Lalita Iyer

  KANTARA AND SUCH.... Finally I got to see Kantara, the much touted, publicised, that-which-made-so-much-money.  The cocktail circuit talk was only about Kantara and if you had not seen it yet, then there was no ice for your drinks 😀.  Since you guys know that I am attached to the visual medium, I end up watching all kinds of films. And some movies  like Kantara have to be seen. Was the movie good? Watchable? Most definitely. And that is where the saga of Kantara movie ends. It is a well made film, a movie about the struggle between the forest officials and the tribes living within the forest, in this case since   time   immemorial. It is about one 'wastrel' son, who turns to be the saviour at the end of the day. It is about how good wins over the evil, only the hero needs to have paan stained teeth and an urge to bellow every now and then. Interspersing the unfolding ordinary drama with a certain mysticism, by using the Bhuta Kola, a worship of Goddesses...