Ganga Putrulu is a gentle film - one that deals with the question of the impact that large-scale industrialization is bound to have on the well-being and culture of local communities. Only, it treads the path of a conventional award-coveting movie, painting development as the devil that wants to wipe out centuries of contentment and prosperity; and not attempting to think up a best-of-both-worlds solution.
Set in a village off the north-eastern coast of Andhra Pradesh, Ganga Putrulu describes the present-day life of the fishing community. Traditional small-scale fishing - involving ....