Rangasthalam -A political drama set in village back drop of 1980s.

Rangasthalam
A stage well played by its arists. A very intense movie, too difficult to shrug off even after stepping out of the darkness of the theatre. 
Ramcharan theja, carved a niche for himself as an artist. A partially deaf, non chalant youth gains depth as the movie progresses.  The whole village, in blissful ignorance, surrenders itself to the power and authority of the president, who remains an invincible leader of the village for two decades. 
Though the villagers are being crushed under the burden of debts taken in the society,  due to illiteracy and ignorance, they just bear with the brunt of life till Adi, elder brother of Ramcharan theja steps in and exposes the Injustice done by the president in the name of the society. 


Ramalakshmi , the love interest of Theja, played by Samantha.  The girl has proved herself that she has the mettle to carry on performance oriented roles. She is not the village coy girl  as in regular films, who just plays  with the cattle and runs around dancing in the green fields, but a village girl in it’s true sense, who takes on the responsibility of farming with the grit and determination of the man. She is the girl, who first raises her voice against the Injustice done by the society. 

 Though there are no romantic scenes between the lovers, their love, touches hearts, by it’s natural rustic way.  Theja, unlike other heroes, never hesitates to proclaim his strong commitment towards his brother, setting aside his love for his girl.   He pledges his life for his brother,  with an unswerving love and faith. 
Adi, by his sublime performance, adds a lot of value to the movie. He is the spark against the president , who brings awareness in the village. He stands for a right cause,  depicting the heroic quality. As his fight against Injustice is the driving force for him, theja is driven by his strong love for his brother. When Adi touches the logical side of the brain, theja straight away touches the emotional side of it. 

Theja played his role with a depth and intensity, which is unexpected of an action hero like him. His performance overpowers every one else's in the film and engulfs the audience like a forest fire.  He undoubtedly takes over the role of a protagonist on the Rangasthalam. 

Director’s talent in unfolding the village life with all it’s grey shades, draws the viewers too into the Rangasthalam, with it’s realistic charm. The life of 80’s is truly felt in each frame and the movie has successfully recreated the by gone ambience pressing the nostalgic buttons. The intensity of the movie is so captivating that, the young audience, who create a furror at the first sight of their favorite hero Ram Charan, with their whistles and shrill voices, fall very silent as the movie takes over by its gravity and depth.

Songs are very meaningful and well tuned and optly situational. Deserve more than one hearing. 
Jagapati Babu, though has no powerful dialogues, shoulders the vilanism, with his powerful and natural performance.  Prakash Raj, has nothing much to do, and has done, what’s expected of him. Pooja Hegde, looks cool in the item number,  though she doesn’t set the stage on fire. 

The story line is very gripping and as unpredictable as life itself and beautifully portrayed on screen.  Hat’s off to sukumaran . 
Rangasthalam is never complete if we don’t make a mention of Rangammatha. A middle aged beautiful lady, who hides her widowhood, who lends a helping hand to her fellow beings. She has the freshness and charm of an artist, which makes her on screen presence quite endearing.

Over all, inspite of it’s slow pace, which definitely  is not a minus, but gradually pulls the viewers too on stage, rangasthalam is  worth our presence for those few hours of intense play.

By knight reviews