Girish kasaravalli, a name to be reckoned in parallel cinema… the sole sailor who successfully leading the boat and continuing his principles he believed in despite lucrative offers and other distractions in the ultramodern world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHupkAnxyJ8----watch dweepa trialer by opening this link... the review of this movie will be posted by me in one or two days... i liked this movie and i am sure you too will like it... i will tell you why....
Dweepa another masterpiece from girish kasaravalli…. Impeccable. lyrical…highly symbolical and metaphorical.. nagi, indomitable, undeterred, persistent stands for energy, change, transformation and ready to be adaptable. Durgappa, father in law of nagi, a traditional, conservative, has a great faith in domestic deity that she will save him against all odds, as he performs “nema” a ritual to invoke the spirit of deity and prays for the problems they are facing… his son, husband of nagi, ganapa, a blind follower of his father, sometimes get intrigued by the fathers’ traditional beliefs and nagi’s rational outlook ; the other important character is Krishna, an intruder into the dweepa, nagi’s nephew, who is confused about himself and others,
a dreamy caricature in the film, neither completely pragmatic nor completely idealistic, he is just struggling between idealism and pragmatic nature.
as soon as the film begins, gets into the plot straight away; as the plot reveals that the rise of the water level in the river and the forthcoming monsoons could submerge the sitamountain where the all the characters residing. the characters are getting warned at each sequence the danger of the rise of the water level and the govt officials warn them to leave the place as early as possible, but the main character in the film, durgappa, a traditional nema performer, has staunch a conviction that sita mountain will never be merged, hence he would like to stay there despite the warnings. The second important thing is compensation offered by the govt officials to the people who leave the place; neither the officials could find anything substanial to pay compensation for the durgappa family nor durgappa family could claim with proper evidence of their property. The plot revolves around the compensation and the rise of the water level gradually by each monsoon seasons.
in the meanwhile, krishna, nephew of nagi enters into the plot or into dweepa as intruder or unwanted guest into the family. krishna, a disillusioned man, still projects himself as a happy man. Nagi, a woman of substance, naturally gets attracted to krishna's playful and hilarious attitude, but sometimes gets irritated by his intruding into her personal space. ganappa seems to be the most affected man in the plot, especially after krishna's entry. krishna, knowingly or unknowingly becomes a cause for concern, as the plot gradually tightens. The rift between ganappa and nagi widens by krishna, and at the same time, the water level rises and gradually submerges sitamountain, the belief of durgappa crumbles, especially when his son ganappa mentions that he is not afraid of the river submerging the island, but really scared of krishna's nature with nagi. This scene reveals how the director symbolically or metaphorically intertwined the personal and external events to thicken the plot. consequently durgappa dies performing nema helplessly... his faith dies.. ganappa,being a blind follower of his father, has lost hope and becomes a silent spectator.. but nagi,after realisig the situation, she asks krishna to move away from the dweepa and takes up the task of the bridging the relationship once again. in the last sequence, three factors that test the nerves of the nagi are the assumed tiger that could enter into the premises of nagi's house, ganappa's indifferent attitude to the present circumstances, and the rise of the water level, push her into the extreme situation, but nagi, undeterred successfully faces the situation, as the plot resolves the conflict itself with the damgates opened and the water level comes down. The story ends with a happy note but with a paradox in the case of nagi, who neither can feel happy for her persistant effort to grow out of the situation or nor accepts the ganappa's claim that they grow out of the situation only with help of god. the story ends with an enigma in the mind of nagi as well as in the mind of the audience.
The most important thing is girish kasaravalli's adept balance between filmmaking and the story telling, neither of them are in conflict with each other or neither of them outsmarts each other. it's simply a master piece. To say a few words about girish kasaravalli's filmmaking method, he blends both neo realistic long takes and montage methods in certain sequences effectively. The dialogues in the film are both intellectual, witty as well as natural, besides all these factors, the actors' performance is highly appreciable, everyone in the frame looks so truthful to the character they are portraying, after all which is what desirable from any great actor, hence they are no doubt great actors. overall, an exceptional film, don't dare to miss it, just read the review, sure you will be drawn towards it....
vardhan...
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