This week's release 'Ahimsa' features a silly stretch in a courtroom. Sadah of 'Jayam' plays a prosecution lawyer. Bindu Chandramouli plays a defense lawyer. The rape trial is conducted with total disregard for how it happens in real life. Everything is crammed within a space of a day as if the story was taking place in a parallel universe where forensic sample collection, investigation, report analysis, prosecution and the final judgement happen in a jiffy. No wonder the audience are trolling 'Ahimsa'.
In the recent release 'Bichagadu 2', a silly courtroom scene was staged to pander to the populism espoused within the film. The episode was bearable only because the rest of the film was decent enough.
Last year's release, 'Pakka Commercial', featured dumb courtroom scenes. Ravi Teja's disastrous 'Ramarao On Duty', too, had a laughable courtroom scene. Small films like 'Geetha Sakshigaa' (fortunately, nobody has heard about it) featured even more ridiculous court scenes.
Courtroom proceedings in our films have always been asinine. Even in the old era, legal arguments were made in a dramatic way in totally exaggerated contexts in Telugu films. But this should no longer be the case.
It is time for Tollywood filmmakers to change their ways in the age of legal dramas like 'Jai Bhim' and 'Pink' (remade as 'Vakeel Saab'). The audience are increasingly becoming aware and have no soft corner for mindless courtroom proceedings in movies.
