Ingratitude has its reward

Ingratitude has its reward
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The story revolves around three siblings, the eldest (Pascoal Rodrigues) serving in the electricity department, Ria (Roma) and Rolan (Franky Gonsalves), who is studying computer engineering. While at work, due to a mishap, the eldest loses his hand, but he gets compensated with a good return and he decides to get his only sister married.

But thinking about the financial crisis at home, Ria decides to support her younger brother financially and she decides to pave her way to the Gulf. Initially, Rolan has a lot of affection towards his sister Ria and she never fails to tie a ‘rakhi’ as an expression of sisterly love.

After Ria goes abroad, instead of focusing on his studies and career, Rolan gets involved with Melanie (Antonette de Maina), whose father is a businessman and works abroad. To win Melanie’s heart by hook or crook, Rolan creates fake stories about his family background and showers her with lies. Melanie believes and gives in easily and the two lovebirds decide to tie the knot.

After facing all sorts of humiliations and insults from her madam (Joylita) abroad, Ria returns home for good. Meanwhile, Rolan walks away with the compensation received by his elder brother under the pretext of further studies and spends it lavishly on Melanie.

When Ria comes in search of her brother Rolan in order to tie the ‘rakhi’, what does she receive in return? When the eldest brother comes in search of his sister, what awaits him at Rolan’s new residence? For his misdeeds, what is Rolan’s fate? 

Comedian Sally’s new monsoon tiatr ‘Kazaracho Chudo’ is a family melodrama, throwing light or relationship between siblings, ingratitude and its dire consequences.

All the artistes on stage have given a fine performance on stage. Pascoal Rodrigues, Roma and Franky have done justice to their respective roles as siblings. Antonette de Maina steps into the family as a spouse and sister-in-law. Mario is seen in dual characters and does justice to them. Joylita also makes a cameo and is at ease in her role.

In the comic acts, there’s comedian Sally taking along with him Richard, David, Myron and Samica and they entertain with a good dose of laughter pills, but vulgarity continues on stage. In the earlier production of the same director, comedy acts were clean, decent and appreciated by the audience.

But here, in one of the comic acts depicting one of the ministers and the likes of Remo Fernandes and Lorna, it is a sheer insult and disrespect to the legends and Nightingale of Goa and objectionable. The new trend that has set in today is to carry small content of story and provide a big dose of comedy to the audience.

In the category of songs, Jr Reagan steps on stage for the opening song, followed by solos from Joylita, Myron, Lawry Travasso and Pascoal Rodrigues. A political solo by Saby de Divar and another political song by Joylita, Antonette de Maina and Roma, David/Joylita and Lawry/Saby de Divar receive encores. A quartet went amiss in the presentation. Macroy and his musical team have provided good live music, while Arif has also assisted with the background music.

The stage sets are by Anthony de Ambaji and Romeo has handled the lights effectively.

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