ప్రస్ధానం

నేటి తరంలో సినిమా ప్రేక్షకుడికి ఓ కాలక్షేపం మాత్రమే. ఒకప్పుడు సినిమా ప్రభావం చాలా ఉండేది. అప్పుడు నా లాంటి వాడికి పని ఎక్కువ ఉండేది              -కె,బాలచందర్

 ప్రస్ధానం కాలక్షేపం కోరుకునె వాళ్ళకి కాదు.అందుకె ఎక్కువ రోజులు ఆడలేదు    

ప్రస్ధానం అంటే గమనం. మన గమ్యం వైపు
మన గమ్యం ఎటు?     -మన నడక నడవడిక ఎటు నడిపిస్తే అటు
                               - మన అహము ఎటు నడిపిస్తే అటు
                               - మన కోరిక తీవ్రత ఎటు నడిపిస్తే అటు
                                -మన ఆధీనంలో లేని కాలము, పరిస్ధితులు ఎటు నడిపిస్తే అటు

In one the intense scenes in the film prasthanam the son stands in immense pain watching his mother washing floors of temple. And then mother looks at him for a few seconds and then continues her work. ----ఆ తల్లి తన ఆధీనంలో లేని కాలము, పరిస్ధితులు ఎటు నడిపిస్తే అటు నడిచి తన ప్రస్ధానం ముగించింది.

such scenes and stunning dialogue make prasthanam one of the best feature films made in telugu. No doubt its best ever performance by saikumar. his powerhouse performance almost stays in your heart even after you leave the theatre. 

the plot itself is a plartform for bringing various human emotions to core and dissolve us in a spectrum of opinions. its pure delight when you are drawn into the film and start debating the characters actions. the director never takes sides and this i feel should have helped him to deliver one of the finest films. he presents us a film where every character has space and intensity. be it the one who who plays loyal servant to saikumar or the step daughter of saikumar. 

the quality of the dialogue is the best. the conversations between saikumar and sharwanand stand out and for me the best in recent times.

the new comer who plays saikumars son (sundeep kishan) delivers a top notch performance. let it be the careless view or jealousy or cruelty or his helpness ness when the girls he tries to rape dies.

Its sharwanand who connects the movie in all its crucial junctions. he is like the batsman who gets least to bat and let others score century. he restrains himself in good measure. no other actor ever made look saikumar such powerful but sharwanand. his agony when his sister is killed, his helplessness when his father joins hands with corrupt politician and his duel with saikumar in the grand finale after the truth emerges is brilliantly expresed by him.

 music- photography- screenplay -dialogue -editing -performances  strengthen a powerful story and full marks to the direcor Dev Katta.

theres a scene in which the police inspector assures saikumar that the persons they are searching will be caught.then saikumar hits the inspector and says "మనుషుల గురించి ఎవడు భయపడ్డాడు. ఒక నిజము గురించి నా భయమంత"

see this film for that truth. see this film for how we are victims of our own whims and fancies. see this film how situations make people villains and heroes. see this film for yourself. somewhere you will see your face laughing at you