23 March 2010

My Movie – Prasthanam

What is good and what is bad? Can anyone differentiate between the good and the bad? May be some persons can attribute to all things good and bad of a society, but what about those individuals who form a society? Can anyone really differentiate between GOOD AND BAD? May be never. There is nothing GOOD and there is nothing called BAD. What exists in this world is the ways of men who have taken a path for their selfish needs. And the path they choose becomes either good or bad for the society. This is the essence of the film "PRASTHANAM."

There have been many reviews about this film, which has taken the Telugu Industry Circles by storm and announced the arrival of its Director Deva Katta as a director to reckon with, but what I would try to present over here in this article is the understanding of individuals who make a society.

For long, we have seen movies made on the society. These movies showed the rot which exists in the world and they were successful in peeling the rot and show it threadbare. But there was some lacuna in the making of these films as they never delved deep into the individuals who become the society. The rot in the minds of people was never exposed. Their internal turmoil which makes them to behave in such a manner and the reason behind their actions was never brought forward. PRASTHANAM bridges that gap.

The Director delves deep into the characters which he has created and peels them bit by bit. The layered emotions of their characters are shown with passage of time. The internal turmoil of any person comes with a baggage of past. The baggage which he carries defines the character of that person which inturn becomes the rot in the society. When the person in the question becomes a leader, the society is bound to be affected in a big way.

PRASTHANAM focusses on these internal turmoils of his lead characters and has brought forward a film which is rich in its texture and portrays an emotional drama which is dense and dark by any standards. For those who love cinema, this a trend which was not focussed till now, not by Telugu cinema at least.

The performers, with glee I call them performers than actors, have given astounding performances. Sai Kumar as the patriarch leaves a lasting impact in the career-best role of his. Sharwanand and Sandeep Kishen vy for the acting honours and have equal share in the plaudits. Overall, it is a director's film. And Deva Katta deserves all the critical acclaim he is receiving as a Director and foremost as a Writer.

PRASTHANAM is a defining moment of Telugu Cinema. After Shiva, which relesed 2 decades ago, Prasthanam becomes the movie which would alter the course of Movie Making in telugu cinema. GO FOR THIS EMOTIONAL TREAT AND SATIATE THE EMOTIONAL QUOIENT OF YOUR HEARTS.

Krishna Chaitanya.
krshychait at gmail dot com

More My Movie experiences:
Prasthanam by Che
Prasthanam by Purnesh
Prasthanam by Kumar
YMC by Kumar
YMC by Mallik
YMC by Satya
YMC by Anurag Reddy
YMC by Ramskott
YMC by Dellcom
YMC by Ashok
YMC by Ramya
YMC by Sudheer
YMC by Laya
YMC by Survi
YMC by Rajeev
YMC by Pavan
YMC by Rohit
Inkosaari by Avanthi
Inkosaari by Sneha
YMC by Praveen
YMC by Rajani
YMC by Sujith
Inkosaari by Ganesh
Leader by Sreekanth D
Maya Bazar by Gopal
Mahatma by Kishore
Baanam by Stanley
Josh by Nathan
Magadheera by Ashok
Magadheera by Wannabe Director
Magadheera by Shanti
Magadheera by Anitha
Magadheera by SS
Oy by Prathna
99 by Bala Thirumalasetty
Veedokkade by Srinivas
Delhi 6 by Vamsi
KIKK by Sweta
Luck by Chance by Srini
KIKK by Lalitha Spoorthi
Arundhati by Naveen
Arundhati by Srini
Arundhati by Bharat
Sasirekha Parinayam by Santhi Venkat
Sasirekha Parinayam by Vamshi Muthapu
Sasirekha Parinayam by Niharika Reddy
Nachavule by Vamsi Krishna
Neninthe by movie lover
Avakai Biryani by Vamsi Krishna
Kotha Bangaru Lokam by Vamsi Krishna
Kotha Bangaru Lokam by S
Ashta Chemma by Deepthi
Ashta Chemma by Lalitha Spoorthi
Sarkar Raj by Pradeep
Jalsa by Lalitha Spoorthi
Gamyam by Sridhar
Gamyam by Sreekanth D
Gamyam by Sanjay
Halla Bol by Purnesh
Taare Zameen Par by Ashok Varma
Taare Zameen Par by Raja Simha
Happy Days by Krishna Sastry
Chirutha by Phani Kumar
Chak De India by Ravi
Yamadonga by Lalitha
Chak De India by Shyam
AMAV by Darsakudu
5 in March by Sashidhar
Okkadunnadu by Anand
Black Friday by Ratnakar
Desamuduru by Krishna Prasad
Guru by It's opinion
Dhoom 2 by Lalitha Spoorthi
Dhoom 2 by ASK
Don - Syam
Boss - Anand
Boss - Hrithik
Stalin - Bala
Bommarillu - Nandini
Bommarillu - Darsakudu
Bommarillu - Vasu
Bommarillu - Harsha Prakash
Bommarillu - Lalitha Spoorthi
LRMB - Shravan
Bommarillu - Anirudh
LRMB - Srinivas
LRMB - Darsakudu
LRMB - S Sridhar
Bommarillu - Shridevi
Bommarillu - Vasudev
Bommarillu - Roopa
Sriram - Godavari
Sarath - Bangaram
Bala - Pokiri
Srinadh - Allari Pidugu
Sudheer Allari Pidugu
Anu - Athadu
Shyam Krishna - Iqbal
Purnesh - Grahanam
Sudhindra - Super
Vijay - Aparichitudu
Madhav - Aparichitudu
Hazaraon Kwaishein Aisi
Swades
Shyam - Black
Sai - Anand
Rohit - Anand & Veer Zaara
Jaya Prakash - 7GBC
Raj - Anand
Purnesh - Anand
Purnesh - The Village
Sriram - Gudumba Shankar
Purnesh - Gharshana
Purnesh - Lakshya
Purnesh - Yuva
Leenesh - Yuva
Kis - Lakshmi Narasimha
Indian Pride - Tagore
Raj - Boys
Phani - Gangotri
Phani - Khadgam
Vikram - CKR
BKR - Indra (Singapore)
Ram - Indra (Dubai)
Ranjeet - Idiot
Rahul - Indra
King Koduri - Indra
Srilakshmi Katragadda - Mitr: My Friend