sai prakash

Raja varu Rani garu Man this movie should've come with a trigger warning for people like me. I meant it in a good way. If 96 started this recent rise in showcase of love of introverts, RVRG is a fine addition in that trend. This movie carries that tone of feel good Malayalam movies and it works for the most part. The movie looks and feels so organic, like we're hearing a story of our friend after a long time and I loved this tone. This movie has an underlying innocence and naivety that is rarely found in recent movies (last time I saw that was in Gantumoote, another beautiful film). Filmmakers often focus on grandiose and forget that simple things showcased naturally make up for beautiful scenes. This movie's strength lies there. Right from the opening scenes the director catches on to this and never let goes. When Raja's friend writes a love letter saying 'Priyamaina Na Rani', Raja instantly asks him to remove the 'Na'. There's another scene similar to this which occurs later on. Raja is a lover who is innocent and definitely not possessive (rare to find nowadays) and this is why he's instantly likeable. I mean who wouldn't like a nice guy like him? Kiran brings this role to life and him being a fresh face added more to him playing a shy boy who couldn't express his love for his girl. He gave a good performance and I was able to completely relate to his character. Every time he thinks of telling her but hesitates and stops right at the edge, it touched my heart man! Every guy like this has friends who are always with him and here it's Chowdhary and Naidu. These three together have awesome chemistry (like the famous R3 from Brochevarevarura) and I loved Chowdhary guy's comedy timing. The female lead Rahasya doesn't get much scope to do anything as this movie is from the boy's perspective, but when she does get the chance at the end of the movie, she gives a decent performance. Kudos to Ravi Kiran Kola for choosing a story like this to tell. First c/o kancharapalem and now this, it feels to me like the telugu indie movies are becoming like Malayalam movies, Rural, simple and heartfelt, all good things. Even though I didn't connect to some songs, especially when the Rock music hits hard, it took me out of the village feel but the next scenes brought me back. Also this movie might lag a bit here and there, mostly in the second half, I was okay with it. Everytime a delay occurs I felt impatient, just like Raja waiting and figuring out how to express his love. After the movie ended, I was returning home sitting on the back of the bike, closing my eyes and lifting my face up to feel the wind on my face. At that moment I could feel the emotions swirling in my heart. I wondered, how could something so simple have such an impact on me and I realized that it's the little and the most simple things that act as a driving force in our lives. #RajavaruRanigaru #RVRG by Savarni kaja