“Samba” is a film by writers/directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, the duo responsible for the wonderful “Intouchables” of a few years back.
Venu Madhav and Krishna Bhagawan provide some light-hearted mirth.Omar Sy and Charlotte Gainsbourg In “Samba.” Photograph copyright by David Koskas. Acting? Well, look out for that in their next film. Both look good and add the requisite glamour. In such films, the heroines have very little to do and so it is with Genilia and Bhumika (each nicely hived off into each half). The other small villain Mansur Ali Khan (as the hideously named McDowell Mani) is eminently forgettable. His role also - a cardboard caricature - also lets him down very badly. He has his moments but he also gives the impression of being too stylized and can be accused of hamming at several places. Prakash Raj as the main villain tends to go over the top in many places. He knows the film revolves around him and carries the burden manfully. Despite his over plumpness, NTR Jr is fulsome in whatever he does. The story line (?) is such that the film banks heavily on the heroes mass appeal. Of course, there is also the romantic interest of the hero - the cute Genelia and the gamine Bhumika Chawla. Thrown into this well-masticated plot, is the message about the need for quality education institutions in areas of acute backwardness (like in Rayalseema, the backdrop to film). After all the mayhem and murder, good triumphs over evil. Sambha comes to Kanchi while Prakash whizzes off to Amristar (Ahem!).Īnd when they return, there is more bloodshed and more fisticuffs. What is the punishment for unleashing such gore and violence? Both are told to not enter their hometown for one year. In the ensuing internecine battle, Sambha finishes off Prakash's family while Prakash dutifully returns the compliment. Sambha's sister also commits suicide over this. His crime? Well, he had finished off his brother-in-laws brothers over a family feud.īut why is he daggers drawn at his BIL, and who is his BIL? Prakash (Prakash Raj) is the scheming BIL who usurps Sambhas fathers (Vijay Kumar) granite quarry land. He has hands to work expertly on zaris and legs to pirouette in peppy dance movements.īut what this dyed in the wool Andhraite doing in the sleepy town in Tamilnadu? Well, he has been banished from his hometown in AP for one year. The story begins with Sambha (NTR Jr) in the temple town of Kancheepuram. The film is all about a big bad villain against an always-doing-good hero.
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On that score, NTR Jr scores full marks, almost. It is a film made faithfully on what his fans look for in his films. If you are looking for some crusty cinematic showpiece, then Sambha may disappoint big time. His latest release Sambha dutifully follows this pattern and may very well go on to become a hit. And in between, if possible, try and affix a story.Īnd he has been successful all the while with this and so you dare not question this. The actor with raw energy and robust enthusiasm has a set pattern to his films that showcase his strengths.ĭances oozing with rhythmic gusto, fights spilling guts, blood and some more, sentiments that make you to reach for your kerchief and some comic interludes aimed at your funny bone. In these days of crass commercialization, most actors, play safe, and fall for the latter. For the general public who look for something serious and sensitive or the section of dedicated fans that want formula stuff?
Actors are always grappling with the conundrum as to whom are they making their films for.
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