GHS, story of a school which regains its glory. One of the best films I have seen in recent days. The last film which made me feel the same way was 3 Idiots. The common thing between these two films - Simplicity & Honesty. What makes a film work. For me, it should connect to you on some level. In a film like GHS, you should initially feel sorry for the state of school, then optimistic as things proceed & finally elated that the school has won. You do feel all these, thanks to an excellent cast & a honest story. Honest because kids do need to play, inkeppudu adatharu. Kids do need hope, that life's good, that its not just ranks, that career ante kevalam Engg or Medicine kadu. All these things connect with you.
Sankranthi ki, I was waiting for this movie to release here in Australia. When I couldn't find the movie here, was highly disappointed. Since many days, I have stopped reading reviews & am relying on my friends in Hyderabad for genuine feedback. One of my friends said "Nuvvu ikkada vundi vunte, kanisam 4 sarlu chuse vadivi, oka 40 mandiki cheppe vadivi". Obviously this statement increased my disappointment, as I had to wait until DVD is out. But for NRI's like me they put this film online for 2$ (very less I felt). So on a sunny afternoon, me & Pratima sat down and watched the film in one go.
Normal ga prathi Telugu cinema ki vankalu pette Pratima, was glued to seat & enjoyed the show immensely. "Aisi honi chahiye Telugu movies" were her exact words. Needless to say, I enjoyed the film to the core. At the end of the film, my admiration to Indraganti's work increased again (it does after every film, right from Grahanam) Tamil Vs Telugu ani discussion vaste, manaki antha pride lede ani chala badha ga vuntundhi. But I feel good to see film makers like Indraganti succeed. True to his literary heritage, his choice of stories is amazing. He adapted Chalam's Doshagunam for Grahanam, a Oscar Wilde play for Ashta Chemma & 'The Men Within' for this film. Hopefully at least a few people would turn to reading after watching his films. I hope he continues to adapt literary works into films. Kadhalu levu, levu ane vallaki ee cinema or Indraganti's films chupinchali. Telugu sahityam or world literature if adapted into films, kadhalu lekapovadam kadu, inni kadhallo ye kadha teeyallo telika kashta padtharu film makers. Will end this post by a line from Sri Sirivennela Sastry.
"Modalettaka munde mugise kadha kade mana ee payanam,
Samaraniki Sye ana galige samsiddhata pere vijayam"
Jaago people, for new cinema. Cheers.
Friday, February 4, 2011
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