Contributed By Thoughts On Cinema
Meet Cable Raju, A Cable Operator.
We first see Cable Raju,fixing cables in the slum. His use of words,attitude and profession gives us a glimpse of lower middle class grown up,but we also see him wearing a stylish cap branded “Audi”.We tend to become different people owing to our experiences in the past. Still the only thing connecting everyone of us is escape.Everyone is looking to get out of their current situation and build a better future for themselves (through money, fame or just respect).For Raju,its the money and the pleasures it brings to the plate.
We forget things if we have no one to tell them. He is raised by his maternal grandmother in the slums as his parents are dead.As nobody is there to care about him much, he must have spent his time growing up wandering,where he must have been amused of cultural and economic disparities between his slum and the rich neighborhoods in the city. That amusement might have made him to attain good education but unfortunately, he is hit by greed.He boasts a bit of wisdom when he says “Ee Lokamulo Rendu Kulaalu raa,Okati Unnollu, Rendu Lenollu”[There are only 2 castes in the world, The Rich and The Poor]. Getting rich is the only thing that matters to him.
Saroja asks Raju if it’s really true love between him and the rich girl. He is stuck in some hesitant expression: part guilt, part conviction, part self-doubt,as if it was the first time he had to ask himself that question. He decides to convey her the truth about his background and profession, but fails to do that falling for her charm when she comes near to him. He again decides to steal the money for the tickets.
He tells the truth to his girlfriend. He is in constant impression that wealth is the ticket to happiness but finally got to know that truth and being real are the real tickets to happiness.As he returns the money back to old man,we see him playing a peek-a-boo with a little girl,living in that moment with his face glowing with abundant happiness which he wouldn’t have attained with much richness.His fascination for object permanance looks to broken by unavoidable circumstances he had gotten into and all for own good.
Cable Raju was made in a world that is neither selfless, nor fair. And it’s about those very rare moments when one realizes that being self-absorbed is an even bigger sin than stealing or lying. What’s life without a little hyperbole? In the end, everyone earns their right to happiness, whatever that happiness may be.He along with vivek sacrificed their life for the sake of humanity and higher good. Here is 🍸 to Cable Raju and cheers for the wealth that was always within him,his inner goodness. He is no longer a cable operator,but an immortal soldier who didn’t shy away sacrificing his life. World got to know his real name and will remember him for what he had done.
“Johar Aananda Raju” “Johar Aananda Raju”