Mohan Bhagath from 'C/o Kancharapalem' and 'Manu' stars in another indie film 'Sva'

If you loved the ever-smiling

Geddam

from Venkatesh Maha’s ‘C/o Kancharapalem’ and the unlikable Anthony from Phanindra Narsetti’s ‘Manu’, then here’s some good news for you!

Mohan Bhagath, the actor who played both the parts, recently acted in yet another indie film, the 49-minute long ‘

Sva

’ (meaning self). Directed by

Vamsiram Chavali

and starring Gayathri Jujare, Bharan, Chaitanya, Sandeep, Sharan and Anuradha Ayyagari apart from Mohan, the film sees cinematography by Vidya Sagar and music by

Smaran Sai

.

The indie film available on YouTube sees Mohan play the role of Jai, a struggling writer trying to make it big. He lives a lonely life, discontent with the writer’s block he seems to be facing. Jai also seems torn by life in general, severely affected by a certain incident that he believes changed his life forever, turning his bubbly and optimistic self into a shell of a person. But, his life turns upside down yet again when he comes across a mysterious phone which gives him access to angel Raphael. And just like that, he has the healing angel talking to him via WhatsApp voice notes, literally waking him up from his slumber.

Mohan delivers a stupendous performance as Jai, making us believe the character he’s playing and the emotions he feels. We feel his pain when he feels it and empathise with him when we understand why he’s so lonely. You can feel in the way he carries his body and expressions when he’s feeling lighter or burdened by pain. What is also clearly visible is the exact moment he feels like he’s finally found his ‘purpose in life’ – something which he previously only Google’d for.

Kudos to director Vamsiram for the simple and beautiful story, with the angel’s voice sounding exactly like out of those late-night Bible informercials on television and cleverly delivering a nod to annoying marketing services too, when the angel says, “All you need to do, is reply me with a dot.” Also, the way Jai gets closure in the film is so heart-warming; you can’t help but feel happy by the end, irrespective of the minor flaws the film holds.