Godavari( Telugu, 2006 )

Greatness is a decent quality to aspire to but the aspiration alone by itself isn't a guarantor for success. And that is where this movie fails. It has a decent soundtrack, some very beautifully done scores but overall it fails to live up to the aspired greatness. The problem, as seems to be common among the newer directors, stems from the fact they are trying to prove points throughout the movie. In this case the director attempts to "expose" some of the trials involved in joining political parties but reduces it to a minor thing in the film without weaving it into the storyline. One could go on with stuff like this. So instead of a binding whole one finds patches of brilliance held together by thin strings. The title, if one hasn't guessed it by now, derives from the river of the same name that flows through Telugu country. The river, the hills alongs its side, the colors of the sunset against the hills and everything that sacred with the river was attempted to be grasped but that wouldn't lend itself to be captured. Something that could have easily achieved greatness is now reduced to a somewhat bearable watch.