A super soupy love story
Few movies are made as Pan India films, few movies become Pan India films. ‘Sita Ramam’ falls in the second category. No matter in which language one had watched it would have become their own film. This proves that grandeur and action are all secondary in front of emotions. Thanks to the online presence and social media, this movie has become a sleeper hit and got the love of everyone, especially women. Because the way it was made and how people were able to connect were one of the driving factors of it being liked.
The first few minutes of the film felt sudden and disturbing. I had read earlier that it was banned in UAE for some reason. So I was expecting the worst but the tone of the movie changes once the love story starts. One of the main things that works for a love story is good looking actors and a beautiful setup. It has both. In fact the settings were so beautiful that it could be framed. The patriotic angle goes in the background and their story comes in front.
Mrunal Thakur has become a household name after that movie. Everyone loves her now, not only for the looks but for her character as well. May be for the latter more than former, just like how Sameera Reddy was liked by everyone post ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’ Hopefully she doesn’t become a one film wonder like her. By the end of the movie she becomes a household name and as a character she’d be forever etched in the memory. That’s the advantage of having a sad ending. The characters would have the power to last longer than usual. Plus her costumes were superbly done. But above all there is no real reason why people would like someone. She has become a crush of all for some or the other reason. Personally though I didn’t find her really appealing and worth the hype.
Dulquer Salman on the other hand was perfect for the role. The character looked tailor made for him. He was in fact more likeable than Mrunal Thakur for me. Rashmika is a treasure, isn’t she. For all the drama outside the screen, she has such great screen presence and as soon as one calls the shots she becomes the character. Her sincerity is so appealing, especially when you know her persona outside the film.
As much as everyone loved the movie, the problem of the movie too was same. It was carefully made in such a way that it shouldn’t be hated. After a point it becomes an overdose of lovey doviness. Wish the director had explored the characters a little more and not constantly think of only pleasing the audience. It was one of the movie where we know that we’d get sad at the end of the movie, but we would feel happy for the experience. In a way it was sadistic too that we are okay to be manipulated in such a way.
No matter what’s the case, the success of the movie had to be attributed to the sincerity because no matter in what language one is watching, it feels their own and most of the people who had known the language had dubbed the film. Not once was my focus on finding faulty lip syncs. Plus the poetry and song lyrics were really apt. That shows how much effort would have gone through the movie to keep it just like original. For example there is a scene where Noor Jahan (Mrunal Thakur) hears a breaking news, she’s in the upper floor and camera is below and the lyrics from an already appeared song goes like, “tharai irangi vandha…” which means the moon coming down to earth. How apt! It’s scenes like this which transcends boundaries and makes one like the movie not only for the emotion but for the making as well. Because at the end of the day, that’s what cinema is all about. On the other hand the Noor Jahan revelation scene made me burst out laughing, thanks to ‘Kaathala Kaathala’, if you know what I mean.
May be this might not go down as an everlasting movie like a ‘Premam’ or ‘VTV’ but definitely not a passing cloud as well. It’s the film of the moment and it’s better to enjoy when its trending, rather than analyzing why it couldn’t be a trendsetter.
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