10-09-2007, 03:35 AM
Went to see "Vanaja" on Friday. Was duped into seeing it as it was billed as a outcaste girl learns Kuchipudi. Learning Kuchipudi is a very minor part of the story and is emphasised to lure the viewers. Turns out its a sexploitation movie about dominance and the girl looses out everywhich way. While the critics praised it a lot I felt it the story was more on the lines of John Ruskin's "Sex, lies and death". Glad we didnt take the children with us as I had a premonition that it wasnt what the ads made it out. Should be NC-17 for Indian children in order to prevent traumatization. There are factual errors also and and the unneeded twist of a US returned dominant male sterotype. If he was really US returned he would know the laws in the US vis a vis minors and the main theme of the film.
One thing I could not agree with was the writer director having a minor child mouth those dialogs and the acts.
So in short avoid it.
One thing I could not agree with was the writer director having a minor child mouth those dialogs and the acts.
So in short avoid it.