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Sankarabharanam Movie Review
- 3/17/2015 10:24:09 AM
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JV Somayajulu, Manju Bhargavi, Allu Ramalingaiah, Rajalakshmi, Chandramohan, Baby ThulasiDirection: K Viswanath
Synopsis: A Carnatic musician gives refuge to a prostitute's daughter and this creates a scandal, following which the woman walks out of his life. She re-enters his life at time when pop music has made him irrelevant and makes him a revered figure once again.
Movie Review: It is indeed a twist of fate that the digitally restored version of this classic film is being released (this time in with Tamil dubbing), in the same week when we have a new Tamil film trying hard to be musical. Perhaps, it is a way of showing the current generation of filmmakers how musicals should be done.
The film is about Sankarabharanam Sankara Shastri, a purist Carnatic musician, who gives her refuge to Thulasi, a prostitute's daughter after her mother tries to make her the concubine of a zamindar. This creates a scandal and Thulasi leaves the village. Meanwhile, Carnatic music makes way for pop music and the once-regal Shastri is spending his life in poverty. And, Thulasi returns with the sole intention of making her son Shastri's protege.
What's amazing is the restraint with which Viswanath treats the scenes, so that this tale never becomes melodramatic. Even the sub plot involving Shastri's daughter is delightfully handled, and there is hardly a dull moment. The supporting characters are superbly drawn while the leads are heroic. Shastri (
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