Sankarabharanam

This is the best Telugu movie ever made. If Maya Bazar showcases Great Indian Mythology in best form, this movie showcases immortal Indian music by flawless screenplay and direction. Normally Indian movies are considered as sub-standard in all the departments with rare exceptions. But this movie stands 10 out of 10 in all departments. This film had drawn the unparalleled standards to the south Indian films. When movies were being treated as mere commercial entertainers and when Telugu cinema was subjected to utter criticism of being subjugated by baser instincts, this is the only movie shut the world's criticism. Kudos to K. Viswanath, a true gem of Indian Cinema. All of his movies are poetic visuals.

If one were to name the best movies ever made, " Shankarabharanam" would occupy the numero uno position... K Vishwanath(Director), Jandhayala(Dialogues), K V Mahadevan (Music), Veturi Sundara ram Murthy(Lyrics), S P Balasubramanyam (Singer), have together come up with a excellent masterpiece.... The movie has all the ingredients... The performance of the male protagonist "Shankara Sastry", played by J V Somayajulu, is one of the highlights. Equally important is the role of dancer played by Manju Bhargavi.The fact that Music, may it be Western or Eastern is a result of strong emotions is very well picturized,.... One of the all time bests.

Well.. Well.. 1000 words would not be sufficient to tell even a hundredth about the movie. No kidding. The first time I watched the movie, I was a kid and obviously did not like the movie as I did not understand it. The second time, I appreciated the movie and then on I have seen the movie n number of times and every time I saw it, I see a new angle which the director wants the viewer to observe and dig deep. The music scored by KV Mahadevan is simply superb. SPB, S Janakia and Vani Jayaram have done a great job and Veturi's lyrics are a class apart. The movie had won 4 National awards which include the best movie providing wholesome entertainment, best music, best male playback and best female playback (Vani Jayaram). The song for which Vani Jayaram has won the award is not even 2 minutes in length and it is the shortest song ever to win an award in any part of the world. The award is SPB's first National award. He tuned his voice so well that it appears as if a 60-year old person was singing (He was not even 35). Another interesting aspect of the movie is that this movie has increased the tape recoreder sales in AP by 10 times. (Tape recorders were new in AP). The dialogues in the movie are excellent and JV Somayajulu (debut) has given an excellent performance.

In short, a novel story, an excellent script, superb direction, stellar performances and above all high-quality songs easily makes Shankaraabharanam the best Telugu movie ever.

I have no words to describe this movie. I don't know why this movie did not get any Oscar award. Culture, maturity, character & Indian ethos, all blended into one is this movie. I was fortunate to watch this movie a lot of times.

Such wonder has never happened in the past and will never happen in future. A Sangamam of great Archaryas in their respective fields,KalaTapasvi K.Vishwanath,KV Mahadevan,SP Balasubraminam,Veturi etc in making a real jewel for shiva.These ragas melt our hearts while the lyrics enlighten our soul with explaining paths to the divine through music.Apart from being exceptional movie on classical music,this movie portrays the culture of Andhrites,the uniqueness of Telugu as a musical/classical language.Every actor/actress fit their role perfectly, and photography has been in tune with the subject and narration.Music itself is a ocean, K.Viswanath brought the great ratnas (ragas)out of the depths and carefully moulded them in an ornament, with the support of a great story,lyrics, and cast.Probably this would have been the best role Somaiyajulu would ever had in his career.. Anyway, every movie of KalaTapasvi is a masterpiece..