An aging man named Vengadam (Prakash Raj) is being released from jail in 1948. He is only being escorted for two days (the reason not revealed) back to his hometown of Kanchipuram. He is being transported under the custody of two policemen on a bus from the jail. As the journey takes place, Vengadam recalls his past symbolically as several events that occur in the bus (such as sounds) remind him of his past. Vengadam is a silk weaver in the town of Kanchivaram, and has just r... (Full plot summary below)
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An aging man named Vengadam (Prakash Raj) is being released from jail in 1948. He is only being escorted for two days (the reason not revealed) back to his hometown of Kanchipuram. He is being transported under the custody of two policemen on a bus from the jail. As the journey takes place, Vengadam recalls his past symbolically as several events that occur in the bus (such as sounds) remind him of his past. Vengadam is a silk weaver in the town of Kanchivaram, and has just recently got married (with Shreya Reddy). He had vowed once that he will only wed a woman wearing a silk saree, but had to settle for normalcy as he unable to garner enough savings to buy one. It is then revealed through his life proceedings that silk weavers are only paid a very low sum 7 rupees for each silk saree woven. This means that despite being weavers, they can't afford, nor even see the silk saree being worn by other people. Vengadam is shown as a talented weaver and best of the lot. Few years down the road, his wife gives birth to a baby girl, and according to tradition, the father has to give the daughter a promise by whispering into her ears. He shockingly promises that he will marry her off with a silk saree, which is met with skepticism by villagers and even his wife. He later reveals to his wife that he had saved a lot of money over his life, but couldn't save enough to marry her with a silk saree, but will be able to garner enough by the time their daughter grows to marriageable age. But soon after, Vengadam's brother-in-law suffers losses in his business, and tells Vengadam that he will have to abandon Vengadam's sister because he wouldn't afford to take care of her. In desperation to preserve his sister's life and dignity, Vengadam hands over his life savings to his brother-in-law, leaving his silk saree ambitions in tatters.
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| User ReviewDeepak RFor all the slapstick comedies he directs in bollywood, he comes up with some sensible movies down south. This Priyadarshan movie is one of those. |
| User ReviewSudharshan SHighly recommend. I urge you to watch this art house classic!! |
| User ReviewGirish BNATURAL SCREENPLAY AND STORY...PRAKASH RAJ....NO WORDS TO MENTION HIS ACTING ABILITIES..CAN'T BELIEVE PRIYADARSHAN HAS PROVED HIS VERSATILITY FROM COMEDY TO MEANING FUL MOVIE ..GOOD MOVIE TO DESERVE A AWARD. |
| User ReviewPaul DSlow to begin, once the themes of comradeship, honour and family prevail this becomes quite a poignant and ultimately saddening representation of village life in mid 20tth century India. |
| User ReviewGavin SPriyadarshan, a director more known for his Bollywood hits, has made a film that is quite the anti-Bollywood movie. The story is about a silk weaver in India during the WW2 years who promises his baby daughter that she will have a silk sari for her wedding but has not the means to afford it. Though there are some elements of comedy, the tone of the film towards the end is downright depressing. Nice visuals with images of beautiful colorful silk against the desaturated color of the background and costumes. |
