A number of topics related to elitism in carnatic music have been ambitiously handled in this movie and kudos to the attempt. The screenplay could have been better, crisp and subtle. Some characters had weighty roles like Peter's father (who has done an excellent job btw), Nedumudi's role, etc. Some of the scenes were overly dramatic and far from reality, like the Guru wouldn't touch Peter but will toss the pendant into his hands...oh! come on Rajeev Menon! Is the intent to show that the community that you are accusing is still in 1900s? Do you really think that's the reality?
Good things about the movie - had a great start, beautiful camera and art work, groovy music and background score and great performances overall by Nedumudi, GV, Aparna, Peter's father and his wife, Sumesh and Gurucharan. Vineet could have been given a weightier and a more subtle role for what he's capable. Details of the mridangam making craft and its difficulties were nicely captured in the film.
Several Tamil movies have dealt with carnatic music in various contexts in the past like Thillana Mohanambal, Shankarabharanam, Sindhu Bhairavi and Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, to name a few classics. A closer comparison to this film however, will be Unnal Mudiyum Thambi. While STM was a great attempt with all the fanciness needed for today's Tamil cinema, the handling and portrayal was far from the deftly done classic Unnal Mudiyum Thambi.
Good things about the movie - had a great start, beautiful camera and art work, groovy music and background score and great performances overall by Nedumudi, GV, Aparna, Peter's father and his wife, Sumesh and Gurucharan. Vineet could have been given a weightier and a more subtle role for what he's capable. Details of the mridangam making craft and its difficulties were nicely captured in the film.
Several Tamil movies have dealt with carnatic music in various contexts in the past like Thillana Mohanambal, Shankarabharanam, Sindhu Bhairavi and Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, to name a few classics. A closer comparison to this film however, will be Unnal Mudiyum Thambi. While STM was a great attempt with all the fanciness needed for today's Tamil cinema, the handling and portrayal was far from the deftly done classic Unnal Mudiyum Thambi.