Winning the National award for best debutant director, and being selected for screenings in film festivals in India - the Mumbai Asian Film Festival (2004) - and abroad - in Seattle, for the South Asian Film Festival (2004) - are just a couple of the 'official' reasons that Grahanam is a must-watch for Telugu film buffs, be it the artistic type or the entertaining type.
The film is based on social critic and writer G V Chalam's story 'Doshagunam'. The opening, which is one of the most intriguing points of the film (as is revealed towards the end), features Raghu (Surya), an acco....