Credits
Banner: Arka Mediaworks
Cast: Allu Arjun, Manoj Manchu, Anushka, Nagayya, Manoj Bajpai, Deeksha Seth, Lekha Washington, Siya Gowtam, Satyam Rajesh, Brahmanandam, Saranya, Ravi Prakash, Pruthvi, Posani Krishna Murali, Krish (guest) etc
Music: MM Keeravani
Cinematography: VS Gnana Sekhar
Editing: Shravan Katikaneni
Fights: Ram - Lakshman
Art Direction: Rajiv Nayyar
Story - screenplay - dialogues - direction: Radha Krishna (Krish)
Producer: Prasad Devineni & Shobu Yarlagadda
Release date: June 4th 2010
Saw it on DVD in 2012 and was like wow what a movie. Aged very well as the themes explored and narrative is unique and will always last the test of time. Realized it was a movie about humanity and loved it because it was unlike anything I had ever seen at that point. Such a different and engrossing Telugu movie at that point of time.
Interesting Facts Link: https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/postmortem/vedam.html
Writing/Direction: Everything is brilliant except climax, seems to be inspired from 26/11 attacks and feels out of place. Could have concluded the movie differently instead of a dark climax but I guess it was done intentionally.
All the 5 characters are introduced and most of all screenplay/script is pacy and entertaining. Hyperlink type cinema or anthology movie linking all the stories into one narrative or multiple parallel stories into one. Krish did an excellent job.
So many threads in the movie and each and every character gets their own arc and they are concluded
Cable Raju feels helpless but finally stops living a lie and accepts his fate and dies a hero
Vivek wants to treat humans as humans and just be the way he is. He also dies a hero because its in his family blood
Qureshi using non violence saves Ravi Prakash’s life despite all the prejudice and discrimination shown towards him. Because humanity is above all religion, hate, etc.
Ramulu is in a helpless situation and gets his money stolen but eventually gets it back and his grandson is able to go to school and help the family. Wherever the movie started, it also ends in the same place
Saroja just wants to be freed from the prostituon ring and live a free life. She finally runs away and is finally a free bird.
Entire movie is like a social commentary on humanity. That’s why I love it.
Heart touching scenes:
Allu Arjun giving the money back to Ramulu
Anuskha begging the doctor to sell her body
Climax scene
When Raviprakash apologizes to Qureshi
Cable Raju death scene
Last shot of Seenu and Ramulu Patel letting them go
Direction is excellent for the most part. The best film of Krish I feel. So different, against the grain, and ahead of it’s time. Everything about the movie especially story, performances, and theme about humanity are all so well done.
Explored themes of money through Allu Arjun, religion and caste through Manoj Bajpai and Ravi Prakash, and humanity through all of the characters actions resulting in a heart touching and emotional climax.
Prostitutes are looked down upon in society but Anuskha’s character arguably speaks the most facts in the entire film. Especially about Posani.
