A very neat take on why a fishing community abides by certain customs, why it holds its community near and dear and how it helps sustain the oceans and the environment. I am sure many will learn a lot about a community that is taken for granted in this day and age where the seeker and the sought have a line of supermarket chains between them.
Special mention to Mr. Rajasekhar and Mr. Ajay Ghosh for their key roles as Shivayya and Tirupathi respectively. Support cast helped move the story along and keep that highlighted rather than trying to shift the limelight on to themselves.
Can the team do better? Yes. There is always room for improvement. Screenplay is a department that felt a lot to improve. While the story has a good narrative, it is the screenplay that makes the difference between reading a novel and watching it in motion. In an attempt to stitch the climax to the intent, and to establish certain characters in the story, there are certain sections that kind stretch the movie beyond its need. For example, the movie's first half preambled too much to get to the crux of Rudramambapuram as a village and its struggle in the face of industrial pillage that did not adhere to a community's customs.
I would say it is a good one time watch though. I am pretty sure a lot of today's young generation that has grown with supermarkets as the source of food will benefit from understanding what a fisherman struggles with, and how education can possibly help improve the community sustain its livelihood naturally than through artificial culture farms. Additionally, it will be a good encouragement to upcoming movie makers to perform better in their next ventures. A little encouragement now will go a long way for them personally.
