Uyirosai
T he plight of the old, when their progenies desert them, is narrated with sensitivity in 'Uyirosai' (The Sound of the Soul). The short feature film, with a duration of about 40 minutes, is directed by B Alagar, a film institute alumnus.
Using suggestive shots to make his point, instead of detailing the drama which had the widower Somasundaram sell his house and beg on the streets,
Alagar uses frequent flash-cuts to the past to depict the family life of the widower (Subhalekha Sudhakar)
and the sacrifices he makes to bring up his two kids. Of his trying to fulfil every desire of his kids, even if he had to forego his own needs in the bargain.
The son becomes the district collector and the daughter a popular orator and social worker. But Somasundaram has no place in their scheme of things. Forced to sell his house, the old man, sick and lonely, but bearing his cross with stoicism, is forced to beg on the streets. And, ironically, when the old man breathes his last, his two children are about to open a home for the aged.
Touching in its portrayal of the helplessness of the aged when they are discarded by their own children, it has Subhalekha Sudhakar in a splendid portrayal as Somasundaram. Prem Shanker and Divya as his two little children perform with spontanaiety. The film, photographed by S Gopal, with some slick editing by Laxman, is produced by Prasanna Ravi, a popular actress and news reader on the small screen, for the banner Aashirwaad Creations.
Malini Mannath
Published on 30th
Nov, 2003
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