Gamyam -- A Review

K. Viswanath directed a film called Neramu Siksha in which Krishna played lead role as a son of rich father who was brought up with absolutely no encounter with real people. He thinks his friends who come out with him are only men. He cares not a damn for poor people and thinks their lives bear no value. He looks the world only from window of his AC Car. He once kills a man in an accident and was banished by his father from home. He then encounters many people some of them who are affected by him. He tries for their betterment and works hard to see them happy again. He ultimately takes punishemnet from court at his will for the accident he has caused. There is message, there is comedy, there is romance (with heroin Bharati), there is a villain who obstructs hero and there are fights. It is another complete movie form viswanath.

Context:
Well it makes sense to remember this master piece when talking about Gamyam. The parallel I wish to draw here is pretty much evident. Hero is rich guy who witnesses world only from window of his car. He falls in love with heroin and heroin is somebody who is born and brought up with poor. Even though he helps poor sometimes he does it only for heroin and never means anything in his action. He kills a lady with his car by leaving orphan kids. Heroin leaves him and he starts his first journey into life in search of heroin. He then realizes that life does not mean same thing as seen from his Benz’s window. He encounters a friend in the form of a thief who tries to steal his bike. How ever here there is no villain.

Analysis:
I think it is debut movie for the director. It can definitely be given credit for idea. Movie is drafted like a code book where some things are left cryptic and open to interpretation. Story is not shown as a single episode instead a series of flashbacks. Hero’s feelings for heroin were not closely shown as to if it is true love (if such a thing exists) and what did heroin think when she leaves hero are left open to interpretation. Hero is show n to have undergone a sea change in the end but no clear evidence excepting tears in his eyes and he does not get punished for the accident he has done.

Despite all this we must commend the attempt by a newbie and message that is packaged in it carefully with out showing that rich are bad. It is shown by Rich dad approving his son’s choice gladly after he understands his determination. One of the few movies where dialogues are given the importance that is due to them. Hero says “He is discovering himself when he is trying to find heroin” as an example.

Sarvanand:
I like this guy. While watching the movie I see the character and not the person enacting. This has become a rare quality now-a-days. It is unlike modern heroes where we see every one including their father/uncle/grandfather etc., excepting the character they are portraying. He has done clean acting with proper emotion displayed at right time. I wish he continues doing the same with out getting into star status like his counterparts where there is no bit of acting but lot of boasting.

Allari Naresh:
I was never a fan of his acting. I detested him for certain movies he has done. How ever I make a U turn here and say he is marvelous. He has 101% justification to his character “Gali seenu”. I cant believe that any one else could have done more justice to that character.

Kamalini:
There is not much scope in this character but she did just fine.

Conclusion:
It is worth watch movie in recent times. Clean dialogues, good treatment to subject and some nice acting makes it better one among peers.

(I have seen Balayya’s PanduRangadu Audio release yesterday. I understood everything except music there. It was full of sycophants)

Das Das Kalidas... A Review

Title:- Because movie is named Kalidas, Hero was made illiterate or because of the story itself they named movie so is not known to me. They fit the title to movie. First half hero is shown as illiterate and disconnect with academics. Second half hero fights for academics, mind you, he literally fights.

Storyline :- Another movie with flashback. However some suspense hidden in the flashback was handled well. There are bits and pieces missing in flashback and was completed in a hurry. Kali(Hero), Dev and Ali (sunil) are good friends. Story starts with a flashback of how they became friends. Kali becomes an orphan and at the tender age he kills one who kills his Police father (Nagababu). This part of flashback is unnecessary and as it is no way connected to story line. Kali was brought up by Dev’s mother and works for Ali’s father in stealing cars. Kali sponsors for Dev’s education. Kali finds heroin in a car he steals and she acts mad for entire first half.

Just before second half Ali gets killed by villains (Vinod Kumar and Ajay) when they kidnap heroin. Hero discovers that Dev and Tamanna are friends and villains killed Dev when he fights for Tamanna’s property in court. Then he starts his fight for education of students by saving institutions run by Tamanna. In the process faces problems from villains and minister and finally kills villains.

Item Song:- Unfortunate Nikhita with zero success in Tollywood is trying to test her luck as item song girl. I wish her all luck.

Analysis:- Old story in a new vessel. Changing the background does not make it fresh. Hero is average looking and does not inherit as much of acting skills from his Grand Pa as he has done of wealth. He is okay with routine dances and fights. Heroin has done some skin show in second half. Vinod kumar has got a promotion from a bad hero to a good villain. Direction is not too bad. I was glad to see that he did not create a duet for heo and heroin until they fall in love. How ever he dragged the story in first half so that he can reveal the suspense at interval and that costed him lot of time and had to abruptly end the movie with out any logical conclusion. Also some songs are abruptly started with out any context.

Conclusion:- Not worth it. If he is not Akkineni’s grand son we would not have seen him any where near the camera. (Same applies for many rising stars