The hero’s hands are well intact though.ĭon’t get me wrong here.
There are a couple of scenes where the hero gets hit by a wooden log and the wooden log measuring at least ten centimeters in diameter breaks into bits and pieces. The movie is not without its negative points. It adds a very natural look to the scene. In the background, the other police members discuss what should be done with the body and then carry out the tasks. Venkatesh is discussing it with the commissioner. A scene that comes to my mind is when one of the cops is assassinated. They go about doing their chores without paying any attention to the focus point of the camera. Also note that while the camera is focused on the lead actor/actress, the other actors in the background are not wooden. If you concentrate mainly on what the focus actors are saying, you are going to miss the ambience talk. It started with Johnny and was perfected by Gharshana. The director was careful enough not to overuse these techniques. It enhances the serious mood of the film beautifully. Blackening of the borders of the scene when something important happens in the movie adds to the effect excellently. Gautham himself had admitted that with the restriction on budget gone, he could afford advanced techniques of cinematography. It is actually miles ahead of its Tamil counterpart. The Telugu version is more believable.Ĭoming to cinematography, it is top-notch. In Kakka Kakka, the details are not shown and the Commissioner simply informs the hero that the accomplice had been caught. The other correction is the way Venkatesh catches the accomplice of the villain after the Zahirabad confrontation. I thought Gautham would correct it in the Telugu version or at least provide an explanation on why the hero did not want anyone else to join him in his final attempt to nail the villain. In a well made movie which tries to be realistic at all times, the climax episode where the hero takes on the villain without the help of police force makes the movie come back to Tollywood from a Hollywood level. However there is another screenplay blunder which crept into the Telugu version as well. The murder of a girl during “Aadathanama” song has been replaced with the murder of a police officer which makes more sense. Gautham and Anthony have corrected a couple of screenplay/editing errors which stood out like soar thumbs in the Tamil version. With Gharshana it seems these techniques will be here to stay. (The “click” in the viewer’s mind when a scene changes has to be minimized.) This is a common technique in Hollywood but Telugu movies have so far not explored this technique in a big way. The technique is used to smoothen the scene-changes. The next scene starts even before the current scene ends. Sandwiching of scenes (Two scenes interleaved) is also used in a very effective way. (Purists: You are welcome to disagree with me.
As a matter of fact the Telugu version of this song has more punch than the Tamil version. By the way, check out the song when they go to Nagarjuna Sagar for the first time. Anthony deserves a well rounded applause for his work on the Editing table. The concept of RFE – Rapid Fire Editing has been used throughout the movie. Simple things such as keeping a scar on heroine’s face throughout the movie following her accident tell us how serious was Gautham about the script of the movie. The mood of the movie does not encourage a comedy track and so the movie has a pretty serious tone throughout. There are no unnecessary characters or songs in the movie. The screenplay is crisp, fast and focused fully on the main theme. Gautham Menon, the man behind Minnale had come out with an instant winner in Gharshana/Kakka Kakka. So there may be a couple of spoilers in here. For this, I have to discuss some of the scenes in details. (Check out Jeevi’s review on Idlebrain.) I am going to concentrate more on the other aspects of movie-making like Cinematography, Shot selection and editing. I am not going to discuss the story-line of this movie. I’ve seen the original “Kakka Kakka” umpteen times and so my review will be talking about both the versions. Apart from me, the balcony class of the theatre had ten people five of which are employees of the theatre. Tuesday night show seemed so perfect for the outing. I’ve finally managed to squeeze “Gharshana” into my schedule.