P S 2- An Embarrassment of riches!
The indistinctness that spread across PS1, gave way to a fathomable PS2 where even a common spectator with less historical knowledge won't lose any train of thought, provided that she should have a one track mind ... Fans of Vikram may feel down in dumps, as the actor is not all along on screen , make his presence once in a blue moon, which could be befitting to the script. One must appreciate the director for not over focusing on the stardom of the versatile actor-as they say, script is ultimate... War sequences with flickering images were less appealing, songs were inconspicuous as they were inextricably intertwined with the storyline...The so called beauty queen, Aiswarya Rai, known to be worth her weight in gold, couldn't evoke much of an aesthetic touch as she used to be-though they say beauty has no age... Nonetheless, the historical fiction of Kalli Krishnamurthy narrated on big canvas is a visual treat ,if you are with a mediocre expectation.With