Few months ago, watched dear comrade. Having  never watched Arjun Reddy,  I watched geetha govindam just to see what the hoopla about this guy was. That movie was just a simple engaging romcom with cringeworthy knot( hero takes selfie with sleeping female copassenger!).

I did like the pairing though. That and the killer songs made me watch dear comrade.  

Surprisingly, It turned out to be really good. It is the best metoo movie I have seen in south indian space or probably indian space( i know pink is really good too).

It traces the journey of lily, who we meet through bobby( vijay devarkonda).  Lily, is a state level cricket player. She falls in love with Bobby after bit of pursuing from his side. But the film isnt about just their journey, it is even more about her, about what she has to face and undergo and how she overcomes that. 

ofcourse, hero plays the savior - those are only few scenes anyway. And Movie has its flaws mostly related to the pace. It is not too crisp, falters at places. But I will still take that. 

Because in tamil world(assuming telugu is similar too), I see interviews and interviews after metoo from barely ther female celebrities about how

1. they never faced metoo

2. they would quit if they ever encounter metoo

3. they would slap them so no one would dare

Considering these barely there celebrities/ TV anchors dont even have the guts to ask a sensible question to their interviewees, I doubt if even one of the above is true. 

Which is why dear comrade is important. Even when first half  focused on their love story with her cricket going on in the background almost as a prop, you are aware of that. You feel bad when she has to go through what she has to go through. 

She makes a tough decision on relationship and survives that. When we meet her the first time, she has already survived a personal tragedy.  But she breaks down on losing her dream, her passion, her life over this. And you know she cant quit, the hero wouldnt take it either.  Most importantly you know she shouldnt have to quit.

 I liked quite a few other elements too - Bobby's love letter to lily's cousin and the bama character.

Years later, hopefully no one will remember Geetham govindam and hopefully Dear comrade will be discussed.