We understand "The Autumn of life" as the saddest phase in a human's life. However, still we jovially call it life's Second Innings ! Human growth is a circular trap in which everyone juggles. No matter you realize that Or no but you do believe in the mirage of it, yes or no? Very few comprehend it to it's core and propagate to a large number of audience through art. Though it be painting, sculpting, dancing, singing or Filming ! No doubt, regional films have taken a great toll as compared to the other regular Bollywood films. I will be more than happy to mention the name of that person who hails from the largest South indian state - Karnataka, he is Aneesha. S. Sharma who has backed two awards for his emotionally piercing kannada short film titled Vaddaraadhaka (One who served old people). It is from Jagli Reels Production and published by Sathish Audio House. The movie received the 'Best Director' and 'Best Short Film' awards from Vijaya Karnataka Film Festival. Also adding another award of 'Best Film' from VK Kiruchitrotsava. The story of the movie revolves around the present situation of a rural region where the old people handle their issues without any guardians.
The movie opens up with a scene where in a PUC exam failure who is the main protagonist and also the writer-director talks about his small village. His acerbic dialogues creates the mood of the film in the very beginning when the conductor asks him the reason for sulking. On which he replies that his village made a huge ruckus in the morning because of the PUC exam results. Therefore, when the protagonist was on his way to know the results, he met three old people viz. Seetharamajja, Girijakka and Neelkanth Shastri who ask him to get their mere works done. At this particular moment, the protagonist throws a question that whether he should go to check his results in which he knows that he is failed or should he do the menial works of these oldies?
After this the story of these three people is narrated by the protagonist as a voice over. I know my words won't lie if I say that Aneesh's voiceover should have been received an award too as it is so very expressive. Even if you don't see the visuals played in the movie, his voice will make your creative side of the brain to imagine the story behind his words... Truly Marvelous ! On top of it, the background music rendered by Chethan Kumar has meticulously complimented to the movie. Right from the start the frames have a warm hue which kindles a sentimental state of mind till the last. All credit goes to the DOP-Colourist Thanvik Gowda. When you see the actors, you cannot differentiate them from the real people that we see in our daily life. Their faces are extremely realistic which speaks a lot that too without any dialogues. When I heard only the voiceover on loop, I ascertained a reverse psychology that the director has used. He knows that the audience know what is correct which even he knows but still he asks rhetorical questions for a poetic impact. This impact indeed will agonize every individual's mind, mark my words !
However, the concept of the movie is itself a very thoughtful one which will make all of us question about our existence in real. From a very tender age, we are conditioned to become an educated and wealthy person but our journey leaves us at a disturbing destination as an educated wild animal. What is the purpose of life if there's no purpose of life? Why the difference between humans and animals is gradually fading day by day? While running in our life race, why did we leave the hands of those who taught us to walk? Maybe that's why we stumble in our lives more than our parents did. As the director says in his voiceover that, "Everyone passed their exams and prospered but now there's no one left to lift the dead". We all study hard and settle in abroad without turning back to see whether someone needs us or no. When these old people need radio batteries, kadale bele and Bengaluru tickets, there's literally no one around to help them out. This led them to hand over the work to our poor protagonist PUC exam failure. Even he wishes to pass his exams and fly high but not at the cost of leaving his village and oldies behind. "How will an aged bird fly away when he has spent his entire life in the same nest"? Isn't it hard to hear? These words are rightly said by the narrator. If our parents would have left their parents then we would have never spent time with our dear grandparents. In infancy, our parents know that we are dependent on them. No matter how troublesome we are they still handle our tantrums. How come then we lose hope so easily during our parent's second childhood? What an irony is this! While pursing passion the sense of patience is somewhere lost. I wish someone could find and treasure it. It's rare though ! When the stories of those three oldies are narrated, it uncovers the sensitive part which is a must watch.
Sagara; a tiny village faces so many problems in their day to day lives which the urban lives will never survive with. Rural areas do encounter various issues even today just like the infrequency of the buses shown in the movie. The protagonist doesn't have any bus facility till the evening if he misses his bus in the afternoon. Not all the services are at their feet to fulfill them. They've got less sources, less services, less opportunities but they accept all that with a big heart. If the smallest of the small difficulties aren't sorted then how will the nation prosper in whole? What is the point of accumulating wealth if there's no pink of health to rejoice with it? Why only an educated person considered as the wisest when we know that value education is recognized? How can we leave behind our lifelines, when everyone knows that no one can escape from the circle of karma? What is the use of that money if you haven't served someone with a single penny? Sit aside in a corner and meditate on these questions while watching this movie without FAIL!!! Will you do it?
- Ambika Chilveri
The movie opens up with a scene where in a PUC exam failure who is the main protagonist and also the writer-director talks about his small village. His acerbic dialogues creates the mood of the film in the very beginning when the conductor asks him the reason for sulking. On which he replies that his village made a huge ruckus in the morning because of the PUC exam results. Therefore, when the protagonist was on his way to know the results, he met three old people viz. Seetharamajja, Girijakka and Neelkanth Shastri who ask him to get their mere works done. At this particular moment, the protagonist throws a question that whether he should go to check his results in which he knows that he is failed or should he do the menial works of these oldies?
After this the story of these three people is narrated by the protagonist as a voice over. I know my words won't lie if I say that Aneesh's voiceover should have been received an award too as it is so very expressive. Even if you don't see the visuals played in the movie, his voice will make your creative side of the brain to imagine the story behind his words... Truly Marvelous ! On top of it, the background music rendered by Chethan Kumar has meticulously complimented to the movie. Right from the start the frames have a warm hue which kindles a sentimental state of mind till the last. All credit goes to the DOP-Colourist Thanvik Gowda. When you see the actors, you cannot differentiate them from the real people that we see in our daily life. Their faces are extremely realistic which speaks a lot that too without any dialogues. When I heard only the voiceover on loop, I ascertained a reverse psychology that the director has used. He knows that the audience know what is correct which even he knows but still he asks rhetorical questions for a poetic impact. This impact indeed will agonize every individual's mind, mark my words !
However, the concept of the movie is itself a very thoughtful one which will make all of us question about our existence in real. From a very tender age, we are conditioned to become an educated and wealthy person but our journey leaves us at a disturbing destination as an educated wild animal. What is the purpose of life if there's no purpose of life? Why the difference between humans and animals is gradually fading day by day? While running in our life race, why did we leave the hands of those who taught us to walk? Maybe that's why we stumble in our lives more than our parents did. As the director says in his voiceover that, "Everyone passed their exams and prospered but now there's no one left to lift the dead". We all study hard and settle in abroad without turning back to see whether someone needs us or no. When these old people need radio batteries, kadale bele and Bengaluru tickets, there's literally no one around to help them out. This led them to hand over the work to our poor protagonist PUC exam failure. Even he wishes to pass his exams and fly high but not at the cost of leaving his village and oldies behind. "How will an aged bird fly away when he has spent his entire life in the same nest"? Isn't it hard to hear? These words are rightly said by the narrator. If our parents would have left their parents then we would have never spent time with our dear grandparents. In infancy, our parents know that we are dependent on them. No matter how troublesome we are they still handle our tantrums. How come then we lose hope so easily during our parent's second childhood? What an irony is this! While pursing passion the sense of patience is somewhere lost. I wish someone could find and treasure it. It's rare though ! When the stories of those three oldies are narrated, it uncovers the sensitive part which is a must watch.
Sagara; a tiny village faces so many problems in their day to day lives which the urban lives will never survive with. Rural areas do encounter various issues even today just like the infrequency of the buses shown in the movie. The protagonist doesn't have any bus facility till the evening if he misses his bus in the afternoon. Not all the services are at their feet to fulfill them. They've got less sources, less services, less opportunities but they accept all that with a big heart. If the smallest of the small difficulties aren't sorted then how will the nation prosper in whole? What is the point of accumulating wealth if there's no pink of health to rejoice with it? Why only an educated person considered as the wisest when we know that value education is recognized? How can we leave behind our lifelines, when everyone knows that no one can escape from the circle of karma? What is the use of that money if you haven't served someone with a single penny? Sit aside in a corner and meditate on these questions while watching this movie without FAIL!!! Will you do it?
- Ambika Chilveri
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