The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Nothing to write home about

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Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Nothing to write home about

Film: Kodithe Kottaliraa

Cast: Premji Amaran, other debutants

Director: Venkat Prabhu

Debutant Venkat Prabhu makes cricket the theme of Chennai 600028 (pin code of a local area) and the film is dubbed as Kodithe Kottaliraa. While the original is supposed to be a major breakthrough, attracting a surprisingly large audience to experience the thrills of playing street cricket, it fails to make a connection here primarily because of it’s limitations to rise above the native factors. It is made completely for the youth in Chennai. Their language, mannerism s and lifestyle targets a different audience from what the movie overall seems to target.

It revolves around two teen teams Sharks and Rockers who are passionate about the game, how the story picks steam when one member of a team moves into other’s area due to family circumstances. The Sharks have been losing to the Rockers and whether the two team members make a difference to the final match or not forms the crux of the story.Visually it’s pleasing and Yuvan Shankar Raja’s tunes rise above the mediocre. The film’s look is unconventional, story, narration and dialogues are all of the beaten track. Performances of the newcomers has been realistic. This movie is not a masterpiece, the inexperience shows.

Y. SUNITA CHOWDHARY

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