Vasundhara Pammi

It was trouble listening to the dialogues at first. But I got used to the last word of the sentences blending into the quiet. The dubbing wasn't clear. I struggled to understand many parts of the first half. Maybe one reason to it is that the story narration was abrupt. The characters jump into the scene and leave equally quickly before one can comprehend who is who. The story line wasn't great. It is family drama that belongs to old times. I am not intending that family dramas don't have a place in new age. There are movies in Telugu with story line that is aligned with some old movies, but the making brought a new look to them enticing the young audiences. If a movie is running on predictable screenplay, the characters need to speak for themselves and make the audience care for their cause and needs, or it should include humor to keep the audience entertaining. Neither of it happened. This is pure commercial movie and lacks the essence of honest cinema.

Feeling sleepy as I am watching post climax of this movie. There is no story, just a mad, uninteresting chase for the ring. As per the story, whoever holds the ring is supposed to see fortune and luck. When the ring was being transferred from one person to person, their fate must have been altered for good, atleast for the moment the ring's with them. As per my observation, the ring has no value at present except the hype and story. If it is so powerful, why did Maya's father had to mortgage it due to lack of money? You see, no logic. When the movie started, Arjun's goal was shown to be opening restaurant. His goal wasn't threatened during pre climax. There are a lot many pitfalls in story, screenplay and execution. It will take a lot of time to detail everything. So just ending with this.

This movie is a true mockery of the sanctity of Sabarimala, if not explicitly, then implicitly. Let's talk about the movie! The lead character does the household chores all day despite receiving no consideration for her wishes and feelings. It was only during menstruation she lives in a room to herself. Here, there is a reason why women are not allowed to work or roam around during that time of the month. During menstruation, the female body gets weaker and needs rest. The bacteria from the clothes used to absorb the blood shouldn't spread to the rest of the house, so the women are asked to live separately. Thanks to the sanitary napkins, there is no need to worry about bacteria or fungus now, but the women do need rest. This particular thing was deliberately shown in a bad light by bringing the aunt into the scene. All the daily-soap types of drama, yeah, it was meant to add some drama. The audience gets connected to the lead character because it was her story they are watching. So, the audience cares for what she cares about. Like the Facebook video, she shared and then refused to delete. Each place of worship has certain rules. In some temples, men are not allowed, and in some temples, women are. We have to respect that. And if the people are talking about menstruating female entry to Sabarimala, they might as well talk about women's entry to places of worship in other religions. All the activism can't be focused on one particular community, right? And seriously? Who disrespects a person when he was highly vulnerable? Isn't it sadism? Throwing dirty water on Ayyappa pilgrims? If you are angry with them, show it in another way, or do the same later. Basically, the lead character is a spineless lady. She was brought up in a house where she was not taught any conservative values i.e. she must have been taught liberal values, but she would choose to obey everything her in-laws and husband say even if it meant trouble herself. She would scream at her mother on phone but wouldn't mind strongly putting a point in front of her husband. A cliche! She can send emails on a laptop but doesn't know how to call a plumber. She was so confident about becoming a dance teacher. She was a dancer herself, which means no stage fear, but she was mum to express her future plans to her husband before marriage. They can afford a car, and tons of gold, but cannot afford a maid? Hadn't the leading lady character ever thought of serving the food herself and placing an empty plate on the table so that the men can put the chewed-up food waste in it? The restaurant guys were more sensible than her.