Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry, that released a few years back, made ripples in the cinema world. There has seldom been such unabashed critique of the caste system of the country. The film certainlyshook up the Indian public. It also made people sit up and take notice of a new voice in the form of Nagraj Manjule’s directorial capabilities that had emerged in Marathi cinema.
This new voice not only had something unsettling and relevant to say, but also knew how to say it to make the maximum impact. Manjule’s latest film Sairat that has been solidly backed by Zee, also lays bare the monster that is the hierarchical caste system, but is different in its approach than his debut feature film. Fandry had an arthouse aesthetic, but Sairat
is certainly more mainstream, but with no less impact.