Chivaraku Migiledi directed by Rohit Penumatsa and music composed by Vivek Sagar had its premiere at Ramanaidu Studios on 25th December.
“Karma is a bitch.” Many believe it to be true and a common troupe of ideas that many story writers have been using to complete the ‘circle of life’, either as a redemption or revenge. Chivaraku Migiledi doesn’t follow either of these two to complete the circle of life (read story). So, what is left at the end? Chivaraku Migiledi yedi?
Pushpa fame, Jagdeesh Prathap –a salesman at a small clothes shop in Telangana’s Hanamkonda region– surprisingly finds a gun thrown away by Sandeep Boreddy out of train into the bushes out of fear of getting caught by the police. That was an amateur move as per the big-men of crime. And, they go on to search for the gun. We are made to believe that Beera-beer-loving foreign-returned friend chilling in a lodge wants the same gun, only to be deceived later– the brilliance of story structuring; not as a loose gimmick to fool the audience. Jagdeesh and his friend attempt to sell the gun as they binge-drink the beers in a bar. In these attempts the gun finds its way to the owners. Karma is really a bitch.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences– which hosts Oscar Awards annually– categorises a short-film as a film is no longer than 40 minutes. So, technically Chivaraku Migilegi is a feature film. But, the 52-minute black-and-white film feels like a short film due to its very tight editing by Avanti Ruya and a surprising abrupt ending written by screenwriters, the beloved duo, Rohit and Sasi. The editing by Ruya is well-paced. The editing doesn’t hold back lazily; it doesn’t rush haphazardly to give you a sense of cheap-thrills, The visuals shot by SVK gives you ample amount of visual space on screen to keep observing one thing or another– the great utilisation of real location as the Avanti team always does best.
Oh, yeah! Vivek Sagar is another big achiever of Chivaraku Migiledi. The well-synced music to the title cards– added with the real sounds recorded by Aditya and sound designed by Varun Venugopal– has a marvellous rhythmic beat to it. Especially, the slow and sudden drum beats we hear as the shop’s shutter closes and Sasi looking– with his lost thoughts,– into the camera are something you might want to rewind and play it again just to cherish and feel wondered. The Saami Saami soundtrack that comes at the climax chase is a fusion of heavy metal rock and with the slight flavour of jazz to it. The upbeat song just elevates the whole mood of the climax into a huge cinematic thriller chase sequence.
The accidentally found gun is now finally in the hands of its owners. Jagdeesh is left unharmed. The foreign-return friend also gets what he was expecting. Jagdeesh leaves his friend on road– who dragged him to the deathly bike chase. As we are close to completing the circle of life, the friend at the lodge rolls the stuff for the foreign-returned friend and the film ends with its title ‘Chivaraku Migiledi’ not as a question but as a statement. It was a cheerful and clapworthy ending.
TF Rating: 4/5
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