For years it has been debated if movies can actually be a medium for change in the society .There are those who believe movies have that moral obligation towards the society and pay heed to its do's and do not's then there are those who believe movie should be a free form of expression without any shackles. I frankly dont care , i watch it as long as it lets me watch it : )
The reason i started this blog with that nonsense is because the movie i am going to write about here is made with the noble intentions of the people belonging to the 1st class of people above , I want to make it clear that i am not here to advocate the movie for its message or social responsibility but i am here to show my respect to the sheer achievement that it is. The movie is Vedam
Vedam is the closest a telugu movie has been to visual poetry in recent times, that is not to say it has eye catchy visuals , rather the sum effect of music,dialogues,acting,direction leaves you just as moved as may be a profound poet would move an intellectual , albeit in this case we need not be intellectual , just human. A horror story is best heard from a coward , every story teller has to be sold first to the central theme and that comes across in this masterful exhibition by Krish . Krish's belief in the message is extremely deep rooted but he never gets preachy . He does what he is supposed to , tell you a story , its the conviction with which tells which makes you draw the message out of it.
Within the first fifteen minutes of the movie all the principal characters are introduced and very quickly you realize the movie is bigger than all of them and the credit for this goes to all the actors along with krish and the screen writer and editor . You never feel like any character has over stayed their welcome , infact will leave you wanting more and that is the key in managing such multiple story lines . But if there is one word that will stay with you as you leave the theater it is Human. Yes, without sounding overtly philosophical , it is this purity in its central message that gives birth to some amazing moments on screen, like the one towards the climax when Allu Arjun has a moment of truth with self while paying an amount if 39,000 stolen from an old man and his daughter in law in extreme destitute , this stretch of about 10 mins is the best acting allu arjun has done in his career till date, or the scene in which anushka playing a prostitute offers herself to a doctor in return of some medical attention to her transexual friend or the one where manoj bajpai realizes his nephew is a terrorist while he is trying to stand up for the honor of his own religion or the one where the old silk weaver fights with all his strength and energy to hold onto a thief running away with his money . Infact I can go on and on and there is hardly a scene which doesnt deserve a mention.
Safely cliched i will say there are four pillars which help build this masterpiece , the leads Allu Arjun, Manoj Bachpai , Manchu Manoj and Anushka- baring manoj bajpai for everyone else this is easily their best performance till date, manoj bajpai doesnt make it purely because of his supreme body of work in the past. Next is the director and writer Krish , its hard to believe this is his second film and if it is any sign of things to come then we have reason to be excited . Another key player in this partnership is Keravanis music -its hard to put in words the impact his music has on the movie ,it is only to be experienced . And finally the lyricist Sirivennela seetarama sastry only one person can express his genius justifiably through words and that is himself.
Finally after almost 3 years post its release this write up has no purpose to serve as a review, and it isnt either. It is just a feeble attempt to appreciate a master piece .
The reason i started this blog with that nonsense is because the movie i am going to write about here is made with the noble intentions of the people belonging to the 1st class of people above , I want to make it clear that i am not here to advocate the movie for its message or social responsibility but i am here to show my respect to the sheer achievement that it is. The movie is Vedam
Vedam is the closest a telugu movie has been to visual poetry in recent times, that is not to say it has eye catchy visuals , rather the sum effect of music,dialogues,acting,direction leaves you just as moved as may be a profound poet would move an intellectual , albeit in this case we need not be intellectual , just human. A horror story is best heard from a coward , every story teller has to be sold first to the central theme and that comes across in this masterful exhibition by Krish . Krish's belief in the message is extremely deep rooted but he never gets preachy . He does what he is supposed to , tell you a story , its the conviction with which tells which makes you draw the message out of it.
Within the first fifteen minutes of the movie all the principal characters are introduced and very quickly you realize the movie is bigger than all of them and the credit for this goes to all the actors along with krish and the screen writer and editor . You never feel like any character has over stayed their welcome , infact will leave you wanting more and that is the key in managing such multiple story lines . But if there is one word that will stay with you as you leave the theater it is Human. Yes, without sounding overtly philosophical , it is this purity in its central message that gives birth to some amazing moments on screen, like the one towards the climax when Allu Arjun has a moment of truth with self while paying an amount if 39,000 stolen from an old man and his daughter in law in extreme destitute , this stretch of about 10 mins is the best acting allu arjun has done in his career till date, or the scene in which anushka playing a prostitute offers herself to a doctor in return of some medical attention to her transexual friend or the one where manoj bajpai realizes his nephew is a terrorist while he is trying to stand up for the honor of his own religion or the one where the old silk weaver fights with all his strength and energy to hold onto a thief running away with his money . Infact I can go on and on and there is hardly a scene which doesnt deserve a mention.
Safely cliched i will say there are four pillars which help build this masterpiece , the leads Allu Arjun, Manoj Bachpai , Manchu Manoj and Anushka- baring manoj bajpai for everyone else this is easily their best performance till date, manoj bajpai doesnt make it purely because of his supreme body of work in the past. Next is the director and writer Krish , its hard to believe this is his second film and if it is any sign of things to come then we have reason to be excited . Another key player in this partnership is Keravanis music -its hard to put in words the impact his music has on the movie ,it is only to be experienced . And finally the lyricist Sirivennela seetarama sastry only one person can express his genius justifiably through words and that is himself.
Finally after almost 3 years post its release this write up has no purpose to serve as a review, and it isnt either. It is just a feeble attempt to appreciate a master piece .
1 comment:
ir post makes me wanna watch it!! good one :)
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