Ghatikachalam

What Ghatikachalam really needed was a sharper pair of editorial scissors and a bolder sense of narrative rhythm. It is too enamoured with its premise to realise when it stopped surprising us. That said, there is enough in here, thematically and emotionally, to suggest that Kamepalli has a voice worth lookin at. And Nikhil Devadula is a talent to watch out for. In the end, Ghatikachalam is like an ambitious thesis trapped inside an average student’s assignment. The facts are there. The intent is clear. But the articulation is muddled. Still, it’s a film that deserves discussion, if only because it cares to look inside the head of a boy society would rather ignore.