Jagadam

First things first: Jagadam has all the usual problematic themes that run through many movies in this kaliyugam. The exaltation of a violent lifestyle, the objectification of women, the inaction of official machinery, the glorification of cigarettes and alcohol, and the differentiation of cubic functions, all are found in liberal dollops. Well, except the last one – we just threw that in there to check if you were actually still reading the sentence.

If you go into the theater expecting a poignant story, sensitively told, and ultimately meaningful, you may be disapp....