Language : Telugu
Platform : Amazon Prime.
Official Synopsis :
A veiled village woman’s life changes when city visitors challenge her traditions. As she questions customs and investigates a curse, rumors of Sati emerge, leading her to confront societal norms.
My take on the film :
When someone is trying to preach or blaming the normalcy of society , they need to stick to the plan and build the world around defying or supporting it. Instead, this film forgot the main theme and started on a road trip path. The movie started on a good note with “JWALLAMMA ” backstory. The reason behind women carrying the paradhas and covering faces is quite relevant even to modern day society too. But, The soul of the film left when the self discovery angle tried to dominate the ” BREAK THE STEROTYPE” route.
Artists Performance :
Anupama Parameswaran is accurate as innocent village girl who tries to question the rule of the village. At times, even when Anupama is covering her face , her dialogues made the scenes look good on screen. Darshana Rajendran, my favorite from the film is funky, strong and preachy. Somehow, i felt her role could have been written well to take the story forward. Once Darshana and Sangeetha start searching for photographer ( GVM) , the entire “QUESTION THE PARADHA” logic goes backseat. The viewers would also feel same when they start breathing fresh air in Himalayas.
Final Verdict :
Director Praveen’s earlier works were quite interesting. I enjoyed his CINEMA BANDI and SUBHAM. I started watching this movie on the same emotion, expecting he would surprise me with something new. Instead, he chose a self discovery path for characters and tried to connect it to the end of PARADHAS. I feel, he might have written climax first, added the montage song later and started screenplay then. He should have spent a little time on script before going to the sets. But, We have a director who understands women.
My Rating :
I would like to Rate this film 2 out of 5 (2/5). I liked the Artists performances, back story of the Village. But, i could not get the engagement with self discovery angle ( it could have been a DIL CHATHA HEIN if the Himalayan trip wasn’t stretched too far).
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