Sutradhar is based on a village politics where a young teacher Kumar(Nana Patekar) stand up against the local zamindar (Girish karnad). Kumar is also in love with the local school headmaster's daughter Prerna(Smita Patil) who is attracted toward Kumar and admires his nature. Kumar then stands in an election and win the local election. With the election, comes the power and soon Kumar is becoming like the Zamindar, who loves his power and politics.
The film shows village politics in a good descriptive way. How power changes a man and ideologies. Nana Patekar plays the young ambitious and courageous man with ease and perfection. There is that honesty and simplicity on his face in the first half and we get to see the layers inside him in the second half. Girish Karnad as the Zamindar is very effective.
Smita Patil has the stand out performance and you just admire her in the movie. This movie released after her death, so in the way this becomes a special movie for Smita fans.
The film shows village politics in a good descriptive way. How power changes a man and ideologies. Nana Patekar plays the young ambitious and courageous man with ease and perfection. There is that honesty and simplicity on his face in the first half and we get to see the layers inside him in the second half. Girish Karnad as the Zamindar is very effective.
Smita Patil has the stand out performance and you just admire her in the movie. This movie released after her death, so in the way this becomes a special movie for Smita fans.