The best of Upendra, Brilliant!

bsajay-22

Uppi 2 story:

Uppi 2 is a brilliantly made movie by director Upendra. If we observe the story and the characters carefully it makes complete sense. Upendra creativity is at its best in this movie.

So firstly, we should remember that all the characters in the movie are related to how our mind works, how it thinks of the past and how it predicts the future.

Past: This is represented as 'Nanu'. It is the mistakes, the attitude we had in the past, it is how our mind used to think in the past. Note that this 'Nanu' always haunts the present 'Neenu' in the form of L K Bala. We see Nanu through the character Bala. The present 'Neenu' will always get doubts on himself, he is always haunted about his past. This is how our mind works, we brood about the past and this will prevent us from getting 'Kushi' (Happiness).

Future: This is 'avanu'. It is the predictions we make about our future This is represented by the story of Shakeel and the undercover cop. 'Shakeel' character here represents success(money). Upendra has shown in the movie that the undercover cop is in pursuit of killing Shakerel, this can be seen as our mind in pursuit of success, our mind will keep thinking if we do this or that success will follow. Shakeel here is a metaphor for success.

Present: In the present situation, Upendra has told the present 'Neenu' mind should not think about anything and should not get any doubts about himself by thinking of the past. The happiness we search for in present can be achieved if we live in the present and not brood about it in the past, this is the thinking according to L K Bala. Our mind will always be blogged by our past and hence we cant move forward thinking about the past. he always thinks of the past and feels present 'Neenu' will never change because of how he was in the past as 'Nanu'. Note that Upendra had told that we should learn from our mistakes and work our present mind accordingly, that's how he acts as present 'Neenu' learning from his mistakes as past 'Nanu' He has made several references of the past and how he has improved himself.

The Will: If we have the will, you will find a way. The will states that don't think too much and work for yourself, you'll get kushi(happiness). That is the significance of the will.

The whole movie is a metaphor.

score 8/10

bsajay-22 16 August 2015

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3298333/