‘Sagileti Katha’ review: A full-fledged chicken meals

'Sagileti Katha', produced by Ashok Arts and Shade Entertainment, is led by Raviteja Mahadasyam and Vishika Laxman. Set in a Rayalaseema village, this content-driven film is written, edited, shot and directed by newcomer Rajasekhar Sudmoon. The trailer and songs impressed everyone and created much required hype for the film. The film hits theatres and let’s see how it fares at box-office.

Story

Kumar (Raviteja Mahadasyam) and his mother Suramma (Ramani) return to their hometown 'Sagileru', a rayalaseema village, only to witness the death of a family member the same day. Even before he gets over the tragedy, Kumar falls for Krishna, a local doctor’s daughter. Meanwhile, a villager repeated attempts to eat chicken are thwarted due to trivial reasons. Soon, village heads organise Gangamma festival to please their deity. There is an uproar among the families of the village elders. What connects these stray incidents is the main plot of the story.

Analysis

In terms of the story, it is a true story that takes place in the village of 'Sagileru' in 2007. Everyone's stories and lives are linked with Gangamma festival. The director has tried to show all the panchayat disputes, arguments, debts, petty desires and fights in the village. Attachments, misunderstandings, fights between the village people are normal. But what if the problem between two families becomes the problem of village? "Sagileti Katha" is a film that tells the story of how people behaved in that village.

Director Rajasekhar Sudmoon celebrates his roots and seamlessly integrates his plot with the right commercial flavour and loads of humour. The morose premise doesn’t come in the way of his playful narrative style. The conflicts in the film are jaw-droppingly unconventional and the treatment leaves you amused. The first half focuses more on the love story, establishing the characters that populate this world.

Coming to negatives, the director focused more on showing the village and the crazy characters than the story. If he focussed little more on the story, the film would've been more entertaining and engaging. Revealing twists doesn't blend within the story and it makes the story less gripping.

On a whole, “Sagileti Katha” is a story of our town and our people. While watching the film, you will feel like, you've seen all the characters from your village. The film's original writing, technical finesse deliver a unique wholesome entertainer with the blend of food, love, vengeance and humour. A good watch for the weekend with families.

Performances

Raviteja Mahadasyam and Vishika Laxman are a very cute couple and their chemistry is amazing on screen. Raviteja Mahadasyam impresses with his performance and Vishika Laxman entertains with her charm. Though Vishika gets performance-oriented role, people feel that she can do much better. Narasimha Prasad has done hundred percent justice to the role and he brings fun dimension to the story. He is the star of the show with a easy going, liberated performance, portraying how far a foodie can go to fulfil his desires.

Technicalities

Music is the soul of this film. Jaswant's music and background music enhances every scene. Most of the songs are in folk style and entertains in the theatre. Overall a rural atmosphere was created and it impresses audience. The screenplay is very new and connects well with everyone The interval & climax are shot well and it will surprise everyone. The production values are good

- Movie Review by Suhas Sistu