Andhra Pradesh

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Rohit Khurana and Sindura Gadde in Sangamam.

Film: Sangamam

Cast: Sindura Gadde, Rohit Khurana

Direction: Rasool Ellore

Sangamam is a film which imparts a message that love transcends boundaries. It removes certain misconceptions that all NRIs are not westernised and that they have relocated in search of better opportunities. It is a clichéd theme - some have become big hits like Jandyala’s ‘Padamati Sandhyaragam’ and some have flopped like K. Raghavendra Rao’s ‘Pardesi’. This film marks the debut of former beauty queen Sindura Gadde. Sindura is show n as a village girl diagnosed with a strange ailment that can be cured only in America. Her doting father Raghunath Rao doesn’t like America because it reminds him of his younger brother who has deserted his family and moved there to marry a girl of his choice. Ever since, the family has no connections with him. Sindura learns the same from her father and is reluctant to leave for treatment, but when she does, she falls in love with Rohit and her thinking undergoes a sea change.

This is perhaps a wrong film for Sindura as the story lacks depth and entertainment value. As a heroine, she has a long way to go. The rest of the cast have put in decent performances. Brahmanandam fails to lift the spirits. There are a couple of good numbers by music director Keeravani. Photography is average. Rasool fails to capitalise on the beautiful locations abroad

Y. SUNITA CHOWDHARY

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