A unique tale of a boy and a tiger

Story: Jobless since 4 years regardless of being well-educated, a younger man heads to Nallamala forest together with his father to assist him with konda polam. Will he come out a modified man?

Assessment: Primarily based on a novel of the identical title by Sannapureddi Venkata Ramireddy, director Krish phrases Konda Polam as a story of ‘turning into’. Lush greenery, a singular dialect, herds of goats and a rain-less land transport you to the universe this story is ready in. Coming-of-age tales or rural ones should not new to Telugu cinema. The movie, nevertheless, manages to maintain you hooked because of the method all of it unfolds.

Ravindranath aka Ravi (Vaisshnav Tej) is a younger man who’s well-educated by his shepherd father in hope that he finds an opulent job within the metropolis. Regardless of attending teaching classes, Ravi finds it exhausting to crack the interview or group dialogue spherical it doesn’t matter what he does. His backbone appears to be in a perpetual state of shiver, be it in a boardroom or again dwelling within the village the place he’s continuously requested why he doesn’t have a job but. Despatched to the forest by his grandfather (Kota Srinivasa Rao) for konda polam, Ravi has to be taught to let go of his fears if he’s to outlive. And much more importantly, if he has to maintain the a whole lot of goats that rely upon him alive.

Krish does a stupendous job of establishing the story. The area they reside in has not seen heavy rainfall since years. There’s a water scarcity not only for the people there but additionally the goats the shepherd neighborhood take care of. The shepherds name their herd they give the impression of being after pranalu and appear as emotionally depending on them because the unvoiced creatures are on them. The forest they reside close to is beneficiant although. She supplies them with meals and even water when the time comes, other than makeshift weapons made out of rocks to guard themselves from predators – each the human and animal sort.

There isn’t a dearth of battle while you take a bunch of people and throw them into the forest. They’re simply not the sort of ‘battle’ you are often used to seeing in cinema. Aside from combating for his or her life when the specter of a tiger looms giant, deforestation can be one thing the movie offers with. The tribal neighborhood dwelling there has its personal set of points that nobody can discover a resolution from other than providing empathy. Ravi’s development from a person who shivers on the sight of a snake to 1 who will look a tiger within the eye to guard his personal transports you to an entire one other world. One that’s as exacting because it’s giving. Ravi Prakash will get a shifting monologue that stays with you. Sai Chand makes your coronary heart break when he cries for some rain.

Rakul Preet Singh performs the feisty Obu, Ravi’s reluctant partner-in-crime. The latter could be well-educated however the former is the one who is aware of the world he’s at the moment dwelling in. She is aware of her method round not simply the herd but additionally the forest, turning into his guru to show him the ropes. The way in which Ravi and Obu’s love story is weaved into the larger story at hand is nice, even when it leaves you wanting extra at occasions. An oddly positioned dance quantity apart, MM Keeravani’s music does a great job of expressing their love once they can’t. The way in which they start to know one another’s world additionally works.

Regardless of the robust and distinctive story, the movie suffers from some technical difficulties. Whereas Keeravani’s music is a delight and performs an equal half in bringing Konda Polam to life as a lot as Krish’s route does, his BGM will get overpowering in some scenes. Within the tune Shwaasalo, the music doesn’t even dip so that you can hear the traces being spoken. Nasser’s dubbing appears off every time he calls out Ravi’s title for some cause within the scenes that happen on the UPSC workplace. Whereas the tiger (each actually and figuatively) is sort of as a lot part of the story as the rest, the CGI generally takes away from the in any other case uncooked and pure texture of the movie. And the stakes don’t appear excessive sufficient generally when Ravi makes do with dialogues to save lots of the day.

In a movie the place he does not have traces in all scenes, Vaisshnav does a great job of talking together with his eyes. His worry, pleasure, anger and dejection come throughout effectively when he doesn’t discuss. He may falter generally however he does a great job for essentially the most half. Rakul is a delight as Obu and the dubbing for her character appears nearly pitch-perfect, becoming proper into the pores and skin of the character. She’s a ray of sunshine in an in any other case muted movie. The remainder of the forged is a delight too however the true hero of this movie is the story.

Konda Polam might need its moments the place it misses the mark nevertheless it will get extra issues proper than incorrect. Give this one an opportunity this weekend in the event you had been ready for a singular story to be instructed all alongside. This isn’t the movie for you in the event you’re searching for some masala although.

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