A FIGHT FOR LIBERTY, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE
He
who allows oppression shares the crime is an old saying. Extrapolating the
sentiment one can conclude ‘not fighting oppression too is the same as
docilely allowing it’.
Sangappa
(Dheerendra Gopal) is a rich, feudal lord of Paduvaarahalli, who oppressively
dominates the local community. He is surrounded by several henchmen― prominent
among them is his scheming sidekick, ‘Connection’ Kalappa (Musuri
Krishnamurthy).
The
villagers grovel haplessly before lecherous Sangappa; they suffer untold misery
at the hands of the vindictive, manipulative fella and his minions. Five
residents of the village join hands to fight the tyranny and liberate the
community from servility to and subjugation by Sangappa.
Directed
by the legendary Puttanna Kanagal, this
classic delves into the ill-effects of excessive concentration of power, wealth
and privilege among the upper echelons of the social order. His screenplay
has no blemish, as always. Genius Puttanna avoids shrill,
spittle-inducing drivel in the exchanges; instead he weaves conflict
subtly into his story-telling with some terrific dialogues in backwoods
dialect.
Vijay
Bhaskar’s music is AWESOME; the melodies are apt for the moods in the
movie. Little wonder then that the film was a musical blockbuster. The
cinematography is fine; editing could and should have been tighter.
The acting
of the ensemble cast― comprising of Ambareesh,
Ramakrishna, Jai
Jagadish, M Jayashree, Musuri Krishnamurthy,
Dheerendra Gopal and others― has put in COMMENDABLE performances. Aarathi has a
longish cameo.
I rate this social drama, a heady cocktail of artifice and intrigue: 8.0 on 10!
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