UNIT – 4 (FILMS AND THEATRE)
Reading – B (Maya Bazaar)
These following questions are at one place and answers are
given in the below. With numbers 5,6,7 etc repeatedly but rearrange them with
fresh numbering to the questions from 1 and write its answer immediately after
the question. No need to give number to the answers.
1. Why was the film ‘Maya Bazaar’ watched repeatedly?
People identified every character of the film Maya Bazaar
with someone they knew in their immediate vicinity. So the movie 'Maya Bazaar'
was watched repeatedly.
2. What was added to the Telugu Dictionary by the film?
An entire repertoire was added to the Telugu dictionary by
the film. For example, Talpam used for denoting a cot or a bed. A new word
Gilpam was added as an antonym of it. Similarly, Tasamadeeyulu was termed as an
antonym to Asamadeeyulu.
3. How did the dialogues and the songs of the movie become
part of life?
The dialogues ‘Manadi Sodara Prema’, antha alamalame kada,
hai hai nayaka, hai hai sodara, veyandira veediko veerathadu became
immortalized and became a way of life in greeting people. As for songs, Aha naa
pelli anta still reverberates in marriages and Vivaaha bhojanambu is yet
another must.
4. What was the decision of Balarama that made Subadra
worried?
Balarama earlier promised Subadra that he would get
Shashirekha married to Abhimanyu. Later, he broke his promise and decided to
separate them. This made Subadra worried.
5. What does the movie ‘Maya Bazaar’ teach to an NRI?
The director injects Telugu atmosphere in the Yadava
household. He enriched the movie with simile, imagery, adage, sarcasm, and wit.
This resulted in a feast for the eyes and soul.
6. What was the greatness of the director?
The director reduces all characters to ordinary mortals
displaying all the follies of human beings except Ghatothkacha and Krishna. And
then he injects into the Yadava household a Telugu atmosphere. This was the
greatness of the director.
Reading – C (A Tribute)
7. Why was Savitri dropped from the movie
‘Agnipareeksha’?
When Savitri was twelve, she was offered a role in the film,
Agnipareeksha. She looked too young for the role, so she was dropped from it.
8. Who elevated her to the role of a heroine? What made him
choose her as a heroine?
Savitri’s expressions in the song sequence ‘Ranante rane
ranu’ in ‘Pathala Bharavi’ were beautiful. A lot of filmmakers recognized 'a
potential artiste' in her. So Noted director L.V. Prasad elevated Savitri to the
role of heroine in the movie ‘Samsaram’.
9. Do you agree that Savitri had little difficulty in
entering the film field? Give reasons for your answer.
Yes, I agree that Savitri had little difficulty in entering
the film field. She faced adversities at the beginning of her career, such as
being dropped from the movie ‘Agnipareeksha’ due to looking too young for the
role. She also experienced nervousness on set during her early roles.
10. Do you agree that Savitri got totally involved in
whatever role she played? Give reasons.
Yes, I agree that Savitri got totally involved in whatever
role she played. For instance, she played the role of a nurse in a psychiatry
ward in the movie Chivaraku migiledi. In a particular scene, the nurse has a
nervous breakdown and cries uncontrollably. Even after the director said
"CUT", Savitri, who played the role, could not stop crying.
11. Which qualities of Savitri fascinate you the most?
The qualities of Savitri that fascinate me the most are her
charm and magnificent acting, her ability to convey a wide range of feelings
through her expressive eyes, her amazing talent in the movies, her matchless
ease in expression and spontaneity, and her humane concern and generosity to
people in need.
Her passion for films was evident as she directed and
produced a few films despite facing certain adversities in her career.
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