Sadly, the film on this delightful piece of nostalgia is underwhelming on many counts. Walking along a thin line of erotica and downright porn, Mastram books were a guilty pleasure many enjoyed. The books which were popular much before I would have been interested in them, were gripping nonetheless when I actually read them years later. Review Mastram & earn 20 DM Points.* Review Submit
The film is not that mast due to the underwhelming narrative but can be seen once for the inspired performances.” “Mastram is a fictional biography of a porn writer which doesn't explore its potential well. Rajaram would have to add some necessary sensational elements to his dull tale – some `masala’, as they refer to euphemistically. They agree to publish Rajaram’s story about the plight of a small town girl.
They tell him he should stick to writing text book material, and give up fanciful ideas of writing a novel. Finally, Rajaram encounters a fledgling publisher duo – Purohit and his brother-in-law, Bharti. Rajaram becomes a butt of all jokes in the neighborhood.Turning a deaf ear to the all the snubs, Rajaram starts in earnest to show his work to several publishers. But, being a stay-at-home writer doesn’t go down too well with prying neighbors, who are quick to pass judgment on other peoples’ lives. Edged on by her encouragement, Rajaram starts stealing writing time from his humdrum work routine, and is eventually forced to leave his job, when his boss publicly humiliates him, and derides his fancy aspirations.To his utter surprise and delight, Renu unstintingly supports his decision, and starts doing odd jobs from home, while Rajaram begins to focus completely on his writing. Although a simpleton, Renu wholeheartedly supports her husband’s ambition. No one takes his litterateur aspirations seriously, least of all his uncle, who marries him off to the beautiful Renu. Rajaram, a bank clerk in a small town, dreams of traveling to Delhi and becoming a reputed writer.
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