Movie : Urumi Telugu Movie Review
Cast: Prabu Deva, Tabu, Nithya Menon, pruthvi Raj, Aarya, Genelia
Banner: SVR Media Pvt Ltd
Music: Deepak Dev
Producer: SVR Media Pvt. Ltd.
Direction: Santosh Sivan
Story:
The film starts with a short introduction to the history of Portuguese exploration in the in the Age of Discovery to India, referring the legendary landing of explorer Vasco da Gama on 20 May 1498 in Calicut, the kingdom ruled by Zamorins of Calicut. Da Gama starts criminal deeds for the sake of perfumes in Kerala. He kills a Kotwal (Arya) in this process and his son Kelu (Prithviraj) takes oath to kill Da Gama.
He makes a sword named Urumi with the gold collected from the people who got killed by Da gama. Kelu is taken by Vavvali (Prabu Deva) and he grows up there. Kelu meets Arakkal Princess (Genelia) in the process of bringing Da Gama’s son. He uses him as a trap to catch Da gama but the plan gets haywire. How Kelu finally kills Da Gama is the rest of the story.
Performances:
Prithvi Raj’s performance is top notch. Genelia has done one of the memorable characters in her career. She worked hard for this role and it can be seen. Prabhu Deva gave a jovial performance and is a treat to watch. Jagathi is special. Tabu, Arya and Vidya Balan played guest roles.
Technicalities:
Story writer Shankar Ramakrishnan did good research and wrote this film with all the historical facts. Art department did a splendid work to recreate the 15th century look. Cinematography by Santosh Shivan is terrific. He has done a great job and deserves many awards for this work. Srikar Prasad’s editing is good. Deepak Dev’s background score played a vital role in keeping the mood of the film alive.
This movie shows why Santosh Sivan is one of India’s finest cinematographers. Each and every frame is brilliantly composed and richly shot. Kerala is shown in a misty and wet light and the locales look stunning. This movie needs to be shown to all aspiring cinematographers to highlight the magic that a camera can create in the right hands.
Music by Deepak Dev is good and provides a rich backdrop for the movie. Editing is of a very high standard.
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Analysis:
Urumi worked in Malayalam because the film is made with the historical facts that happened in Kerala. This film has nothing to offer for Telugu audience. Even the screenplay and narration have the docu feel and the proceedings are pretty slow.
Most of the film looks like it is a historical explanation, which won’t suit the tastes of Telugu audience. The film lacks thrilling narration or nail biting action to keep them glued to the screen. This film is technically brilliant but lacks the arresting narration. The attempt can be lauded but Urumi can’t be a hit at Tollywood box office.
Final Verdict:
Urumi has good thrilling episodes to entertain the audience to core. At the same time it has major drawbacks like nothing in the movie related to our Andhra. In simple, ‘Urumi’ is a Santosh Sivan film and he has done it the way he wanted to do it. Only those who thrive for difference can go and watch it.
Gabbar Singh
