The film will put a smile on your face
Assessment: It’s not each day that one comes throughout a movie that’ll soften your coronary heart. Skylab is one such film that’ll pressure you to take a pause and marvel how happiness could be present in little issues. It is a uncommon movie the place there’s no such factor as a ‘lead’ as a result of it’s the story that’s the hero of the story. Director Vishvak Kanderao really pours life into the character inhabiting this world, aided by heart-touching dialogues.
It is 1979. NASA’s SkyLab, an area station, has built-in and is predicted to crash land in South India. The setting is a small village known as Bandilingam Palli in rural Telangana. Inhabiting it are varied characters, like Gowri (Nithya Menen), an aspiring journalist who needs her tales to get printed on the duvet of a weekly. Anand (Satyadev) is a physician who misplaced his medical licence and plans to begin a clinic on this village.
The primary half of the movie has many hilarious moments but it surely takes its personal candy time to get into the thick of issues. Vishvak doesn’t give up to any cinematic liberties, solely counting on the story to take issues via. Whereas this would possibly make the viewers really feel just like the movie is a ‘gradual watch’, the innocence of the villagers is bliss. An episode involving Subedar Ramarao (Rahul Ramakrishna) and his household’s historical past is among the most pleasurable tracks. The best way the village is about up is so genuine; it takes you again in time. Positive, there are moments within the movie the place your consideration meanders however the first half ends on an honest be aware.
Now, the second half of the movie is the place its coronary heart really lies. When the villagers start to consider they’re all going to die quickly, Gowri appears at it like a information story to discover, sensationalise and get dope sufficient to show it into a canopy story. Anand additionally begins a clinic with Subedar to begin treating the folks of the village. On this journey of delving deep into the villagers’ lives, the trio realise intense desires exist even in these small lives. For example, an outdated Dalit man’s dream is to enter the Ramalayam and see the statue of Lord Rama. He has been restricted from coming into the temple all his life and his dream lastly comes true solely as a result of devastation that’s to return. It is among the finest scenes within the movie.
Skylab additionally does a very good job of exploring points like untouchability, poverty and lack of medical amenities. Regardless of the movie being set within the 70s, it sadly rings really even in 2021 (and it’s virtually 2022!). Music composer Prashanth R Vihari delivers a beautiful background rating that stays with you lengthy after the top credit roll. Greater than counting on how properly Nithya, Satyadev and Rahul carry out (and so they do it properly), Skylab depends on the depth that exists inside these characters. The supporting solid additionally does a very good job.
Skylab just isn’t going to be everybody’s cup of tea because it’s something however your run-of-the-mill drama. However in case you’re within the temper for one thing light-hearted and distinctive, don’t miss this movie within the theatres. Don’t overlook to put on a masks.
