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Gamanam: A Very Slow-Paced Anthology with Some Good Performances

Updated: Feb 26, 2023

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Project Details

Director: Sujana Rao
Written By: Sujana Rao
Dialogues: Sai Madhav
Produced By: Burra Ramesh Karutoori, Venki Pushadapu & Gnana Shekar
Production Houses: V.S Kria Film Corp & Kali Productions
Cinematography: Gnana Shekar
Music Director: V. S 'Maestro' Ilaiyaraaja
Edited By: Ramakrishna Arram
Art Director: JK. Murthy
Costumes: Aishwaraya Rajeev
Sound Design: Varun Venugopal
Stunts: Jashua
Run Time: 1 Hour & 54 Minutes
CBFC Rating: "U"

Direction & Story

The film is an anthology based on 3 different stories of a deaf mom, a young cricketer & 2 homeless kids. How will they face the heavy rain and floods in Hyderabad while they are in their low phase of life forms the rest. The story by Sujana Rao is decent. The way she wrote the lead characterizations is good She has drawn inspiration from the Hyderabad floods & highlighted the sufferings of the poor and the affected lot neatly. Sadly the screenplay is very poor. The way the scenes are narrated lack an organic flow as there is no proper scene order to the screenplay. Just random scenes of the 3 stories keep coming which looks below par. Director Sujana Rao's idea of showcasing the issues of people during the floods is good, but her execution isn't up to the mark. Also, her narration looks very dull & the emotional connect is missing. Dialogues by Sai Madhav Burra are well written & go with the narrative.

Lead Performances

Shriya Saran is brilliant in a performance-oriented role & does exceedingly well as a deaf and helpless mom. The inner turmoil & sadness that her character faces is showcased well by the star heroine and the way she expresses it in a few scenes looks very real & believable. The 2 child actors who acted as the street kids are excellent in their roles & deserve special mention. Shiva Kandukuri is just about fine as a young cricket player. He doesn't get the body language of a cricketer right but he does well in the bus scene at the end. Priyanka Jawalkar is good as Zara but gets a limited screen presence. Her dubbing could have been better. Nithya Menen is wasted in a simple cameo and why she is even there in the film is hardly understandable. Charu Haasan is fine in his emotional character. Suhas, Priya, Indu Anand, Sanjay Swaroop, Bithiri Sathi, Nehant, Ravi Prakash, Raju & others are okay.

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