Sivaputrudu

Director Bala Works His Magic

It is a morbidly disturbing film about the sequestered and secluded life of an undertaker. It is a theme that does not readily lend itself to film-making in India --- the superstition-riddled industry frowns upon such sensitive and serious subjects.
But Director Bala, who is seen as something of a maverick in Tamil after his brooding but weighty Sethu (Seshu in Telugu) and Nanda (Nanda in Telugu), has shown that he has the strength and nous to handle such themes.…