Maybe somewhere there is a comrade film manifesto that says:
1. Ye shall not make a comrade film fun.
2. Ye shall not make a comrade film without heavy, poetic dialogues.
3. Importantly, ye shall never, ever attempt a comrade film without tragedy. Thou shall make sure peepers turn into weepers.
Before any communistic or left-leaning individuals take offence, let me assert, for your peace of mind: films like Virata Parvam are almost always made with noble intent. The heart of the filmmakers is in the right place. But the mind, the body....