John (Desmond Cardozo) and Suzie (Luiza Fernandes) are blessed with two sons, Richard (Sunil Naik) and James (Ashley Fernandes) and one daughter Sonia (Shania D’Costa). All three are married, but both the sons are settled abroad, while the daughter is married to Ashu (Fredrick Dias), a lawyer by profession.
Holding a British passport, Richard (Sunil Naik) returns home after several years to unite with his wife Flossy (Neefa Clemente), teenage son Ronav (Ronav Talaulikar) and aging parents.
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As a British citizen, Richard is no longer interested in his roots, but is keen on grabbing his share of property and fly back to the UK with his wife and son. Although Flossy is very much interested in accompanying Richard, their son Ronav doesn’t care about going abroad. He looks content in the company of his grandparents.
John has a close family friend, Dr Tukaram (William Fernandes), who visits him occasionally and they share many things pertaining to Goa and the Goan community.
When Richard insists for a share of property from his father only to be sold to a Delhi builder, Shyam (Eddie Tavares), John reminds of a hill offered to him for development, but totally neglected. As Richard is holding a British passport, his father bluntly refuses anything to him.
John’s second son James returns from Australia with his wife Fenny (Melinda D’Cunha) and daughter Samairah (Samyrah Fernandes). Their arrival to Goa leaves nasty thoughts flowing in the minds of Richard and his spouse.
Is James equally greedy for share of ancestral property as his brother? What cooks up among the siblings and other members of the family is worth the watch during the second half of the drama.
Tiatr ‘Kelolem Urta’ revolves around ‘do good and you get good; do bad and you get bad in return.’ You get to watch various situations wrapped with emotions unfolding in every scene, but the concluding scene in the cemetery did not hit the climax.
All the artistes have given good performances. Desmond and Luiza stand tall as grandparents, while Sunil, Ashley and Shania are good as siblings. They are ably supported by Neefa, Melinda and Frederick Dias. Teens Ronav and Samyrah have enacted their respective roles with ease. As an activist, Amrut Naik too has brief, but bold entries.
Frederick and Sweta (Urvashi Gaonkar) come together in between the acts to entertain with some laughter pills.
In the category of songs, the opening was presented differently and a handful in the form of solos, duet, trio and quintet carried good messages on varied subjects. Although a quartet went amiss, solos by Alias, Jennifer, Liza, Ena and a comedy solo by Ronav stood out among the rest. Queter Xavier and his musical troupe offstage accompanied all the singers with good music.
The stage sets by Gizan Fernandes and the lights, special effects by Sanket Bhandari deserve a special mention.
