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16 August 1947 Review: Trying to sell formula film in the name of patriotism, Gautham caught acting

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Movie review
August 16, 1947

the artist

Gautham Karthik, Revathi Sharma, Richard Ashton, Pugaj and Jason Shah etc.

the author

NS Ponkumar

director

NS Ponkumar

the creator

AR Murugadoss, Om Prakash Bhatt and Narasim Chaudhary

release date

7 April 2023

Rating
1.5/5

The pages of history are filled with stories of freedom. So far many films have been made on the independence of the country. The story of the film ’16 August 1947′, which is going to be dubbed in Hindi, is made a day after the independence of the country. This film is produced by AR Murugadoss, the famous producer of Deccan films. Murgadas is best known for films like ‘Gajni’ and ‘Akira’ in the Hindi belt. He has assigned the responsibility of directing the film to his office boy NS Ponkumar. The story of the film is also written by director NS Ponkumar himself. In other words, this film is a unique story of love, courage and patriotism. But, let’s try to find out what this movie is all about.

August 16, 1947 Amar Ujala Review in Hindi AR. Murugadoss Om Prakash Bhat Gautam Karthik Revathi Sharma

August 16, 1947
-Photo: Amar Ujala Bureau, Mumbai

In the film ‘August 16, 1947’, the innocent villagers of Sengdu are brutally tortured by the British army. The son of an English officer is infamous. A village girl whom he catches his eye is taken away. Due to this fear, the villagers bury their daughters alive in the soil before they reach puberty. The conscience of the villagers is awakened when the hero of the film kills the son of a British officer to save the honor of his girlfriend. Amidst all these events, the country has become independent.

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August 16, 1947 Amar Ujala Review in Hindi AR. Murugadoss Om Prakash Bhat Gautam Karthik Revathi Sharma

August 16, 1947
-Photo: Amar Ujala Bureau, Mumbai

It has been claimed that ’16 August 1947′ is the lost story of India’s freedom struggle. But after watching the entire movie, there is no missing story anywhere. Except that the news of independence reaches the villagers of Sengadu a day later and the film ends there. The way innocent villagers are tortured by the British, the audience has seen such scenes in many films before. Before the release of the film, the film was touted to be a unique story of love, courage and patriotism, but the film did not show the extremes of love, courage and patriotism that the audience would have liked. Excited to watch

August 16, 1947 Amar Ujala Review in Hindi AR. Murugadoss Om Prakash Bhat Gautam Karthik Revathi Sharma

August 16, 1947
-Photo: Amar Ujala Bureau, Mumbai

These days, every filmmaker in the south wants to release his film across the country. During this time of bathing in the flowing Ganges, there is a wish that his film would be another ‘Baahubali’ or another ‘Pushpa’. But, all the voices of these movies being dubbed in Hindi are the same. Watching a South dubbed movie on a TV channel, it seems that it is not a movie. All these films are dubbed on contract and no one cares whether the dubbing artists match the height of the actors acting in them or not.

August 16, 1947 Amar Ujala Review in Hindi AR. Murugadoss Om Prakash Bhat Gautam Karthik Revathi Sharma

August 16, 1947
-Photo: Amar Ujala Bureau, Mumbai

The famous actor of Tamil cinema Gautham Karthik is in the lead role in the film. He started his career with Mani Ratnam’s film ‘Kadal’. He had a good chance to become a pan India star through ‘August 16,1947’ but he was seen overacting in many scenes of the film. The heroine of the film Revathi Sharma is debuting with this film. According to the first film, he has tried to do better but to stay in the industry for a long time, he needs to work hard on himself. Richard Ashton is definitely seen showing his mettle in the role of an English officer. The performances of Pugaj, Jason Shah and the rest of the cast were average.

August 16, 1947 Amar Ujala Review in Hindi AR. Murugadoss Om Prakash Bhat Gautam Karthik Revathi Sharma

August 16, 1947 film
– Photo: Social media

The film’s writer-director NS Ponkumar chose a huge canvas of the story but could not bring it to the screen properly. The film ends where the actual story of the film begins. A lot of research needed to be done before making a film on such a subject. As regional cinema goes, ‘August 16, 1947’ is an ordinary film, but as a pan-India film it lacks charm. The film’s cinematography, editing and background music are average. The songs of the film are also not such that one remembers watching the film.

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