‘Anger Tales’ Telugu anthology review: Hits and misses in stories that explore anger through effective performances – The Hindu

A nagging state of affairs somebody faces may appear trivial to others. The one who faces the triggering state of affairs may put up with one thing till it reaches a breaking level and provides in to rage. Director Prabhala Tilak, who has co-written the Telugu anthology Anger Tales (streaming on Disney+ Hotstar) with Karthikeya Karedla, focuses on how individuals reply to assorted irritants.

A toiling homemaker who’s unable to take a day nap, a younger girl who shouldn’t be allowed to eat eggs in her vegetarian family, an avid fan of a star who’s pushed to his limits whereas arranging a particular followers’ present, and a bald man who grapples with failure on all fronts are the central characters on this anthology.

The character of Ranga (Venkatesh Maha) could be relatable to die-hard followers of A-list stars of Telugu cinema. Within the story titled ‘Profit Present’, we see Ranga, the president of a followers affiliation of a star, attempting to organise a particular screening of his idol’s new film. Tilak narrates this story like an insider who has watched individuals like Ranga up shut. Fan golf equipment view a ‘profit present’ as a marker of energy and satisfaction. Ticket costs are hiked up and tempers rage excessive when there’s a delay. Maha is efficient in his portrayal of Ranga’s satisfaction, rage and desperation. That is by far director Venkatesh Maha’s finest as an actor. Suhas is spectacular in his transient half as a rabble-rouser. ‘Profit Present’ is partaking for a big half however is undone by its ending.

The story ‘Meals Pageant’ shifts our consideration to an residence complicated that appears to uphold vegetarianism as its predominant id. What occurs when a holier-than-thou angle of the household and the neighbourhood prevents a lady from boiling eggs at dwelling? Madonna Sebastian is solid as Priya Reddy, a younger married girl who is suggested by her physician to have eggs. Although the story doesn’t give a transparent image of her well being situation and why eggs may be the one answer, one can empathise with Priya wanting freedom to make her meals selections. The husband (Tharun Bhascker as Rajeev) and his mom are portrayed as uni-dimensional characters and will have been fleshed out higher. Madonna performs the irked younger girl who tries to deal with her state of affairs with ease and Tharun hits the best notes because the husband who thinks being vegetarian makes him superior.

‘An Afternoon Nap’ focuses on a homemaker in a decrease middle-class family whose days start with the strain cooker and ends with worrying about leaking roofs. Radha (Bindu Madhavi) tries her finest to do every little thing that her family and her husband (Ravindra Vijay) demand of her. Conditions that appear trivial at first spiral uncontrolled. The mundane and repetitive on a regular basis conditions make us empathise with the homemaker and her plight. Bindu Madhavi and Ravindra Vijay stand out with their performances. The overtly dramatic ending takes the sheen off of an in any other case sensible portrayal of conditions.

‘Helmet head’ may faintly carry again reminiscences of the Hindi movie Bala during which the protagonist grapples with confidence points due to his bald pate. Phani Acharya is solid as Giridhar whose private {and professional} life appears bleak. The story explores points associated to male sample baldness and Giridhar’s guilt at how he finds a means out of it. The discourse round whether or not helmets could cause baldness may elevate issues about highway questions of safety. Phani Acharya turns in a great efficiency however the story didn’t make me root for his character.

On the upside, Anger Tales manages to put each story and character in milieus that look genuine and profit from actors who can convey the emotional upheavals moderately nicely. Manufacturing designer Ashok Narra and cinematographers Amardeep, Vinod Okay Bangari, Venkat R Shakhamuri and AJ Aaron construct sensible worlds for the 4 tales, with the assistance of sound designers Sai Maneendhar Reddy and Nagarjuna Thallapalli, and music composer Smaran Sai. Had the writing been higher, Anger Tales would have been an attention-grabbing addition to the Telugu digital house.

(Anger Tales streams on Disney+ Hotstar)

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