Natyam

Great dance choreography, costumes, songs and cinematography. The sets and locations were very attractive and visually stunning.

The core premise of the story was a little confusing.

Movie is unique and much needed film in upcoming years may be some may fund flaws but this is a great movie to watch the art movies are very important and sandhya raju garu had done her best in various roles.

Hi Sandhya Raju garu NATYAM movie is all about very much emotional,musical,expressive, lovable,dance,music,love, emotions,paiteince, acceptance, relationship most obviously KUCHIPUDI thank You for making such a lovely film in this whole film industry . I really haven't watch in my life such Kuchipudi film also the team added very much postive and colours to this I could see each one of you gave your soul and heart in this natyam movie.... I could really wish to be part of this journey all I can say is thank You for the great motivation towards dance passion it means a ton - A proud Kuchipudi Dancer wishing to watch many more such movies from the cast and crew thank You.

A story woven through two time periods (modern day and British Colonization) and two cultures (traditional/rural and western/urban). I found the juxtaposition of the two quite clever and the respect for cultures handled well. The story is captivating, revolving around a young woman's ambition to perform a tradition dance of a forbidden story in her village, and a young man's ambition to take his dance team to a world-wide competition. Although the plot was simple to guess from here, the story itself still held some unexpected plot twists and provoked thought about the concept of identity and the meaning of honor in both a modern and traditional culture.

Ultimately, I love that the story promotes hard work, ethic, mutual respect and understanding, and to be ambitious about reaching for one's dreams.

To summarize - The movie felt like it was made to promote the lead actress more than anything else, which is understandable because she's the producer.

Saddest part is it doesn't stand up for the title of the film. Though it is supposedly about dance, it doesn't do justice at all to ANY dance form.

Weak storyline, half cooked characters, poor acting, pretentious, insincere and frivolous. These are the words that come to my mind.

The only thing I really liked about this film are the costumes of the lead actress (well, that is expected, isn't it?)

Also, the locations are good. They shot in Lepakshi temple in Andhra Pradesh and that famous temple in Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

All in all, a forgettable experience.