Review of Kaala

Kaala (2018)
1/10
A film that promotes and glorifies poverty.
22 April 2020
When Kabali was released i was thrilled with the way of its presentation. But after seeing Kaala and when i retrospect Kabali, the director in some way or the other was trying to glorify the suffering of discrimination and poverty of the past and present.

The story is about a politician trying to acquire the slums , in which the protagonist- Kaala acts as a messiah for the people living in the dwelling, for which the politician would up to any extent in achieving it.

The story may be appealing to the viewers, but as the movie progresses it blatantly glorifies poverty and anarchy. As a result it very much seemed as a tool for the director to support his ideology. I would pity, if Rajnikanth joins and if this is his ideology that he envision to promote, then it would be better for the entrepreneurs to pack their bags from the state. (No puns intended)

The single star which is mandatory to be given is for the enigmatic performance of Nana Patekar as the villain, Hari Dada. The performance was such that it would make viewers forget that Rajnikant was at his opposide end in the head- head scene. Before this performance i used to consider Nana as an over-rated actor but this performance removed all my apprehension regarding him and now i tend to understand why people rate him highly.

The director has announced that his next would be a biopic on the freedom fighter Birsa Munda. If the director is hell bent on glorfying the suffering then it is better to be avioided.
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