(Clockwise) Phani Acharya, Venkatesh Maha, Bindu Madhavi, Ravindra Vijay, Madonna Sebastian and Tharun Bhascker in the Telugu anthology ‘Anger Tales’
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A nagging scenario somebody faces might sound trivial to others. The one who faces the triggering scenario may put up with one thing till it reaches a breaking level and give in to rage. Director Prabhala Tilak, who has co-written the Telugu anthology Anger Tales (streaming on Disney+ Hotstar) with Karthikeya Karedla, focuses on how folks reply to various irritants.
A toiling homemaker who’s unable to take a day nap, a younger lady who isn’t allowed to eat eggs in her vegetarian family, an avid fan of a star who’s pushed to his limits whereas arranging a particular followers’ present, and a bald man who grapples with failure on all fronts are the central characters in this anthology.
The character of Ranga (Venkatesh Maha) can be relatable to die-hard followers of A-list stars of Telugu cinema. In the story titled ‘Benefit Show’, we see Ranga, the president of a followers affiliation of a star, attempting to organise a particular screening of his idol’s new film. Tilak narrates this story like an insider who has watched folks like Ranga up shut. Fan golf equipment view a ‘benefit show’ as a marker of energy and delight. Ticket costs are hiked up and tempers rage excessive when there’s a delay. Maha is effective in his portrayal of Ranga’s delight, rage and desperation. This is by far director Venkatesh Maha’s greatest as an actor. Suhas is spectacular in his temporary half as a rabble-rouser. ‘Benefit Show’ is participating for a big half however is undone by its ending.
Anger Tales
Cast: Venkatesh Maha, Bindu Madhavi, Phani Acharya, Madonna Sebastian and Tharun Bhascker
Direction: Prabhala Tilak
Music: Smaran Sai
The story ‘Food Festival’ shifts our consideration to an condo complicated that appears to uphold vegetarianism as its predominant identification. What occurs when a holier-than-thou angle of the household and the neighbourhood prevents a girl from boiling eggs at dwelling? Madonna Sebastian is solid as Priya Reddy, a younger married lady who is suggested by her physician to have eggs. Though the story doesn’t give a transparent image of her well being situation and why eggs will be the one resolution, one can empathise with Priya wanting freedom to make her meals decisions. The husband (Tharun Bhascker as Rajeev) and his mom are portrayed as uni-dimensional characters and may have been fleshed out higher. Madonna performs the irked younger lady who tries to deal with her scenario with ease and Tharun hits the precise notes because the husband who thinks being vegetarian makes him superior.
‘An Afternoon Nap’ focuses on a homemaker in a decrease middle-class family whose days start with the stress cooker and ends with worrying about leaking roofs. Radha (Bindu Madhavi) tries her greatest to do the whole lot that her family and her husband (Ravindra Vijay) demand of her. Situations that appear trivial at first spiral uncontrolled. The mundane and repetitive on a regular basis conditions make us empathise with the homemaker and her plight. Bindu Madhavi and Ravindra Vijay stand out with their performances. The overtly dramatic ending takes the sheen off of an in any other case life like portrayal of conditions.
‘Helmet head’ may faintly deliver again reminiscences of the Hindi movie Bala in which the protagonist grapples with confidence points because of his bald pate. Phani Acharya is solid as Giridhar whose private and skilled life appears to be like bleak. The story explores points associated to male sample baldness and Giridhar’s guilt at how he finds a manner out of it. The discourse round whether or not helmets could cause baldness may increase considerations about street issues of safety. Phani Acharya turns in an excellent efficiency however the story didn’t make me root for his character.
On the upside, Anger Tales manages to position each story and character in milieus that look genuine and profit from actors who can convey the emotional upheavals reasonably effectively. Production designer Ashok Narra and cinematographers Amardeep, Vinod Okay Bangari, Venkat R Shakhamuri and AJ Aaron construct life like worlds for the 4 stories, with the assistance of sound designers Sai Maneendhar Reddy and Nagarjuna Thallapalli, and music composer Smaran Sai. Had the writing been higher, Anger Tales would have been an fascinating addition to the Telugu digital house.
(Anger Tales streams on Disney+ Hotstar)
