Sankarbharanam (1980) :
Brief Review -
The Greatest Cinematic Tribute ever given to Immortal Indian Classical Music. A hard-core emotinal drama with cultural and aesthetic values. A film like this coming in 1980 was one of the best thing happened to Telugu Cinema as well as Indian Cinema. This was the decade when Hollywood was almost done with all their original and first copy adaptions of musicals. But like i said in my Review of 'Swati Kiranam' (1992), Hollywood couldn't just make any realistic and culturally influential film in this genre. Of course, there were good adaptions like 'West Side Story' and 'Oliver Twist' which came with the social content but i don't feel that any of those really managed to cross the barriers of mainstream entertainment. Indian Regional Cinema has done better than Hollywood in Musical genre because we understood the art, the culture and historic and devotional references of it. In Marathi Industry, the stage play Katyaar Kaljat Ghusali explored Indian Classical Music in bestest possible form but when it comes to cinema screen, Telugu Cinema went ahead. Bollywood had musicals in 50s, but such crafting and immortal tribute was missing in films like 'Baiju Bawra' and 'Mirza Ghalib'. Sankarabharam is immensely rich while reflecting the impact of cultural importance of music and inevitable change in new generation. It carry forwards that art treasure to next generation and also gives a poignant lecture on how new generation has spoiled this immortal art form by the attraction towards western culture. The best thing is, it has characters that are very close to the society and makes us think on some issues and traditions we have been following. A widower is boycotted for giving a shelter to a prostitute's daughter who has been raped and is a killer. This idea of creating a bond between two opposite characters has made the film remarkable in social sense. Overall, a classic in every aspect, just don't miss it.
RATING - 8.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
The Greatest Cinematic Tribute ever given to Immortal Indian Classical Music. A hard-core emotinal drama with cultural and aesthetic values. A film like this coming in 1980 was one of the best thing happened to Telugu Cinema as well as Indian Cinema. This was the decade when Hollywood was almost done with all their original and first copy adaptions of musicals. But like i said in my Review of 'Swati Kiranam' (1992), Hollywood couldn't just make any realistic and culturally influential film in this genre. Of course, there were good adaptions like 'West Side Story' and 'Oliver Twist' which came with the social content but i don't feel that any of those really managed to cross the barriers of mainstream entertainment. Indian Regional Cinema has done better than Hollywood in Musical genre because we understood the art, the culture and historic and devotional references of it. In Marathi Industry, the stage play Katyaar Kaljat Ghusali explored Indian Classical Music in bestest possible form but when it comes to cinema screen, Telugu Cinema went ahead. Bollywood had musicals in 50s, but such crafting and immortal tribute was missing in films like 'Baiju Bawra' and 'Mirza Ghalib'. Sankarabharam is immensely rich while reflecting the impact of cultural importance of music and inevitable change in new generation. It carry forwards that art treasure to next generation and also gives a poignant lecture on how new generation has spoiled this immortal art form by the attraction towards western culture. The best thing is, it has characters that are very close to the society and makes us think on some issues and traditions we have been following. A widower is boycotted for giving a shelter to a prostitute's daughter who has been raped and is a killer. This idea of creating a bond between two opposite characters has made the film remarkable in social sense. Overall, a classic in every aspect, just don't miss it.
RATING - 8.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.