Written, Directed and Performed by: Rishabh Shetty
Produced by: Hombale Films
This was one hell of a ride. Loud. Pulsating. Chest thumping madness. It's set in a very distinct world with sprinkles of folklore and the supernatural. It tells the story of people fighting for land. It's also a character study of Shiva and it's beautifully performed by Rishabh Shetty and this is easily one of the best performances I've seen in a long time. Initially, the man seems like a normal guy. And in places, especially in the romance portions, I even found him and his antics tad bit ugly. Later, when the film progresses towards the interval, he seems like a beast when he's fighting the system. And by the ending of the film, he eventually becomes god. From an ugly man, to a beast to god, this was one hell of an arc. And he was absolutely convincing in all of them.
The film meddles a little here and there, but then the climactic stretch makes everything worth it. I didn't see that coming, and I was thinking of a few possible climaxes and nothing in my imagination came even close to what the film had. In the end, when he dances with the folklore avatar, it didn't seem like an actor acting it out. It seemed like one of those images in textbooks we see, it was that authentic. The last act of the film shows how strong and impactful a film can get if you even take references from mythology and folklore and pull it off. It's sheer intensity and potency out there on our faces.
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