Film;Kalinga
Deepthi Kondaveeti and Pruthivi Yadav
Dhruva Vaayu
Dhruva Vaayu, Pragya Nayan, Adukalam Naren, Laxman Meesala, Tanikella Bharani, Shiju AR, Muralidhar Goud, Sammeta Gandhi, Preeti Sundar Kumar, Balgam Sudhakar, Prardhini, Sanjay Krishna, Harishchandra
Big Hit Productions, Honey Badger Entertainments
Vishnu Sekhara and Anantha Narayanan Ag
September 13, 2024
Moviemanthra.com;Rating;3/25
Dhruva Vayu showed his talent with the film Kerosene. Now Kalinga has come to show his ability in all angles like writer, director and hero. It will also be released on September 13. The film was launched a couple of days ago. The premieres received a good response. The film is produced by Deepti Kondaveeti and Prithvi Yadav under the banner of Big Hit Productions.
Story
An orphaned Linga (Dhruva Vayu) lives with Sara in Kalingaur. The village elder (Aadukalam Naren) and his younger brother Bali (Balagam Sanjay) are in their clutches. He looks at the women. Linga loves Paddu (Pragya Nayan) since childhood. She loves the link as well. Meanwhile, Bali gets his eye on the cobra. Paddu’s father (Muralidhar Goud) makes a riddle for marriage with Linga He says that he will get married if he frees the farm mortgaged by the village elder. With this Linga writes the place in the kingdom. What is the background to this? What is this curse? Why don’t they come back? What happens after crossing the border? What is Asura? What did he do in the end? That’s the story.
Actors
Dhruva Vayu did justice to his role. He showed the roughness and ruggedness required for a gender character. Action sequences are well done. Heroine Pragya Paddu looked beautiful on the screen. It seems that Aadukalam Narain and Balagam Sanjay, who appeared as villains, could not intimidate much. Lakshman plays the role of Meesala’s friend. The artistes have done a good job. The rest of the characters all seem out of place.
analysis
The point chosen for the Kalinga film is very new. It’s wonderful to write a story on paper. But the team seems to be struggling to make an impact. The making of Dhruva Vayu attracts everyone. Does he have the talent? It seems like that. Technically, the film looks very good. It looks very rich and wonderful on the screen.
Dhruva Vaya used his technical team and got a good output. He was successful to a great extent in this regard. The technical team is the main strength of such films. The film has taken RRR to the next level. The cameraman captured the forest visuals and scary scenes very naturally and beautifully. The film stands out because of the background score and the camera work.
The first 10 minutes of the movie are amazing. The director brings the story to the audience. What happens thereafter? The excitement among the audience continues to grow. What’s really happening? What happens to people who cross the border? Who is killing whom? Who is doing so? Continue with the points. Interval becomes more interesting.
The second half could have been more interesting. But this is the main strength of the second half. the last 20 minutes. VFX is impressive. Looking at them, the images of Kantara, Virupaksha and Hanuman also come to mind. Every penny given by the producers to Kalinga will be seen on the screen. After watching the film, the audience will not believe that it is a small film. It looks so rich and beautiful.
