- Title :Mallela Theeramlo Sirimalle Puvvu (2013)
- Star Cast : Kranti, Sri Divya, Rao Ramesh…
- Director : G.V.Rama Raju
- Producer : Uma Devi.G
- Genre : Romance
- Music : Pawan Kumar
- Releasing on : July 06, 2013.
Mallela Theeramlo Sirimalle Puvvu Telugu Movie Review, Rating | Story | Updates
MadhuriStories work when they have the ability to transport us into a revered mental space. Films in the recent past like Godavari and Bapu's efforts decades ago are refreshing even today after every viewing experience for the same reason. In his very first attempt, director Rama Raju, while making his art work visually poetic, just like his title, gives the medium all the sanctity it deserves.
Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu isn't a path-breaking story that hits the headlines. In fact, it is the journey crafted like a portrait highlighting the pleasure that those little joys provide like a coffee in rain or a walk in the lawns, with metaphoric characterisations and dialogues that make it a slice of life cinema.
The inner philosophies of hard learnt lessons are sugar-coated alluringly on the celluloid within those simple conversations the lead pair have, which is indeed an achievement in itself. Though it boasts of characters that hardly amount to half a dozen, it gives them enough space to lend themselves seamlessly into the story.
Lakshmi, the female protagonist has an unhappy married life with a husband whose world doesn't extend beyond him and money. A one liner sums it up well here which goes on like this, "Even anger is a feeling. I don't even have enough intimacy to express that in front of him."
When she understands that her marriage is nothing but a compromise attributed to their matching horoscopes, she starts to find happiness through other means. She then finds a comforting companion in Kranthi, an unlikely philosopher and a lyricist who gives up an electronics degree, just to do something that he wholeheartedly excels at, expressing through words. Both get to spend enough time with one other and go to the extent of comparing their equation with the coexistence of a flower and a glowing flame which float charmingly in a pot filled with water.
The relationship is built on the strong foundations of pure understanding and mutual trust. While the director takes genuine care in developing the characters of the lead pair, none can deny the way he paints the husband of Lakshmi to an emotionless figure, which lends well cinematically but is disturbing if we consider the equanimity in the other roles.
The spiritual inkling and the philosophical nature attached to Kranthi is well researched and ably complemented by dialogues which touch topics from creative freedom to physical intimacy to lyrical and musical grandeur in yesteryear films. The story is narrated through the eyes of Lakshmi, undoubtedly, the most beautifully crafted character who wants to experience life without barriers, with a little self-respect and a person who loves with her flaws.
It does march into a territory that Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna did, but is less colourful and more impacting than the former for its limited running time. The script's one-dimensional narrative and lack of pace tends to make the atmosphere a tad lethargic in terms of the screenplay, but it is of little use, if a storyteller rushes through a tale such as this, whose beauty lies in the journey than the storyline on an entirety.
The use of background score and compositions of Pavan Kumar reminds one the way Mani Ratnam places Ilayaraja's tunes in various parts of film to create an impact akin to a Mouna Ragam or a Dalapathi. The cinematography is incredibly effective for it places its focus symbolically on lilliputian objects, just what the story demands in a situation like this.
Ranging about topics like Dvaitam and Advaitam, the dialogue writer in Ramaraju delights us with refined Telugu and long forgetten references of Athreya and Veturi in an industry content on earning quick money with double meaning one-liners.
Sri Divya's accent is something that she should work on, but she substitutes that by exhibiting wide range of emotions, conveying happiness, ecstasy, anger and disappointment with utmost subtlety. While Kranthi's histrionics supplements his controlled dialogue delivery fully, he doesn't submit himself to the character as honestly as his female counterpart.
The actor who plays the role of the girl's husband alongside the ever dependable Rao Ramesh as a father give neat performances too. Targeted significantly towards multiplex audiences, Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu belongs to a genre that marks a gratifying marriage of commercial cinema and arthouse cinema. Enjoy this cruise!
Movie Rating: 3.5/5
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