Hello from the past... "Say something..." - "Ko-ru-na." "What does that mean? It means life, love, my breath, you are the meaning of my life. If I am to die, I want to die at your feet.
Do you remember that feeling of your youth when you ran from your feet to a date, when you lied at home just to get out for a couple of hours, when your stomach fell down and shaking so much that your teeth beat when you saw your loved one? Oh, remember? And I forgot. At all. I remember when I came across this old movie. And as I came across... after the film with Vidya Balan and Emran Hashmi “Dirty picture” I really wanted to look at the prototype of the heroine Vidya, Silk Smithu, a sex symbol of the South Indian cinema of the 80s. The photos on the Internet did not impress me, I decided to look at it live. I found one of the first films with her. And suddenly... I watched that movie!!! And Koruna in a swimsuit, and Koruna with Raghu in flower petals, and David's evil brother I remembered. How long has it been!! Back in the days when Indian films were brought to DK. Twenty years ago. More. I was glad to see it again.
The film is similar to our old films of that period. The story can be told in two words. The most important thing here is not the plot, not the action, as in modern Teluga films, from which the head puffs up, and soon you cease to think anything, but the disclosure of characters. The narrative is slow, the characters are ordinary children, not conventional heroes and heroines, striking our imagination with their unreal coolness / glamour. Aruna Mucherla (Koruna) is a very beautiful girl, but I haven’t seen her since. Kartik (Raghu), still being filmed. The actors are amazing. Their love story goes to the bone. They’re just kids who can’t decide anything and don’t represent anything in life. They just love. With all my heart. They are willing to give up everything – their religion, their family and even their lives – in order to be together. No pathos, no artificiality. It's true. Physically weak, even fragile, but strong in spirit children. That's who you need to learn from.
The plot, as I said, fits into one or two sentences. She comes from a rich Christian family, he comes from poor brahmanas. A chance meeting, then another, third, and that's it. And as usual, relatives against their love. And you don't know what causes great dislike - that the guy is of another religion, or that he is poor. Heroes are waiting for a big test, but in the final everything will be fine. That's right. After such a denouement on the soul is easy and calm. Let love win. Even if only in the movies.
Harmony in everything. Between characters, with nature, with music. Words are few, many glances, gestures, the air is saturated with tenderness. Yeah. Now the Teluga cinema is completely different.
And finally, a spoonful of tar in a barrel of honey. Ali. For thirty years it has not changed, it is impossible to know. I guess then he only learned to cheat and spoil movies.
10 out of 10