like, the short story that Shyam gives to his brother, Rosie's last wish. Visually, it's things like the two pearls that Shyam picks up in the flashback, which he places them back in the ending. Usually a lot of Telugu films have a vague beginning 20-30 mins, where there is no relationship to the core plot. Here too it seems like that in the beginning, but the first half is full of set ups which are paid off later. Also, since we see him from his short film days, to him becoming a director, there is time flowing in the film and it feels like the plot is moving even before the arresting incident happens. The filmmaking struggle is also hilarious. I loved the entire flashback except for the part where he brutally kills the man in the temple and saves them - that one sequence felt out of tone, it was too high on drama - and it again goes back into tone when he saves Rosie and moves to Kolkata, and becomes a writer.
I loved the visuals - of course the flashback is shot beautifully - even in the present parts, the camera is so fluid. The DOP recently shot Malik, so it makes sense. The way Rise of Shyam was edited was beautiful - with the usage of some real footage in between. The making out scene was really good and smooth, can't recall such good making out in Telugu cinema before. And the act of writing is usually boring to visually see, but I loved how they dramatized the act of writing in the flashback, with camera moves, props and music. Overall, I enjoyed the film.
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