The master auteur reiterates that he is the chief when it comes to delivering a realistic hard hitting tale. Brilliant characterization, good screenplay, amazing performance and overall a superb team work mark Paradesi.

 

Atharva steals the show with an unexpectedly strong performance. It isn’t the lover-boy role but a serious one and his hard work is evident on screen. Vedhika and Dhanshika get a chance to shine, which doesn’t happen very often in Kollywood these days.

 

The music by GV Prakash Kumar matches the mood of the film. If you are serious about serious stuff, Paradesi is your cup of tea, as Bala reigns over it in his inimitable style!

 

Starring: Atharva, Vedhika, Dhansika, Shiv Shankar, Riythvika 

Directed : Bala

Produced :Bala

Written by Bala, Nanjilnadan

 

 

 

The story is about how tea estate workers suffered at the hands of their masters in pre-Independence India. The film opens in Saloor village in the year 1939 and Ottu Porkki alias Rasa (Atharva) is a person who lives a simple life and is drawn towards Angamma (Vedhika).

 

As drought cripples the village, Rasa and the villagers decide leave the place in search of jobs in a tea plantation. It takes an arduous journey on foot for 47 days to reach the estate. Things aren’t exactly rosy for workers there, as the owners treat them with terrible cruelty and force them to work as bonded labourers.

 

For those who find serious films their cup of tea, this is outstanding cinema from director Bala

 

Bala is known for his unique style of filmmaking and he has been at the helm of the new wave directors for some time now. From his Sethu days he has come to be known as a man with a remarkable ability to portray reality on screen, even if that reality is harsh at times. Though there are those who criticise his way of filmmaking, he has a legion of admirers, including Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap, who feel he makes movies for the sheer love of it and with the least concern for commercial success.