Genre: Science Fiction Film
Duration: 113 minutes
'Cargo' is a film about Indian mythology and science fiction combined. Demons have taken over space and are in charge of transporting humans into their new lives.
Demons are now in charge of humans transitioning into their new lives after Homo Rakshasas and the Prime minister sign the Rakshas Manushya Peace treaty, although these demons and humans are living at peace with each other. These demons do not look scary or hell like but instead look like humans in astronaut outfits who work like the military in order and fashion.
Prashantha is a lone ranger who has been stationed on the spaceship Pushpak 634A for the past 75 years receiving cargo, also known as dead bodies, and guiding them into their next life on Earth by receiving the shipment, erasing their memories of their past lives before sending them on their way to be reborn. He has never had a companion to work with him and his only connection is his demon manager based on Earth. This all changes when he is finally assigned an assistant called Yuviksha who is more of a livewire and a completely different personality to that of Prashantha.
'Cargo' is an interesting take on Indian mythology mixed with science fiction, something you would not expect in a film. We are already aware that Vikrant Massey that plays Prashantha is a fantastic actor but he has not been given the space in this film to show off his talents as his role is very mundane and formulated. However, he does shine through and does manage to bore the audiences with his monotony of life, exactly what we needed before Yuviksha enters. Shweta Tripathi is again a very talented actress and brings a different light and meaning to the film as well as to Prashantha’s life within the film.
The question everyone is asking is did Arati Kadav set his sights to high taking on an unexplored genre, something a lot of directors’ steer away from, for his first film? 'Cargo' deserves a watch just for the sheer thrill of watching how the human body and mind passes through after life and into another life as well as the great acting from both Massey and Tripathi.
