Senior Naresh Parampara Review
on Nov 8, 2014
Parampara: A celebration of human relationships
Once in a while, there comes along a movie like a breath of fresh air, that tugs at your heartstrings and reinforces your belief in the ability of ‘cinema’ to influence perceptions for the better. Parampara is one such movie. Starring Senior Naresh, Aamani and Raavi Kondala Rao in the lead roles, the movie is a visual and emotional feast that stays with you long after you have come away from the theater.
Plot: Raghava (Naresh) works as an assistant in a government firm. He lives with his wife (played by Aamani) and young son, Pawan. Raghava as a youngster was a very good poet. However, being the eldest son in a poor family, he bows down to his father’s wishes and giving up his love for poetry and settles down into a mundane existence. Segregated from his natural love of poetry, life becomes drudgery for Raghava and he just goes through the motions of life without any zeal and not giving quality time to his wife and son or encouraging the latter’s love for badminton. A certain incident resultsin Raghava leaving with his family to his native village and there, basking in the serene and beautifulambience of the village, Raghava recovers to a certain extent his joy for living and also bonds properly for the first time with his son and family. He then decides to support his son’s love for badminton wholeheartedly so that his son does not suffer in life like him. Unfortunately, a certain incident threatens to jeopardize the whole plans of Raghava for his son. So, does Pawan realize his and his father’s dreams of becoming a national champion? Whether Raghava finally manages to come to terms with life and his own father forms the crux of the story.
Performances: Naresh is simply outstanding in his role. He can consider himself extremely lucky to get such a fine character and he does complete justice to it. The role of his wife played by Aamani is a cakewalk for her and Raavi Kondala Rao is also an asset to the film. Santosh who plays the grown-up Pawan is good. Monisha who plays Pawan’s love interest does not have a substantial role; however she is pleasing on the eye.
Verdict: Producer/ director Madhu Mahankali really needs to be appreciated for coming out with a gemof a film sans any vulgarity and one that can be watched by the entire family. A cinematographer from FTII Pune, he has delegated the job of cinematography for his directorial debut to his good friend andbatch-mate, Prasann Jann who has done an excellent job. Shot in the picturesque locales of Konaseema, the visuals are simply stunning. The two songs in the movie are nice but the background score by Arjunis very good. The dialogues are refreshingly simple and connect with all sections of audience. All in all, Parampara is a must watch for lovers of good Telugu cinema.