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Martin Luther King review: Sampoornesh Babu excels in a stinging satire on modern-day politics
Martin Luther King review: Sampoornesh Babu excels in a stinging satire on modern-day politics
Director Puja Kolluru’s Martin Luther King is a sharp social commentary with a good dose of drama and humour
3.5/5
Martin Luther King
Srivathsan Nadadhur
Last Updated: 08.15 PM, Oct 26, 2023
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Story: Kasi Viswanatham is the village president of Padamarapadu, a sleepy village often tormented by the rivalries between his sons - Jagjivan Rao and Lokamanya Tilak. When the patriarch’s health takes a turn for the worse, his sons set their eyes on his post. When pre-polling stats suggest a tie between the two, they try hard to woo a cobbler Martin Luther King, a new addition to the voter list in the village. Review: If the phrase ‘sugar-coated pill’ needed an apt cinematic representation, debutant Puja Kolluru’s political satire Martin Luther King could fit the bill. With only a few months left for the crucial election season - locally and nationally - it’s an ideal time to discuss grassroots politics through cinema. As always, fiction offers the cushion of looking at pungent realities from a certain distance.
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