The third biopic to be released after Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Mary Kom, this one - the story of a artist from Kilimanoor in Kerala, Raja Ravi Varma, beautifully captured by Ketan Mehta.
A treat to watch his story, as most of us are unaware of his background. Many of us are unaware that the pictures of the various Hindu gods that don our prayer rooms, he very faces that come to our minds, the picturization of our epics Ramayana and Mahabharata was the creative output of Raja Ravi Varma. And this lands him in trouble as the self assumed Godmen engulf him into a legal battle over denigration of Hindu culture and try to curb artistic freedom of expression.
The film also delves into his personal life right from his childhood, how he got the title of "Raja", how his relation with his wife gets complicated in his pursuit of his artistic passion, his contribution to breaking religious barriers of caste, his indulgence into Indian culture basis his commitment to the Maharaja of Vadodara and how it leads him to give a face to the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. Not to forget, the film also captures his contribution to motion pictures in India by facilitating Dadasaheb Phalke to pursue his passion.
Sugandha (Nandana Sen) is his inspiration and the face of the various paintings including those of Goddess Saraswati and Goddess Lakshmi. Ravi Varma's complex relationship with Sugandha has also been captured well in the film. Things turn worse when Ravi Varma makes his paintings commercial by setting up a printing press in partnership with a businessman (Paresh Rawal). The vandalization of the printing press by the goons of the Godmen and the ensuing legal battle, which also entangles Sugandha forms the rest of the story.
Randeep Hooda has put his heart into the role and it clearly shows in his performances. He is ideal in his portrayal of Raja Ravi Varma in a 19th century world. Nandana Sen has also done a great job in the movie, has an equally important role as Randeep.
A must watch. Four and a half stars to the movie.
A treat to watch his story, as most of us are unaware of his background. Many of us are unaware that the pictures of the various Hindu gods that don our prayer rooms, he very faces that come to our minds, the picturization of our epics Ramayana and Mahabharata was the creative output of Raja Ravi Varma. And this lands him in trouble as the self assumed Godmen engulf him into a legal battle over denigration of Hindu culture and try to curb artistic freedom of expression.
The film also delves into his personal life right from his childhood, how he got the title of "Raja", how his relation with his wife gets complicated in his pursuit of his artistic passion, his contribution to breaking religious barriers of caste, his indulgence into Indian culture basis his commitment to the Maharaja of Vadodara and how it leads him to give a face to the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. Not to forget, the film also captures his contribution to motion pictures in India by facilitating Dadasaheb Phalke to pursue his passion.
Sugandha (Nandana Sen) is his inspiration and the face of the various paintings including those of Goddess Saraswati and Goddess Lakshmi. Ravi Varma's complex relationship with Sugandha has also been captured well in the film. Things turn worse when Ravi Varma makes his paintings commercial by setting up a printing press in partnership with a businessman (Paresh Rawal). The vandalization of the printing press by the goons of the Godmen and the ensuing legal battle, which also entangles Sugandha forms the rest of the story.
Randeep Hooda has put his heart into the role and it clearly shows in his performances. He is ideal in his portrayal of Raja Ravi Varma in a 19th century world. Nandana Sen has also done a great job in the movie, has an equally important role as Randeep.
A must watch. Four and a half stars to the movie.
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