Sanchalanam

Whatever other injustices Hyderabad’s theatre oligopoly may be accused of, here’s a fact: the local movie commerce in town is indeed the reason countless well-meaning voices of social concern go unheard.

Made on low budgets and handicapped in most areas of production, many of the minnows that get released when big movies aren’t around are not frivolous love stories or soppy family dramas. Lack of technical finesse aside, these are movies that speak about social issues, with terrorism being a popular favourite. Tragically, the only audiences who get to watch them are the on....