Sita ramam review

Hanu Raghavapudi’s Also read: Sita Ramam trailer: Dulquer Salmaan plays Ram in this epic romantic tale Sita Ramam stars Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur in lead. The year is 1964. Our story opens in Kashmir with Pakistan setting its sights on Kashmir. Insurgents have already made plans to infiltrate. As the tension between India and Pakistan continues to brew, we are introduced to Lieutenant Ram ( One such letter comes from a person called Sita, who writes without revealing her address. We see how Ram falls in love with Sita and sets out on a journey to find her when he spots a clue in one of her letters. The story jumps 20 years as we see Afreen ( If Ramayana was about the search for Sita after she was taken captive by Raavan, this modern-day story of Ram and Sita is about the search for Ram. As much as this is a love story at heart, there’s an underlying element of mystery that’s very well maintained throughout the film. It is effectively unraveled in the end. This is not a straightforward love story but one that tries to convey its message about choosing humanity over religion, boundaries and countries very convincingly, without ever going overboard. The film and the writing need to be lauded in the way the India-Pakistan conflict has been handled with sensitivity. It’s one of the more mature representations of the tension that has ensued between the countries for decades. The lead performances play a very key role in making the audiences root for the characters of Dul...

Runtime: 157 mins A period romantic drama set amidst the India-Pakistan strife, although Sita Ramam is a hit at the box office, the film loses appeal, as it tries for greater complexity. It's 1964, and the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) terrorist camp is putting the finishing touches on Operation Gibraltar involving the Mujahideen crossing into Kashmir. A young Indian lieutenant who falls in love with a Muslim princess (later on, his wife) from India's Hyderabad, is tasked with destroying the Pakistani camp. But he gets caught and tortured while his wife goes from pillar to post to rescue him. Ram (Dulquer Salmaan), an orphan soldier, doesn't have much to call his own. He falls like a ton of bricks when a lady sends him a letter. On one of his sojourns back from the army, he meets up with the woman, and love blossoms. The disparity between their class, caste and religion is not evident, but, of course, there are outside influences to play villains. The set-up is can be a bit unbelievable. In a day and age where people look for security in marriage, here's a movie heralding someone leaving her riches behind to play wife to an army lieutenant whose life is always in jeopardy - even if the setting is way back in the 1960s. Not to say that army men aren't getting married and women don't want them. But during the war time, it seems hard to digest. Hanu Raghavapudi's Telugu version of Sita Ramam was released a couple of weeks ago and did not set the box-office on fire immediate...

Review: 'Sita Ramam' is period romance done right along with being a mesmerising visual treat The love that Sita Ramam has received down South has been a pleasant surprise for many and this led the makers to dub the film in Hindi and release it here. Having had the chance to witness the recently released Hindi version, here's what I thought about it- Production Design & Background Score As I kept watching the movie and about half an hour into it, I marvelled at the brilliant production design that the film showcased without seeming it to be a big scale and grand film. The film isn't a three digit crore film with its budget but even then, the cinematography, production, graphics and costumes are done so well that you indeed feel that the scale is much bigger. This is in synergy with the amazing background score as it almost becomes a musical at multiple situations delivering the big theater experience in the best possible way. The Length, Suspension of Disbelief & Deviation There are factors that become an issue with Given the time the film is set in, coupled with some outlandish situations, there is a lot of suspension of disbelief that is demanded off from us as a viewer. The screenplay, while taut otherwise becomes very deviating in the second half leading to lose interest until we reach the final leg of the film. The Performances What keeps the shortcomings of the second half afloat are the performances by almost the entirety of the cast. Mandanna's extended cameo might...

In Sita Ramam, the mythological couple Ram and Sita find an innovative set-up to re-enter Indian cinema, which is already famous for using the pair as a favorite reference to depict 'divine and pure love'. Switching between the two timelines set in Kashmir — the 1960s and 1980s, Sita Ramam is a poignant love story wherein, a war-like situation plays cupid to ignite the romance between Ram ( The cinematography of the movie is top notch, as Sita Ramam is a visually aesthetic film, which lenses out gorgeous visuals of the actors and picturesque locales. Dulquer and Mrunal too, render compelling performances and are a treat to watch on screen. There are some excellent dialogues about patriotism and religious beliefs in the film that convince you, that Sita Ramam is more than just a love story. For instance, there is a scene where Ram says that he hopes the terrorist understands Quran at least in his next life, so that he doesn't blame Islam anymore for his terrorism. "You don’t have to spew hatred on a neighboring country to prove the love for your country," is another one that creates a huge impact. The film shows how poignant it is for soldiers to have a ‘normal’ romantic life. They need to take a long time off even to go on a date. In addition, the nation’s call of duty makes their relationships uncertain and at most times, even compels them to sacrifice their lives. However, it is painful to see prominent actors like Prakash Raj and Gautham Vasudev Menon not being employed...

Sita Ramam is a subtle reminder that, in a world where you can be anything, the best thing you can be is kind, observes Divya Nair. 'How far will you go for love?' is a theme often repeated in love stories. And when a love story is set against the backdrop of war, emotions are bound to run high. Director Hanu Raghavapudi chooses to present Sita Ramam, a Telugu language period romance drama against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan conflict in the 1960s. The story opens in the 1980s at a university in London. Afreen (Rashmika Mandanna), a young Pakistani student, buys a bottle of whiskey to set fire to an Indian businessman's car. When she refuses to apologise because he is an Indian national, Afreen is given two choices -- to compensate him for his loss within a month or be rusticated from her college. Afreen decides to reconcile with her grandfather, hoping he'd help her with the money. To her dismay, her grandfather, with whom she hadn't been in touch, has passed away, leaving behind a fortune she can inherit only if she accomplishes a task. She has to find a woman named Sita Mahalaxmi (Mrunal Thakur in her Telugu debut) and hand over a letter written to her 20 years ago by an Indian soldier named Ram (Dulquer Salmaan). Afreen travels to India to find the elusive Sita Mahalaxmi and, through her, she discovers the hero of the story, Lieutenant Ram. Sita and Ram's story takes us to 1964, when Ram saves a group of Kashmiri Hindus from a riot incited by Kashmiri Muslims and...

Sita Ramam Movie Review Rating: Star Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur, Director: Hanu Raghavapudi. Sita Ramam Movie Review ( Photo Credit – Sita Ramam Poster ) What’s Good: It is a love story lived and doomed. The storytelling makes it poetic and the actors add the charm. The beauty is all around. What’s Bad: The effort that is clearly visible to make it more poetic and the predictable turns. Loo Break: When the turns are predictable, that’s your cue. The second half gets better though. Watch or Not?: Watch it for a cinematic experience that is poetic and heart-breaking. Language: Malayalam (with subtitles). Available on: Amazon Prime Video. Runtime: 157 Minutes. User Rating: A young Pakistani woman Afreen (Rashmika) is forced to deliver a letter to Sita (Mrunal) in India by her dead grandfather because he is in debt of the writer Ram (Dulquer). Lesser does Afreen know that she is setting out to explore a love story and also see a transformation in herself. Sita Ramam Movie Review ( Photo Credit – A Still From Sita Ramam ) Sita Ramam Movie Review: Script Analysis Unrequited love, bonds that know no border, and the charm that resembles the world where love was in letters, these might look like elements from the cinema of the past. But time and again when storytellers of our generation crack it right, it only makes me immensely happy. Welcome, Sita Ramam, a musical saga that blends love and tragedy with its tune so well that you kind of ignores the flaws. But I can’t. St...