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Pitta Kathalu - A highly imaginative anthology that like most anthologies ends up as a mixed bag!

PUBLISHED DATE : 23/Feb/2021

Pitta Kathalu - A highly imaginative anthology that like most anthologies ends up as a mixed bag!

Pitta Kathalu - A highly imaginative anthology that like most anthologies ends up as a mixed bag!

Bharath Vijayakumar

 

 

Ramula

Tharun Bhascker's short is the first and also the best of the anthology.Treated like a dark comedy, this is an entertaining short that deals with love, lust and betrayal. The lead cast is very good and Abhay Bethiganti in particular is terrific.The strikingly different musical score (at times purposefully in contrast to what is happening on screen) is a screamer. This is the only short in the anthology that sort of puts love and lust together within the same bracket. The guy is yearning for physical intimacy but the girl wants approval of the relationship from the family. Just when you think that the guy is only lusting for her and love is just a polished way of seeking for it, what happens is a pleasant surprise. The guy's love and resolve to marry her only strengthens after their bodies unite.What then happens is how external factors (society, media and politics) stigmatize sex and utilize a woman's body as a tool for their own personal agenda. The film is another reminder that being feminist doesn't have anything to do with your gender.

Rating: 3.25/5

Meera 

Nandhini Reddy's short is the weakest of this anthology. It follows the toxic relationship between a suspecting husband and his novelist wife. The entire short is built up for a twist at the end but almost nothing works. The acting is over the top and some of the scenes are downright cringey. How else can you explain that scene where a doctor discusses about paternity test results with a couple in front of others in the clinic. The entire short and the acting has a 'wannabe' feel about it.

Rating : 2/5

xLife

Nag Ashwin's film is set in a futuristic world where half the world's population is living a virtual life. The CG and the world building is very good but there is very little emotional connect. There are a couple of impressive dialogues that double up to serve as messages but these messages do not really come through convincingly from the film itself. Sanjith Hegde fits the part superbly though. This one works more like an idea but does not translate effectively on screen within the short time frame.

Rating: 2.5/5

Pinky 

Sankalp Reddy's short has a lot going for it. Within the given time frame it creates four interesting characters and we sense both the vibe and the indifference between them. The acting is pretty good and in that final scene where all the four characters are in the same house, the tension is palpable. This is a film that is able to establish the characters and what they have gone through (outside the film's timeline) convincingly. If Tharun Bhascker had put love and lust within the same bracket, Sankalp Reddy sort of demarcates them, as the film ends by saying 'Love is eternal, so is Desire'.

Rating: 2.75/5

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