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Devasthanam Telugu Movie Review.....

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Devasthanam is not an educational or informative film, it is a guide to good living with a beautiful story, supreme yet simple. Writer, director and producer Janardhana Maharshi uses senior citizens and stalwarts K. Viswanath and SP Balasubramaniam to run a human drama with a light-hearted approach but towards the end of the film, brings a lump in your throat without making it a deliberate tearjerker, unexpected yet perfect.

The performances are so astounding that it is difficult to point out who's the best out of the duo. While Viswanath is subtle, underplays his role, speaks volumes through his smiles, nods, indifference and tears, SPB on the other hand is a live wire, gregarious but balanced. Both of them complement each other perfectly bringing out the huge difference in their thinking, attitude and approach towards life.

The prelude says..for Srimannarayana (K. Viswanath) a temple is his home but for Sambasiva (SPB), a home is as good as a temple. One thinks whatever the birth, the living is important and one should serve humanity and return this body to God in a pure form as pure as he was when he was born. The other is selfish and refuses to think about a third person other than himself and his wife.

The first half of the film dwells on the blooming of friendship between the two strangers, two types of people and post-interval the director focuses on the larger society. KV's dry sense of humour comes out through his witty one liners, his dialogues are full of pathos, his actions and songs range from politics, terrorism, civic sense, death without being preachy yet sound like pearls of wisdom.

Each scene is laden with wonderful lines and when the director falls short of them he uses the visual to convey it perfectly. Aamani makes a fresh beginning and illuminates the screen with her presence. Janardhana Maharshi's casting is perfect, while the trio run the entire show Kovai Sarala provides the comic relief. The film is worth watching for it's strong performances, some crackling writing and a noble ambition. The length of the film is just right, it never loses it's emotional momentum and maintains it's clarity in dialogues throughout.

Devesthanam is a re-invention of octogenarian KV, he is back in his element, warm, empathetic and in full authority of his character. SPB is the common man's alter ego, the film is sure to fetch a bag of encomiums.

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