Produced by –
Swapna Cinema /Vyjayanthi Films
Director-
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
Cast -Ahilya Bamroo, Ayaan, Shalini Kondepudi, Nivetha Pethuraj, Rahul Ravindran etc
Censor Rating- U
Running Time -137 Minutes
Rating -***1/2
Client East Wood is one filmmaker who continues to make films even in his nineties!
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao seems to be our Indian Client East Wood as evidenced by this innovative, soul-stirring musical that conveys a specific message for those whose only ambition is to chase money!
As Kamal Hassan had pointed out in a function that Singeetham Srinivasa Rao has been nursing this theme for decades together and it is now that he has been able to make his dream come true!
The theme is about the preservation of natural vegetation narrated in an emotional manner!
Devi Sri Prasad has come up with good music and the conversations of the mine workers and their families in a musical tone which runs through most of the screen time.
The film also deliberates on the plight and predicament of those working on mines with their lives at stake!
Ankur C.’s camera has captured the locales meritoriously.
While Pesum Padam was speechless right through the proceedings, this is all about speaking through music!