Sairat film- Movie Review
Film- Sairat (By Nagraj Manjule)
Sairat a Film by Nagraj Manjule a Marathi film director in a very short time grabbed people’s attention by giving such wonderful film. In 2013, he came out with the film named Fandry, this film was about caste discrimination in rural Maharashtra. But, the director successfully gave the movie Sairat in 2016. This movie was about the story of love between 2 youngsters, who fell in love with each other but due to caste politics. This film made everyone realize the power of Indian regional cinema and as well Manjule’s directorial abilities, and giving a huge popularity for a regional film in India and by setting the right example.
The story is about the love blooms between Parshya (Akshay Thosar) and Archi (Rinku Rajguru), where Archi belongs to rich and family with a huge political background and Parshya from a lower cast family. Prashya works in garage with his friends and also helps his father as his father is a fisherman along with pursuing college education with the hope of better future. And as it usually turns out into these stories, their moments of young innocent love undergoes many complications. The film has delightful music and songs by ‘Ajay Atul’. The songs really made the movie beautiful.
What makes the film more exciting is its conscious nods to the conventional romances of Hindi cinema. The first part of the movie shows the blossoming of romance, with songs shot in slow motion across the rural backdrop of Maharashtra, where the second part is a gritty look at the advertises the young people in love have to face, shot realistically, without songs, fully exploring the complications that come in their life. The movie also shows how ups and down come in young couples life.
The brilliant music from Ajay Atul, camera work, and a graph that encompasses happiness and sadness, only add to the quality. With a running time of almost 3 hours, one might think it to be a tedious watch. It could’ve been slightly crisper but throughout, the film has a powerful grasp on its subject. The viewer doesn’t get bored because something or the other keeps happening. Another strong point of the film is that it doesn’t rely on known faces. Akash and Rinku are debutantes but their performance is at par with seasoned actors. The mass identifies with Parshya and Archi and this is one of the prime reasons that the film stand to gain with. Manjule is a master at bringing out the irony in situations and that is on ample display in ‘Sairat’ as well. Then there’s the transition from happiness and fun to survival and sadness.
The Marathi industry makes its share of ridiculous films but it is films like ‘Sairat’ that reinstate the faith in the power of regional films, especially the Marathi ones.
