Movie: Virata Parvam
Director: Venu Udugula
Cast: Sai Pallavi, Rana Daggubati, Priyamani, Nanditha Das, Rahul Ramakrishna, Devi Prasad, Anand Chakrapani, and others
Producer: Sudhakar Cherukuri
Music Director: Suresh Bobbili
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THE IBC NEWS RATING
Starring Rana and Sai Pallavi, ‘Virata Parvam’ is a much-hyped Love and Naxalite drama set in the backdrop of the 1990s.
Plot:
The story revolves around Vennela’s (Sai Pallavi) pure love towards Ravanna (Rana Daggubati), a Naxalite and poet whose fiery books are banned by the government. Naive yet stubborn Vennela falls in love with Ravanna entranced by his books. Impressed with some points in her father’s story-telling, She believes that there is no greater power in the world than love and leaves the house to find Ravanna. Does she find Ravanna? Does Ravanna accept her love? Finally what happened to Vennela forms the crux of the plot.
What’s Entertaining & What’s Boring:
For sure, Sai Pallavi’s mesmerizing acting and Rana’s screen presence stand as big highlights of the movie. BGM is good. Music director Suresh Bobbili has come up with songs that flow with the theme. Dialogues are thought-provoking. Although the story lacked a bit in between, the first half and the climax are said to be captivating. Mainly the scenes that showcase Saipallavi’s efforts to reach Rana, have some engaging moments.
Though the real-life story picked by the director is good, he missed the feel in his narration. The biggest drawback is that the director has narrated more like a docu-drama than as an emotional film. The editing should have been sharper. Though the proceedings are breezy, nothing much happens in almost one hour of the film that comes after the second half.
Performance of Cast & Crew:
Sai Pallavi yet again stole the show with her sheer performance. She pulls out the whole story with her spectacular acting skills. The movie can be said as Sai Pallavi’s one-woman show.
On the other hand, Rana’s acting is not any less than Sai Pallavi’s. Though his character is very tiny compared to Sai Pallavi’s character in the film, he rocks with his rugged look and performance in the limited space. Naveen Chandra and Priyamani are perfect in their roles. Sai Chand, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Nandita Das gave their best.
Cinematographers Dani Sanchez Lopez and Divakar Mani have created magic with their frames. The powerful imagery in the climax is one of the best shot sequences in recent times. Suresh Bobbili’s Music is a haunting one.
First Half & Second Half:
The first part forms the major portion of the film and it was handled well with no lag. Sai Pallavi pulled it off with ease but there are a lot of loose ends left by the director right from the interval. The second half’s first half-hour totally goes down with boring scenes and then the movie pick-ups only during pre-climax and climax. Sai Pallavi breathes life into the climax sequences and makes it a major highlight.
Impressive:
Performances
First Half
Climax Sequence
Music & BGM
Unimpressive:
Editing
Second Half
‘The IBC News’ take on Virata Parvam:
On the whole, Virata Parvam is an honest periodic drama with an impressive storyline. Sai Pallavi gives her career-best and owns the story of Vennela. However, the film is devoid of commercial entertainment and has a slow pace. So, if you ignore the dragging second half and if you could bear the slow narration, then this film has a few trappings to impress you.
One-Line Review:
Not a regular commercial love story, But an Honest One
