Kalavaramaye Madilo Movie Review
by Y. Sunita Chowdary
Cast:
Kamal Kamaraju, Colors Swathi, Vikram Gokhale, Tanikella Bharani, MR Chowdary, Delhi Rajeswari, Sudeepa, Pragathi, Venu, Komali Sisters and others.
Art: Madhu Rebba.
Banner: Mohan Media Creations.
Cinematography: Rajendra Kesani.
Dialogues: Laxmi Bhupal.
Editing: Baswa Paidireddy.
Lyrics: Vanamali.
Music: Sharreth Vasudevan.
Presenter: Vamshi Krishna Vadlapatla.
Co-Producer(s): Anumohan Vadlapatla, Priyakrishna Vadlapatla.
Producer: Mohan Vadlapatla.
Story, Screenplay, & Director: Satish Kasetty.
Release Date: July 17, 2009
Shreya (Swathi) lives with her mother Rajeswari, her parents have been living separately for a long time now. Shreya is made to believe that her father is dead and she grows up as an independent girl. Her only ambition in life is to audition for AR Rehman. Her mother has an aversion for singing, so she takes up a part time job of a singer at a hotel. Vikram Gokhale who happens to listen to her sing, slights her for her work and she is hell bent on learning music from him. She gets into his house as a domestic help and wins his heart but just days before the audition she learns that he has throat cancer and he is also her father. She gives up her dream and participates in a local competition to pool money for his treatment. Now the climax has got to be one of the most predictable ones you'll see and it's bound to make the audiences cringe.
The director wins and fails on one front. He draws wonderful performance from Swathi , but most scenes in the film are laden with visual clichés. The plot itself is kitsch of various telugu films and one can call it a parody of Shankarabharanam, Swathi Kiranam and yes coughing blood..Premabhishekam. One can't expect the audience to cry or atleast be moved by stories and performances that's being unleashed by filmmakers since school days.
Swathi asks her guru, what it means to unlearn and he says one should simply forget what she had learnt before. To like this film, appreciate it, one should forget all the films that one has seen or Satish should forget 'Hope' and begin afresh.
Except for Swathi and Tanikella Bharani, none of the actors connect with the audience and if anyone stands to gain it is the former. It is a one woman show, she covers all the loopholes in the film with her ease and flawless work.
The plot might display grit and grip on paper but the narration falters in showing her character. Her childishness supercedes her mature thinking and the introspective moments don't move you. By the end of the film you forget the story and it's Swathi who's hovering over you. Maybe an overdose, but she does a neat job.
The London returned hero looks silly dancing with his shirt buttons opened throughout one song and the chemistry between them is zilch. There is one scene where Kamal doesn't realize that Swathi is in love with him, it takes a mother to explain it to him. The next reaction is simply ridiculous, the girl has been giving broad hints, taking him to a park and choosing girls for him (sic) but the London returned guy is too discriminating, too fastidious and too focused not to get the cue.
Music is melodious, photography is good, editing could have been tighter. Nothing creative of the comedy either, it's irritating to have kids behave too big for their age. SP Balu's voice doesn't gel with Vikram Gokhale's. Kalavaramaye Madilo is a sweet title but the entire presentation looks like a tele film, it's all sound but no soul. The film could have done with better casting and fresh ideas.
Art: Madhu Rebba.
Banner: Mohan Media Creations.
Cinematography: Rajendra Kesani.
Dialogues: Laxmi Bhupal.
Editing: Baswa Paidireddy.
Lyrics: Vanamali.
Music: Sharreth Vasudevan.
Presenter: Vamshi Krishna Vadlapatla.
Co-Producer(s): Anumohan Vadlapatla, Priyakrishna Vadlapatla.
Producer: Mohan Vadlapatla.
Story, Screenplay, & Director: Satish Kasetty.
Release Date: July 17, 2009
Shreya (Swathi) lives with her mother Rajeswari, her parents have been living separately for a long time now. Shreya is made to believe that her father is dead and she grows up as an independent girl. Her only ambition in life is to audition for AR Rehman. Her mother has an aversion for singing, so she takes up a part time job of a singer at a hotel. Vikram Gokhale who happens to listen to her sing, slights her for her work and she is hell bent on learning music from him. She gets into his house as a domestic help and wins his heart but just days before the audition she learns that he has throat cancer and he is also her father. She gives up her dream and participates in a local competition to pool money for his treatment. Now the climax has got to be one of the most predictable ones you'll see and it's bound to make the audiences cringe.The director wins and fails on one front. He draws wonderful performance from Swathi , but most scenes in the film are laden with visual clichés. The plot itself is kitsch of various telugu films and one can call it a parody of Shankarabharanam, Swathi Kiranam and yes coughing blood..Premabhishekam. One can't expect the audience to cry or atleast be moved by stories and performances that's being unleashed by filmmakers since school days.
Swathi asks her guru, what it means to unlearn and he says one should simply forget what she had learnt before. To like this film, appreciate it, one should forget all the films that one has seen or Satish should forget 'Hope' and begin afresh.
Except for Swathi and Tanikella Bharani, none of the actors connect with the audience and if anyone stands to gain it is the former. It is a one woman show, she covers all the loopholes in the film with her ease and flawless work.
The plot might display grit and grip on paper but the narration falters in showing her character. Her childishness supercedes her mature thinking and the introspective moments don't move you. By the end of the film you forget the story and it's Swathi who's hovering over you. Maybe an overdose, but she does a neat job.
The London returned hero looks silly dancing with his shirt buttons opened throughout one song and the chemistry between them is zilch. There is one scene where Kamal doesn't realize that Swathi is in love with him, it takes a mother to explain it to him. The next reaction is simply ridiculous, the girl has been giving broad hints, taking him to a park and choosing girls for him (sic) but the London returned guy is too discriminating, too fastidious and too focused not to get the cue.Music is melodious, photography is good, editing could have been tighter. Nothing creative of the comedy either, it's irritating to have kids behave too big for their age. SP Balu's voice doesn't gel with Vikram Gokhale's. Kalavaramaye Madilo is a sweet title but the entire presentation looks like a tele film, it's all sound but no soul. The film could have done with better casting and fresh ideas.
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