Neeve – The Crowd Funded Music Video Stands As An Ethereal Ode To Love..!

Within the chaos of the world, and the smoky dust of ambitious living, there comes a time when you see something incredibly beautiful. This thing makes you wonder why it never existed before in the fist place. Fortunately, most of those moments can be shared these days, via social media and websites. Gomtesh Upadhye‘s  Neeve ( Neene in Kannada and Neeye in Tamil ) is one such glorious moment. What makes it all the more special is the way it has been made. Neeve is one of the most wonderful, crowd funded venture to come out in a really long time. And so literally speaking, it’s worth every penny and more.

The music video, starts with a rhythmic rehearsals of two dancers, played by Shreya Deshpande and Niranjan Harish, as they thrive to achieve a perfect sync. However, a slip and misstep later, they realise that there is a sort of binding, which is unexplained and imperative in their routine. The two performers, then realise that the only way to fully express themselves is to will-fully break-free. Hence, their rhythms are now replaced by the timeless breaths and captivating heartbeats. What follows is their attempt to capture the succulent summers, breath taking cold winds and nature’s every apathy that will now speak through their souls.

The music that accompanies the video is as surreal as the journey of these two performers. With an ethnic fusion with subtle inclusions of Electronic, Phani Kalyan pulls off a feat not many established music-men can achieve. If music is its heartbeat, dance is the soul of it. VishwaKiran Nambi, the choreographer for this video, creates a design and decor, which truly brings out the stirring narrative alive. Of course, the cinematography managed jointly by Gomtesh and Akshay Rao, swirls and turns with the steps of the two souls, creating an involving and pitch perfect experience to the viewers. The lyrics by Sreejo ( for the Telugu Version ) creates a space and eternaity wherein it becomes extremely difficult to escape from, and singers Yazin Nizar and Sameera Bharadwaj bind us with their vocals.

The leads here, Shreya Deshpande and Niranjan Harish, exude such poise that it’s hard to blink, even for second, lest we miss out on something. Shreya, has a queen’s command and a ballerina’s grace. Niranjan Harish comes across as a powerful contemporary dancer with a surgeon’s precision in his steps.

The video brought out in three languages has been one of the most brilliant uses of crowd funding ever. Speaking to Hindu Gomtesh explained the thought behind it – “Once we started off, we realised we would need a large budget. So I decided to crowdfund it, and on the crowdfunding platform ZingoHub we managed to raise Rs. 1.80 lakh within three days!” he said.

Here’s hoping the team an incredible success. They deserve every accolade coming their way.

Watch The Telugu Version Here :

https://youtu.be/0K8qu5H4oXk

The Kannada And Tamil Versions Are As Below Respectively :

https://youtu.be/-rxSL0DTiPU

https://youtu.be/GSwgjOQ9Ni0