The lighting is applied to create a good contrast throughout and cinematography was beautifully done showing some divergent camera movements and angles in intense scenes. Editing is wow ! Specialy double exposures and a sense of speed used and experiencing such beautiful sets imagined and made is a wonder in itself
Experiencing this musical drama will make a special place in your heart and will be known for its storytelling forever.
The film is superlative in far too many ways, and RK didn't - whether as performer or as director - hold the pose or the moment long enough to hammer the viewer into submission; especially with himself on camera, one had to be all alert to catch the fleeting, elusive moments that flew past before one knew.
This was only his third film, his own production and direction, and an additional tidbit for the connoisseurs, one notes he brought in five members of his family to play various roles. His father, still a hero, wasn't willing to play a hero's father; RK convinced him by saying he was the hero, and RK would play the son. And indeed it's an unconventional two hero film, where it's not about the two sparring for the girl - not overtly, anyway, although there are a couple of fleeting moments, of not essential importance to the main drama.
