‘Saripodhaa Sanivaaram’ second watch: The fiery red take on the ‘Angry Young Man’

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From a working-class “Angry Young Man” in Salim-Javed’s films, to the present-day affluent “Angry Young Man”, the concept of a hero has changed in Indian cinema.

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The recent addition to this trope is Vivek Athreya’s Saripodhaa Sanivaaram.

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Nani plays the role of a middle-class boy, who struggles with his anger issues. However, with the help of his mother, he promises to confine his anger to just one day—Sanivaaram.

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The prominent, prevalent theme of the entire movie circles primarily around rage. Vivek Athreya fleshed out the various nuances of rage effectively.

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SJ Surya does what he does best. He plays the character with enough exaggerated conviction to not appear hammy.

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The entire film is doused in occasional bursts of red, a colour symbolic of rage.

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Similarly, a breath of fresh air is the romance between Charulatha and Surya. It is not magical or unrealistic.

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However, unlike the movies of yore, where the hero solves the problems through violence, Surya has to accept the fact that it won’t work.

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