![]() ![]() ![]() It’s about a couple who have lost their bulls-Vellayan and Karuppan-animals they have raised as their children. And on and on it goes.Ĭast: Mithun Manickam, Ramya Pandian, Kodangi Vadivel Murugan Have we covered demonetisation? No? Let’s do that. Right, let’s throw in a scene about police indifference. The craft isn’t great either as for the story, it largely feels like isolated easy digs stitched together. And this really is the problem with RaRa, which despite the occasional sharp line and the occasional funny takedown, remains a victim of simplistic writing. The commentary isn’t deep enough, the jokes not funny enough, and the sentiment not moving enough. And yet, where a film like Peepli Live manages to be consistently poignant and funny and bitingly satirical, RaRa feels like a pale imitation in every way. Rama? Ravana? Does it even matter, the film seems to ask. The title of this film itself is a commentary on the longstanding neglect of those in power. This film too speaks of the systemic apathy towards the problems of those perceived to be insignificant. The temptation is understandable, for, this film too is about the circus that ensues when a villager suffers from a trouble related to farming (we will get to that later). I overheard two members of the audience discussing Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum (RaRa) and throwing in, what seemed to me, to be the mandatory Peepli Live comparison. ![]()
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