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`Vidya' is a 30-minute short that takes up a problem and offers a solution.
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An office scene ...
That candid discussion of problems could iron out differences, create an amiable ambience and help one avoid animus at the workplace is the crux of Subayoga Productions' 30-minute short film, `Vidya.' Written and directed by Shiyamalaa Saravanan, (Ph: 98412 01574; 93827 82938) the film has its producer Subbiah Saravana and Puja (of Vijay TV's `Jodi No.1') playing the main parts. Saravana is an up and coming actor, who was seen in the mega soap, `Suryavamsam.' Available in VCD format, the short costs Rs.55. Saravana, the son of veteran actor S. V. Subbiah, (that explains the prominent logo of Subayoga, which has S.V. Subbiah as Subramanya Bharati) has entered the arena quite recently.
The scene of action, for the most part, is a corporate office. The young, sprightly Vidya (Puja), who is just out of college, takes up her new job with dreams in her eyes. But the unwarranted rudeness of the manager makes life at the work spotmiserable. Things come to a pass and she decides to put in her papers.
The big bosses who come down to the office then, suggest she discuss the matter with the manager before taking the ultimate step. And when she does so, she gets to realise that he isn't bad after all!
Performance and treatment
Puja's role is clearly chiselled and she does a neat job of it. But the character played by Saravana is neither here nor there. His personal comments and harsh observations are unjustifiable. And most of the time it's a vacant, mysterious and almost eerier glare from Subbiah Saravana. Of course the scene where he recommends her name for a higher training programme indicates his good intention. But that's about it. Saravana could have given more life to the role. You notice the director's unnecessary attempt to build up suspense. Sequences in `Vidya' begin and end rather abruptly. Crisp treatment and smooth flow in narration would have helped.
The point driven home is worthwhile for an individual, in office and elsewhere, yet Shiyamalaa Saravanan could have planned the screenplay better.
MALATHI RANGARAJAN
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