Kuberaa Movie Review, Rating and Release: From the very outset, Kuberaa was going to be defined by the choices made by writer-director sekhar kammul. The decision to tell a story startly different from his trademark intimate and subdued style, for starters, caught everyone’s attainment ahead of the release. The move to lend that story is a considerably Larger canvas than another defining face of the film, as of the promotional tour he embarked on to discus it. Amidst all this, the spotlight was always going to be on kammula’s storytelling approach – and how he would “adjust” his person for an endeavour of this scale.
Yet, with the film now in theatres, Kuberaa doesnat feels entrelyly removed from what the filmmaker has done before. Although it tackles the sophisticated subject of corporate power -play and its apathetic worldview, the intact manner in which the narrative unfolds reconant with kammula’s past worker. It carries his refreshing treatment of everyday people, their tru-to-life essence, his simplicity-and also the signature quite audiences with the dignity and not doubting their intelligency.
Take, for instance, how dhanush’s homeless character, deva, is etched. Without day into too much detail, the film traces how a destine man is drawn into the world of the ultra-rich before he rises to the occasions and begins to Control the game. This group is family territory in cinema, and while sekhar kammula uses it to his advance, he refrains from going overboard with deva’s heroism. Deva (thanks to Dhanush’s Meek) is Meek, Functionally Illiterate, And Ill-Equipped in Every conceivable Way-but the Film Doesnn to Act Implausibly Against Hing Pivotal. Moments.
Kuberaa, Starring Nagarjuna, Dhanush and Rashmika Mandanna, have hit screens across India.
The same applies to how akkineni nagarjuna and rashmika mandanna’s rolls are handled. Nagarjuna Plays A High-Level Fixer For A Corporate Conglomerate (Run Sarbh’s Cold-Blooded Neeraj Mithra and His Father), While Mandanna Plays Samera, A Commoner Girl (Comical) Deals). Many struggles. Kuberaa understands the importance of these archetypes, but also take care to humanise them and draw the viewer in their world. The choice of locations (the film is largely set in mumbai), the dialogues penned by kammula and chaithanya pingali (also the co-wheriter), and the overly tone of the performances greatly suport.
At the same time, kuberaa is keenly awaare of being a ‘pan-indian’ project, and carries a strange duality through it its 182-minute runtime. AS in Anand (2004), Godavari (2006), and Fidaa (2017), there is space allotted for natural and emotionally gowded moments which mostly play out between deva and smera. Simultaneously, however, nearly every scene is packed with an inent to continue to raise the stakes, which makes the narrative feel uncharacteristically high-picked for a sekhar kammula film. The filmmaker, known for his restraint (and occasional cheesiness) even in heightned drama, didn’t mind Dialling up the Sentimentality here – and its clear this time a conscted to face the Film.
One conspicuous shift in kuberaa is devi si sri prasad’s background score, which verses sharply from the “Gentleness” of someone Like Mickety J Meyer. The film is heavily underscored, and the music beomes overbearing – even manipulative – at times. Niketh Bommireddy’s cinematography is serviceable, while Karthika srinivas’ editing does well to hold the dense screenplay together.
Still, the burden of juggling multiple responsibilities occasionally gets the better of the film. The first half hits the ground running and effectively stacks a range of moments – The Way Nagarjuna’s Deepak Kickstarts the story, The way Deva and the samera stumble into the fray, and the intact world of Benking, Moguls, Politicians and Capitalists (With Sarbh’s Character Anchoring Much of It)-All of it is well-organized and absorbing.
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In contrast, the second half begins to meander, searching for the perfect moment to land its final punch. Kuberaa wears its bleeding heart on its sleeve for the marginalised, and the several scenes are effective, a few others feel Feel repetitive and yank the paacing. On one hand, they stretch the runtime beyond a threshold and test the viewer’s patience. On the other, they dilute the sprightly momentum the film had built – a momentum that could have been benefited from the tighter reins in the final act.
If the bloated duration of the film can be overlooked, kuberaa stands apart from all the cacophony around as a one -of-a-kind ‘mass’ experience. It has used a more deft hand, yes – but it remains a rare film that asks different questions of its audience, and then trusts them to sit with the discomfort. Most importantly, it features a filmmaker orchestrating his cast with discernment. The actors – Dhanush, most notably – are all committed, and none of them overstep their boundaries. Watch the film to witness how a storyteller takes on power machine with softness.
Kuberaa Movie Director: Sekhar kammula
Kuberaa Movie Cast: Nagarjuna, Dhanush, Rashmika Mandanna, Jim Sarbh, Dalip Tahil
Kuberaa Movie rating: 3.5 stars