If you are tired of formulaic love triangles, loud background scores, and predictable plot twists in modern Tollywood, It is flawed, yes. The cinematography is dated. Some secondary actors overact. But at its core, it is a raw, bleeding nerve of a film.
In contrast, the family members are characterized by their constant chatter and intellectualization. They represent the "bhadralok" (gentlefolk) of Kolkata—educated, cultured, and ostensibly progressive. Yet, Dharmaraj exposes their hypocrisy. They do not help the man because they genuinely care for his humanity; they help him because it assuages their guilt. He becomes a prop in their moral theater. When he dies, the tragedy for the family is not the loss of a life, but the loss of an object that validated their goodness. This creates a chilling psychological portrait of alienation.