I want to appreciate Orange film for three reasons:
1. Kudos to Director Bhaskar for choosing a novel theme, giving viewers a fresh appeal watching the movie, amongst the formula based routine scripts of Telugu Film Industry.
2. Ram Charan Tej too should get equal credit for portraying a negative character in the film. He has excelled in his acting capabilities, giving an excellent negative performance. Viewers could see character Ram in his performance than a star Ram Charan Tej, which is differenet from his earlier two films.
3. Nagendra Babu can be called a gutsy producer for producing a risky and challenging film like Orange. Dil Raju is the other producer who had won the title of gutsy producer earlier for producing a unique film ‘Arya.’
There are some complaints too.
Director Bhaskar highlighted an important point ‘loveless ness’ in the relationships of married and unmarried couples, which has become the route cause for the increase in the diverse rates, and became a burning problem in today milieu. He conveyed this idea through character Ram, but failed to show a positive angle or solution to this problem. It would have been better had he projected it through a positive character, where from character Ram gets a transformation in his attitude.
When Bhaskar raised a sensitive issue of ‘loveless ness’ and questioned people about their sincerity in love in relation to their partners, they equally expect him to give a remedy or solution about how to fill their relationships with love. But he failed to do so, and disappointed viewers simply juxtaposing his ideology.
If we look into the USP of the film ‘love lasts for a shorter period,’ Bhaskar confined his thought only to youth, where a young man and a young woman get attracted to each other, and getmarried subsequently expressing their feelings to each other. The intensity of love at this stage of life will be high, as they have to make love to each other and beget children.
Once they beget children, the responsibility increased, as both the couple have to raise their children and make them physically, mentally and spiritually potential. Owing to their responsibility in raising their children, they may face some problems, and the physical attraction towards each other may go down. But there will a strong emotional bond between them which is beyond physical, which binds them together, and it grows as they grow older. This also is love.
And once their children become adults, parents leave their properties, businesses to children and go to peaceful areas, and spend rest of their lives in spiritual activities. Still they love each other, but totally of a different kind. This has been mentioned in Vedas as ‘Varnashrama Vidhan,’ where man has to undergo four stages in his life, such as – Brahmacharyashram, Gruhasthashram, Vaanaprasthashram and Sanyasashram
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Once a man or woman reaches a higher level of knowledge, he or she renounces everything and strive for the liberation of Soul or Mukhti, which falls into the four stage of live, Sanyasashram. Here too one experience love, a love which is beyond human capacity, bestowed by God – love between man and God.
Marriage is an institution. It has its own set of rules. Everyone should respect that. Bhaskar should have given a clear resolution at the end, considering all the above mentioned points, and should have attempted to strengthen the belief of people in relationships and the institution of marriage.
