Hemanth M Rao’s ‘Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B’ is a worthy companion piece to its predecessor that takes you on an unexpected journey
- Trinity Auditorium
- Nov 17, 2023
- 1 min read
The film stars Rakshit Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Chaithra Achar, JP Tuminad. It is as beautifully muted as ‘Side A’, and it works because of its purity and its big heart.
Some movies need to sink in. I saw a screening of Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B with the cinematographer’s assistant. After the film, he asked how I liked it. My mind was foggy. There was too much I had experienced, my heart was too full – and I think I said I liked it, but with reservations. Now, as I think about it – and this is not a film that leaves your mind easily – I find I liked it a lot, a LOT. These were some of the “reservations” I had. I felt that the devious character played by Achyut Kumar could have been worked in better, with a better sense of closure. I felt the villain, the man Manu (Rakshit Shetty) beats up in prison at the end of Side A, should have been a more menacing presence, a bigger (and more dangerous) obstacle in Manu’s path. But he comes across like someone planted into the narrative just because there’s the need for some extra (and external) drama and violence.
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