Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Review

Movie Name :  Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum

Directed by   :  Krish
Produced by  :   Saibabu Jagarlamudi Y Rajeev Reddy
Starring     :  Rana Daggubati , Nayantara
Music by   :  Mani Sharma
Cinematography :    V S Gnanasekhar
Studio   :  First Frame Entertainment
Distributed by  :   7 Seas Inc (overseas)[1]
Release date : November 30, 2012
Language     Telugu , Tamil

Review : 

Krish (Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi) makes movies set in a contemporary milieu. He weaves topical issues seamlessly into the plot, and makes it riveting to watch. His earlier movies Gamyam and Vedam are testimony to that.

His latest film, Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, blends together the dying art form of theatre called Surabhi and the topical issue of mining in Bellary.

There's enough drama in this action adventure to keep one glued to the screen.

B Tech Babu (Rana Daggubati) is a reluctant theatre artiste who wants to go to America for higher studies. But his grandfather (Kota Srinivasa Rao) wants him to continue acting and participate in the Bellary theatre fest.

After his grandfather's death, Babu realises that his grandfather wanted the play he had written called Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum to be staged there. This actually binds the Surabhi troupe and Babu to stay together.

Babu and the Surabhi troupe arrive in Bellary where they run into Devika (Nayantara [ Images ]) a documentary filmmaker who is trying to expose the illegal mining resorted to by Redappa (Milind Gunaji [ Images ]) and Chakravarthi (Murli Sharma [ Images ]).

Babu locks horns with Redappa and comes to know of his shady past. The film is thus about staging the play and fulfilling his responsibility as well as about the tribals fight for their land. The film links the art and mining issues well. Mythology, philosophy and reality unfurl in a fascinating manner.

There are some terrific moments in the film which includes the climax.

The good screenplay is matched by some fine dialogues by Sai Madhav Burra which are not just punchy but loaded with meaning.

Murthy's art direction and Gnanasekhar's cinematography reflect the mood and tenor of the film.

Mani Sharma has done a great job with his musical score, particularly the background and the song Jarugutunnadi Jagannatakam which is written so powerfully by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. 

 

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