Cast: Aaref Rajput, Pravin Baby, Kirran Sharad, Shaji Chaudhary, Radha Srivastav
Direction: Sanjiv Jaiswal
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes
Story: Shudra-The Rising showcases the plight of dalits in the country. It questions those who believe in the caste system.
Movie Review: Couple of dalits in a village are forced to rise against a landlord who exploits the shudra (dalits) and rapes their wives/daughters. It's a story of a helpless community deciding to stop tolerating the crimes committed against them in the name of caste.
Water is refused to an elderly dalit man, which causes his death; a five-year-old dalit kid is harshly punished because he mouths Om Namah Shivaya; a pregnant dalit woman is forced into bed by an upper caste landlord... Shudra highlights the atrocities committed on dalits in the past and leaves us believing it still happens.
Is caste more important than humanity? How did the caste system come into existence? The film attempts to awaken those who still believe in the age-old casteism blindly.
Shudra is a heart-breaking film. It's emotionally disturbing as all you watch is pain and suffering. The film is more of a documentary on the kind of crimes that were committed on the 'untouchables'. In spite of the film being extremely tragic, it works, as the storytelling and setting is authentic. The actors perform exceptionally well. The outfits, makeup, art direction, cinematography is first-rate. The music is touching and meaningful.
The film however doesn't rise above the depiction of suffering. The awakening part is brief, while the director stresses on the misery. The story could have been much more than a series of tragic tales put together.
Shudra attempts to overthrow the age-old caste system in India. Watch it, if you are still not enlightened enough on the issue.
Resource:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Shudra-The-Rising/movie-review/16876847.cms
Movie Review: Couple of dalits in a village are forced to rise against a landlord who exploits the shudra (dalits) and rapes their wives/daughters. It's a story of a helpless community deciding to stop tolerating the crimes committed against them in the name of caste.
Water is refused to an elderly dalit man, which causes his death; a five-year-old dalit kid is harshly punished because he mouths Om Namah Shivaya; a pregnant dalit woman is forced into bed by an upper caste landlord... Shudra highlights the atrocities committed on dalits in the past and leaves us believing it still happens.
Is caste more important than humanity? How did the caste system come into existence? The film attempts to awaken those who still believe in the age-old casteism blindly.
Shudra is a heart-breaking film. It's emotionally disturbing as all you watch is pain and suffering. The film is more of a documentary on the kind of crimes that were committed on the 'untouchables'. In spite of the film being extremely tragic, it works, as the storytelling and setting is authentic. The actors perform exceptionally well. The outfits, makeup, art direction, cinematography is first-rate. The music is touching and meaningful.
The film however doesn't rise above the depiction of suffering. The awakening part is brief, while the director stresses on the misery. The story could have been much more than a series of tragic tales put together.
Shudra attempts to overthrow the age-old caste system in India. Watch it, if you are still not enlightened enough on the issue.
Resource:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Shudra-The-Rising/movie-review/16876847.cms
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