Director's Special

My review: Director's Special

Guruprasad's "Director's Special" is one of those rare movies that one come across these days which has  written material in the forefront. Except for Rangayana Raghu cast is made of entirely little known actors. One should really appreciate the guts of the writer - director Guruprasad in believing in his script more than anything else. And end product is an enjoyable fare high on content. 

Movie explores the psyche of unfamiliar people brought under one roof and made to live like a family and the slow unraveling of their real psyche as new situations and challenging confront them. Doesn't it ring a bell, the similarity the theme has with reality shows like Big Brother or Bid Boss. It is not all, movie also subtly hints at the movie industry and the never ending confrontations between the stars and the makers and how compromises invariably has to be made by the makers to have a "happy ending" for all concerned. 

Brilliantly written script spiced up by some of the most intelligent and witty lines in recent times make it delectable fare for the cinema connoisseurs. To top it, movie boasts of actors who have performed their role with utmost sincerity and spontaneity. Rangayana Raghu leads the pack with his superlative performance. One can watch this movie just to listen to his effortless dialogue delivery only. Such a bundle of talent he is, Raghu keeps the audience in splits throughout movie. Sarcasm comes naturally to him, coupled with fabulous timing and powerfully written dialogues at his disposal, Raghu has had a field day. 

Dhananjay as the protagonist (if one has to refer him as such) is good for a debutant. Though most of his expression get hidden by the mush and the beard, he passes the test in his first movie. Sumithra Devi, Ram and Vatsala Mohan who completes cast of the movie have also done their parts well. 

To make a movie which revolves only around five characters mostly in one location (house of the protagonist) requires guts and Guruprasad seems to be having lots of it. And to make his mission successful he needs the performers to translate the written material into performance and deliver it to the audience without any dilution of the director's vision. The five member cast have done it fabulously. Pooja Gandhi is okay in the song sequence she appears in. 

On the flip side movie is technically very average. One can't help but get a feeling of watching a stage drama. Mahendra Simha is the cinematographer. To make matters worse the background score leaves a lot to be desired. It hinders the narration by drowning the dialogues at many places. With poorly mixed surround sound, background score irritates and after a point gets unbearable. It is amateurish work by Anoop Seelin and the sound engineers.

On the whole, "Director's Special" is a special movie for those who enjoy neatly written narrative and witty intelligent dialogues.

Bottomline: Pure cinema.

3.5/5